I came to Canada to study 5 years ago and civil war broke out after 2 months and last year Junta military is doing forced conscription and abducting people my age on streets, and sending them to frontline to die. Many of them are being executed, beaten to death if they try to escape. There are so many of new reports and articles of what is happening. Can I just show the news articles or do I need specific documents that show i am being targeted?
What evidence/documents do I need for claim asylum?
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You can show articles of course. And if there is something about you specifically you need to submit.
Also why did you wait until now to claim? Have you applied work permit, pr, etc in Canada and rejected?
Thank you so much for the reply, I cannot said why I waited for personal reasons but I haven't got any rejected applications.
I understand. I respect. You don’t need to tell me but this is what exactly they will ask you.
I mean from what I see there's no ground for a refugee claim. Any ongoing war in your home country is not a legitimate ground for it, it's a common misconception.
I understand ongoing war in your home country is not a legitimate ground for it, i can move to another part of the country where it will be safe. My concern is not only that but also forced conscription, first I don't want to join a terrorist military that torture, burn alive, rape and kill its own people. Second I will be send to frontline with only one to three months training to die. My friends and cousins are already either in hiding or flee the country and plus they already ban people who are within conscription age leaving the country. Is it not enough ground for a refugee claim?
I have spoken against them in past on social media but stopped and made private because of fear of persecution of my family members in home country (they go after family members too even if they are not the one who speak against them). They have arrested and imprisoned people for speaking against in anyway (after will send military for conscription too). will this be enough too?
It's your call and it's not that simple, so far it's weak or no case at all. You can definitely try to make the case on a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of political opinion. But better try to explore other avenues. Failed refugee claim has lots of consequences you don't want to face.
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Would also highlight that you may end up not qualifying for asylum based on your extended stay in Canada after anticipated reforms. If you have been in Canada for 5 years are you on PGWP and it is expiring with no pathway to PR?
You may have good grounds for asylum if you would face a risk to your life or a risk of unusual treatment or punishment upon returning to your country. You will need to show that there is no safe place in your country (no internal flight alternative). However, you may not qualify since Bill C12 has almost passed, and your file may not be referred to the IRB. I would consult a lawyer as soon as possible.
Bill c12 has passed Parliament, but needs to be passed by the Senate, which if given approval is then given Royal Assent. Then it’s the law