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My timeline:
• 2025 April 15: Applied inland
• 2025 April 16: Received Acknowledgment of Claim, medical exam request, and IFHP coverage
• 2025 April 25: Received interview call
• 2025 May 3: Completed and passed medical exam
• 2025 May 6: Attended interview, completed biometrics, had documents collected, received brown paper, and was informed that my claim was referred to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD)
• 2026 Feb 13: Background check completed.

No updates yet !
I hope you are not falling under the C-12 bill. Keep an eye on your portal. just in case.
 
C-12 bill is likely towards fake refugees. Fake students including too.

Students are now required to report to immigration if they get letters.

All those happening are good things for legit asylum seekers. Our cases will be getting shorter hearing and faster processing hopefully
 
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C-12 bill is likely towards fake refugees. Fake students including too.

Students are now required to report to immigration if they get letters.

All those happening are good things for legit asylum seekers. Our cases will be getting shorter hearing and faster processing hopefully
Nope, I am a real refugee and I got a letter too. You can't target fake refugees by applying a law in bulk rather than a case by case basis.
 
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Nope, I am a real refugee and I got a letter too. You can't target fake refugees by applying a law in bulk rather than a case by case basis.

The number of times I've openly heard Uber drivers telling me how "made a story" and "got a PR" tells me otherwise. When EE has so much of fraud (despite so many checks), Refugee and H&C are definitely one of those places where blanket actions are needed. Case-by-case puts the burden back on taxpayers who don't want it - the burden of these things should be on the applicants, not the extremely overburdened tax payer tbh.
 
The number of times I've openly heard Uber drivers telling me how "made a story" and "got a PR" tells me otherwise. When EE has so much of fraud (despite so many checks), Refugee and H&C are definitely one of those places where blanket actions are needed. Case-by-case puts the burden back on taxpayers who don't want it - the burden of these things should be on the applicants, not the extremely overburdened tax payer tbh.
I agree that the asylum system has been overburdened, and I know that change needed to be made, but not in a way that real asylum seekers are caught in the middle of it.

Are you an asylum seeker/protected person?
 
I agree that the asylum system has been overburdened, and I know that change needed to be made, but not in a way that real asylum seekers are caught in the middle of it.

Are you an asylum seeker/protected person?

The highest integrity programs have high levels of fraud in it - which makes Refugee programs far far more prone to fraud. And hence, the appeal of "case-by-case" dies with it. If we can, redirecting the funds being spent on countless fake applications should be redirected towards citizens that are clearly struggling. We are swinging the pendulum too left for virtue signaling, it would equally swing right once it reaches the highest point and that would hurt more people than the new proposed system would.
 
Entered Canada May 21, 2025 and claimed at the airport
Submitted my BOC with help of a lawyer in July 5, 2025
Work permit arrived July 21, 2025


nothing happened since July, I call my lawyer every now and then and he replies to me that my FESS hasn't been completed, I called the IRB this week and they said there is an update on my case on the IRB portal but I'd have to talk to my lawyer to access that information. I have been calling my lawyer's office but could not reach them unfortunately.

I have seen many people telling me that I am eligible for the less complex process because I come from Sudan, but It has been almost a year since I landed in Canada and nothing happened :(


Could anyone please advise me on what to do? I have to visit a dear friend of mine that is sick and getting treated abroad.
 
Entered Canada May 21, 2025 and claimed at the airport
Submitted my BOC with help of a lawyer in July 5, 2025
Work permit arrived July 21, 2025


nothing happened since July, I call my lawyer every now and then and he replies to me that my FESS hasn't been completed, I called the IRB this week and they said there is an update on my case on the IRB portal but I'd have to talk to my lawyer to access that information. I have been calling my lawyer's office but could not reach them unfortunately.

I have seen many people telling me that I am eligible for the less complex process because I come from Sudan, but It has been almost a year since I landed in Canada and nothing happened :(


Could anyone please advise me on what to do? I have to visit a dear friend of mine that is sick and getting treated abroad.
First of all, you mustn't leave Canada without first getting protected person status or any other status that allows you to re-enter.
Second of all, you mustn't visit your home country under any circumstance while you're a protected person and/or permanent resident; otherwise, you will likely face the cessation of your status.

Additionally, you don't need your lawyer to learn about updates on your profile, as you can request to speak to a case worker by calling the IRB. They will either connect you to one, or one will call you back at another time. You can ask them about anything on your file.
 
First of all, you mustn't leave Canada without first getting protected person status or any other status that allows you to re-enter.
Second of all, you mustn't visit your home country under any circumstance while you're a protected person and/or permanent resident; otherwise, you will likely face the cessation of your status.

Additionally, you don't need your lawyer to learn about updates on your profile, as you can request to speak to a case worker by calling the IRB. They will either connect you to one, or one will call you back at another time. You can ask them about anything on your file.
Hello,


Thanks for the information, I am aware that I am not able to travel outside of Canada before my protected status as I don't have any travel document in my possession, Also I am from Sudan, there Is NO way for me to even travel to Sudan even if I wanted to because of the war. I do not wish to go back anyways, when I asked the spokesperson of IRB over the phone they said I NEED to contact my lawyer to access that information. that being said, I have requested to be called back by a case officer three times but I have no luck being reached out to for some reason.