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[Peace444]

Guys, I have an important question and would really appreciate your thoughts and opinions.

A person applied for asylum in Canada, fearing persecution from their government in their home country. Their claim was accepted, and they eventually became a permanent resident of Canada.
Canada, the USA, and other Western countries had already cut diplomatic ties with that regime.

Over time, the regime is removed and replaced by a new one, the PR person in Canada has no problems with the new government in his home country, and Canada resumes diplomatic relations with the new government.

In this situation, can the person who originally applied for asylum now use their home country’s passport — either to travel back to their country or to a third country? Or could using their original passport affect their permanent residency in Canada, even though the original regime (who's the person refugee claim was against) is no longer in power?

 

[canuck78]

Guys, I have an important question and would really appreciate your thoughts and opinions.

A person applied for asylum in Canada, fearing persecution from their government in their home country. Their claim was accepted, and they eventually became a permanent resident of Canada.
Canada, the USA, and other Western countries had already cut diplomatic ties with that regime.

Over time, the regime is removed and replaced by a new one, the PR person in Canada has no problems with the new government in his home country, and Canada resumes diplomatic relations with the new government.

In this situation, can the person who originally applied for asylum now use their home country’s passport — either to travel back to their country or to a third country? Or could using their original passport affect their permanent residency in Canada, even though the original regime (who's the person refugee claim was against) is no longer in power?

Of course you can’t use your home country passport or enter your home country without risking listing your in status in Canada. If anything there would be increased risk of losing your status in Canada if you used your home country passport or enter your home country because you feel as though you no longer have grounds for an claiming asylum. If anything if you did use your home country passport or entered your home country you would likely be in a worse situation than most with a cessation case. Others can at least argue that their lives remain at risk so there would be serious consequences if they lost their protected person and/or PR status. The fact that you no longer are at risk in your home country would reinforce the cessation case against you since based on your own assessment you no longer have grounds for asylum.