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Past Refugee Status

sebindavis123

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May 28, 2017
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Im an Indian.I had refugee status for one month in Brazil(November 2016).Now im in India.I wish to study in Canada.I heard that while applying for Student Visa I have to mention this issue (past refugee status).But i don't know how to adress this.Please help me.
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
Im an Indian.I had refugee status for one month in Brazil(November 2016).Now im in India.I wish to study in Canada.I heard that while applying for Student Visa I have to mention this issue (past refugee status).But i don't know how to adress this.Please help me.
Highly doubt you will ever get a TRV or study visa to ever come to Canada temporarily. You will be seen as too high risk to claim asylum once you get here, due to your previous claim in Brazil. You must be totally honest in your application.
 

sebindavis123

Member
May 28, 2017
13
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Highly doubt you will ever get a TRV or study visa to ever come to Canada temporarily. You will be seen as too high risk to claim asylum once you get here, due to your previous claim in Brazil. You must be totally honest in your application.
Totally honest means...how..??
Can you give me a brief note please..
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
Totally honest means...how..??
Can you give me a brief note please..
You must declare that you previously claimed asylum. You should explain what the reason was, and why you no longer need asylum or present a threat to claim refugee status if you came to Canada.

As I said though, no matter what you say the chances of getting a study visa to Canada are practically zero, because of the previous asylum claim.
 

sebindavis123

Member
May 28, 2017
13
0
You must declare that you previously claimed asylum. You should explain what the reason was, and why you no longer need asylum or present a threat to claim refugee status if you came to Canada.

As I said though, no matter what you say the chances of getting a study visa to Canada are practically zero, because of the previous asylum claim.
Actually i was not intended to to do so.Last year i planned to visit Bolivia but i couldn't.For Indians,Bolivia is a visa-on arrival country but when i arrived at Brazil Airport they informed me that due to some security reasons you have to go back to India.But for that visit i had spent a huge amount of money in Bolivia.So to get it back i didn't have any other way.After getting my money back i returned to India.For getting my money back it took almost 1 month.
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
Actually i was not intended to to do so.Last year i planned to visit Bolivia but i couldn't.For Indians,Bolivia is a visa-on arrival country but when i arrived at Brazil Airport they informed me that due to some security reasons you have to go back to India.But for that visit i had spent a huge amount of money in Bolivia.So to get it back i didn't have any other way.After getting my money back i returned to India.For getting my money back it took almost 1 month.
I'm really not sure if a previous fake asylum claim will give you any better chance.
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
I was not aware of these consequences.
If i proceed my application with any Canadian lawyer, is there any chance...??
Sure there's a chance, it's entirely up to the visa officer processing your file.

Personally i think your chances are low, however the only opinion that matters is that of IRCC.
 

Buletruck

VIP Member
May 18, 2015
6,858
2,692
As a foreign national, hiring a Canadian lawyer wouldn't provide you much advantage. IRCC has significant leaway in deciding who can and can not come to Canada for whatever reason(s) they see fit.
 

Dinusha

Full Member
Jul 1, 2017
38
0
Help me......now. I live in toronto... i came vistior visa in April... i dont go to my home country because i have economic problems...i do part time jobs now.. what i do ?? Can i apply refugee asylum??
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,554
7,201
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
Help me......now. I live in toronto... i came vistior visa in April... i dont go to my home country because i have economic problems...i do part time jobs now.. what i do ?? Can i apply refugee asylum??
Your economic problems don't qualify you for asylum. If you are currently working in Canada, you are doing so illegally, which is really stupid if you want to ever qualify to stay in Canada.
 
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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,580
21,942
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Help me......now. I live in toronto... i came vistior visa in April... i dont go to my home country because i have economic problems...i do part time jobs now.. what i do ?? Can i apply refugee asylum??
You aren't a refugee and are working illegally on top of that (which means you're in violation of your status in Canada). You'll be refused if you apply.