Resettlement in Canada from Guatemala

[RobertoM]

I have one question i just read the below document on the REFUGEE STATUS topic and i found this

Bringing refugees to Canada from outside the country is known as resettlement. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) resettles individuals and families based on referrals from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), other referral organizations, and private sponsorship groups.

my understanding is that if i can found a referall letter from any of the above entities, they can help me to resettle my family to Canada.
Im a Guatemalan citizen and i being persecuted, im afraid of my family saftey, is there anyone can help me with this?
How can me and my family apply?
im married and have 2 little kids and also my mother in law is living with me and also she has being presecuted

PLease help me

Thanks

Roberto Mendez

 

[Awesomeg]

I have one question i just read the below document on the REFUGEE STATUS topic and i found this

Bringing refugees to Canada from outside the country is known as resettlement. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) resettles individuals and families based on referrals from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), other referral organizations, and private sponsorship groups.

my understanding is that if i can found a referall letter from any of the above entities, they can help me to resettle my family to Canada.
Im a Guatemalan citizen and i being persecuted, im afraid of my family saftey, is there anyone can help me with this?
How can me and my family apply?
im married and have 2 little kids and also my mother in law is living with me and also she has being presecuted

PLease help me

Thanks

Roberto Mendez

You have the option of requesting refugee status at the Canadian Embassy and explain and document your case.
they can take care of your family if the case is confirmed. If you feel that your life and the welfare of your family is in danger if you return to your country refugee status apply to you and your family.

"Immigration Canada define al “Convention Refugee” como a aquel fuera de su paí­s de origen o de aquel en el que normalmente vive y que no puede volver a raí­z de un temor bien fundado basado en raza, religión opinión polí­tica, nacionalidad o por ser miembro de un determinado grupo social, como mujeres o personas con una orientación sexual en particular"

 

[RobertoM]

Thansk for your quick response.
I tried already, but the Canadian embassy at Guatemala told that i have to get information on the following address
www cic.gc.ca to apply but this page only says that i can apply as arefugee when i get the Canadian border or if im inside already.
They do not explain how to apply outside Canada.

Im really afraid two days ago i receid a text message from my presecutors saying that i have 10 days to get them Q 50,000.00 or they will kill me and my family, last friday on holly week i notice that they stormed in to my house the house i leave one month ago because of the threats searching of information, i alert the police everything has being documented, and a month ago I received three death threats.

I really dont know what to do, i lost my bussines because of this, i have no job at the moment and this makes everythinh little bit harder, since without money is so difficult to get help.

so i really need to know if is there any other way to apply or get and help for me and my family

Thanks

 

[scylla]

You have the option of requesting refugee status at the Canadian Embassy and explain and document your case.
they can take care of your family if the case is confirmed. If you feel that your life and the welfare of your family is in danger if you return to your country refugee status apply to you and your family.

It's not that simple - not by a long-shot. Before you can even submit an application to Canada - you must first be recognized as a refugee by UNHCR or a similar referral organization that is recognized by Canada.

 

[scylla]

Thansk for your quick response.
I tried already, but the Canadian embassy at Guatemala told that i have to get information on the following address
www cic.gc.ca to apply but this page only says that i can apply as arefugee when i get the Canadian border or if im inside already.
They do not explain how to apply outside Canada.

Information on how to apply for refugee status from outside of Canada can be found here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/outside/index.asp

Again, you will first have to be recognized as a refugee by an organization such as UNHCR. To the best of my knowledge you must also be outside of Guatemala in order to apply.

 

[Mapleson]

Your situation seems strange.

You received death threats a month ago, and nothing. You have a phone number with information about extortion. Why not try for Mexico or El Salvador? They are closer, speak Spanish, and have a lower bar for Latino immigrants.

A refugee is someone who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion". It's a crappy situation, but you will have a hard time fitting that definition.

 

[RobertoM]

Thanks for the Replies, i will contact a lawyer and ill try to find more about the UNHCR policies.
And regarding the death threat as soon as i know about it i contact the Extorsion Dept. here an Guatemala, they help to relocate me to another place (home) and i close my bussines, thats why they sent me some text messages, the first one they ask me for money and wait for delivery date and time, but since they know i dont know why i have some help with the police dept, they sent me a 2nd message saying that they are not dums and they already know that i went to the police, and doesnt matter where i hide they will find me and they will kill me, i really can tell you that the police dept helps me a lot they are working very well but the messages still comming, they went into my old house, they stole machinary from my business and writeh death threats on the walls, we thought to move to another place but right know we are being presecuted from a 18 gang here in guatemala, if i move to Mexico or el Salvador it will be the same thing i know that they contact each other country by country and Mexico or el Salvador seems to me that they are under conlfict for the same reason, thats why i really want to search an opportunity on a different place.

If i apply to a Canadian Turist Visa and i have the chance to travel, is there any way that i apply as a refugeee as soon as i get there?