Seeking advice

[Cupcake23]

Hello everyone my name is Anne. I am seeking some advice, i am currently in the US after completing my 4 year degree. I studied political science and fear returning to my home country as i am opposed to the current political situation. I do not support the current party in power no do i feel i am aligned with the opposition. I also consider myself part of the LGBTQIA+ community which is illegal in my current. While i have not actively spoke. Out against the government, due to concerns that my family will be targeted, my visa will soon expire here in the US. And going home is not a option. While most people would wonder why i don't seek asylum in the US. With the current political climate over Roe v Wade and possibility of laws like Same-sex marriage and such being targeted next. I do not feel like this is the place for me.

I am looking for any advice that can be give to me about "potentially seeking asylum in Canada after completion of my studies either beginning from the USA or by entering Canada. I do have an anchor relative in Canada. However i still face uncertainties. Any advice given would be appreciated.
Thank you

 

[Ponga]

Sorry to hear about your situation.

This may help to give you some info:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...7/03/claiming_asylum_incanadawhathappens.html


Excerpt from link above-

The Safe Third Country Agreement

The Safe Third Country Agreement, signed between Canada and the United States (U.S.) in 2004, requires that refugee claimants seek protection in the first safe country in which they arrive. The Agreement applies to those making an asylum claim at a land border port of entry between Canada and the U.S. It does not apply to those who arrive from the U.S. by sea, between the ports of entry or an inland port such as an airport.

Hopefully others will chime in to provide answers/opinions.

 

[Simba112]

Hello everyone my name is Anne. I am seeking some advice, i am currently in the US after completing my 4 year degree. I studied political science and fear returning to my home country as i am opposed to the current political situation. I do not support the current party in power no do i feel i am aligned with the opposition. I also consider myself part of the LGBTQIA+ community which is illegal in my current. While i have not actively spoke. Out against the government, due to concerns that my family will be targeted, my visa will soon expire here in the US. And going home is not a option. While most people would wonder why i don't seek asylum in the US. With the current political climate over Roe v Wade and possibility of laws like Same-sex marriage and such being targeted next. I do not feel like this is the place for me.

I am looking for any advice that can be give to me about "potentially seeking asylum in Canada after completion of my studies either beginning from the USA or by entering Canada. I do have an anchor relative in Canada. However i still face uncertainties. Any advice given would be appreciated.
Thank you

As @Ponga shared STC Agreement link, you need to prove that you are facing persecution in your country of Origin and there is NO viable IFA. As you mention you were not actively speaking out against the Government, that means you are not facing prosecution in your Country if you choose not to speak out against Authority. It is more than being in LGBT Community, but overcoming integrity issue, if there's proof that Authority in your country wants to detain/harm you or even threat to your life and if there's no internal flight alternatives....You need to prove those factors, with testimony and evidence. Timing is also key in your claim

 

[Cupcake23]

Sorry to hear about your situation.

This may help to give you some info:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...7/03/claiming_asylum_incanadawhathappens.html


Excerpt from link above-

The Safe Third Country Agreement

The Safe Third Country Agreement, signed between Canada and the United States (U.S.) in 2004, requires that refugee claimants seek protection in the first safe country in which they arrive. The Agreement applies to those making an asylum claim at a land border port of entry between Canada and the U.S. It does not apply to those who arrive from the U.S. by sea, between the ports of entry or an inland port such as an airport.

Hopefully others will chime in to provide answers/opinions.

Thank you

 

[scylla]

Hello everyone my name is Anne. I am seeking some advice, i am currently in the US after completing my 4 year degree. I studied political science and fear returning to my home country as i am opposed to the current political situation. I do not support the current party in power no do i feel i am aligned with the opposition. I also consider myself part of the LGBTQIA+ community which is illegal in my current. While i have not actively spoke. Out against the government, due to concerns that my family will be targeted, my visa will soon expire here in the US. And going home is not a option. While most people would wonder why i don't seek asylum in the US. With the current political climate over Roe v Wade and possibility of laws like Same-sex marriage and such being targeted next. I do not feel like this is the place for me.

I am looking for any advice that can be give to me about "potentially seeking asylum in Canada after completion of my studies either beginning from the USA or by entering Canada. I do have an anchor relative in Canada. However i still face uncertainties. Any advice given would be appreciated.
Thank you

You have been given good advice above. Your case is not at all clear cut and it's difficult to say what the outcome would be. Opposing the current political situation isn't really grounds for claiming asylum if you haven't spoken out about it as an activist. So you would have to hang your hat on being a member of the LGBTQIA+ community which may not give you much for the claim.

Note that you cannot claim asylum in Canada while in the US. There is no way for you to start this process from the US.

Do you have the funds to continue your studies in Canada as an international student? If so, then a much better option may be this path and then to translate this into permanent residency through an economic immigration program.