0
Yes, you can "apply" for refugee status in Canada. I gather your "real question" is "what are your chances for becoming accepted in Canada as a Refugee and have this application converted to permanent residency status / "landed immigrant".
Canada accepts about 11% refugees each year - percentage of 100% of applications for Immigration to Canada. The balance are made up of independent, family and business applicants (open a business in Canada).
More info can be found on the Immigration Canada website on this.
Part of this issue is whoever is applying should have legal status in some country, and not be stateless.(no country to call home). If you are "stateless" and can't get travel documents from your home country, or your native country embassy or consulate, then this makes this more difficult. Travel documents can include a passport, for example.
Statelessness, in my opinion, I'm not a lawyer and have had to familiarize myself with this as an advocate, can happen if for example, your country was part of the old Soviet bloc countries, and has now gone independent - and the new country doesn't consider you a citizen - you've been gone too long, etc. If you don't have status in the US, or lost a bid for permanent status in the US, then the US is not going to provide you with travel documents. Canada needs travel documents for you to enter to stay. Travel documents say you can go back to the other country (original country, or the US, for example,) if Canada doesn't accept you.
Immigration Canada is in the process of overhauling / reviewing its immigration processes and background checking process.
Sadly, there is an international sort of 'quiet agreement' that if you are refused status in one country as a refugee, then you will automatically be refused in the other countries that are part of this 'agreement'.
.............
Third party countries: Example, if your parents, say, were Nigerian and for the sake of this example you happened to be born in Ireland as your parents were there on business/ vacation, etc and you were born in a different country from your parents' citizenship. Later, if let's say you need to leave Nigeria due to being in danger, you will find it hard to claim refugee status in the States or Canada (possibly elsewhere) unless you are also in danger - and can prove it- if you go to Ireland. You may never have lived in Ireland except for the days or early month(s) after your birth, but in the eyes of most countries, you have citizenship "there" and will be expected to go back to your birth country (Ireland).
So for anyone thinking to have their child born in a country other than their home country, this plan can backfire later - or not - depending on what happens later. One case I was involved in was a daughter of a political leader of an African nation - see Ireland above - try as we might, there was no way to create an immigration / refugee case for her to stay in the US. What a mess it was!
If you are thinking to claim refugee status - please try to bring all your documents with you, such as passports, birth certificates, resume, employment reference letters, school and university transcripts, etc. If you can get a financial sponsor, your case is stronger. Try family members, churches, ethnic groups, etc. Bring anything you can think of that will show you are in danger to stay in your home country.
Hope this helps! Please email or call Immigration Canada for more advice, or contact a law firm doing immigration law in Canada. For refugee claimants, personally, I would suggest you use a lawyer vs. a visa processor. You get one shot at refugee application - make it a strong one! On this end, once here, there are support agencies and nonprofits here to help you as a refugee in resettlement here. Canada, in general, has open arms for immigrants. The country needs good people. Certain employment positions are under-staffed. If you are a nurse, for example, you may find your path to staying in Canada is unusually easy.
OH - and lastly, you can just show up at the border to claim refugee status - GET ADVICE FROM A LAW FIRM FIRST (vs. Immigration Canada) on the latest and best way to do this! You will need Travel Documents with you if you do this. Otherwise, you will be turned back (most likely)
Best wishes!
What else can I help you with?
How do you apply for refugee status from Canada to the USs?
Clarify your status in Canada? If you are a Landed Immigrant or Citizen, you would have to prove you are in danger remaining in Canada. Good luck! (hard to do!) If Canada has rejected your application for refugee status, most likely the US will, too. If you are passing through Canada, no permanent status in Canada except as a visitor, you might be able to do this - if you can prove you are in danger in your home country. You should have travel documents....(!) More info is really needed to better answer your questions...
Are you already a landed immigrant of Canada?
In Canada a landed immigrant has permanent resident status. Until they achieve that status they are not landed.
Can a US citizen be a refugee in another country?
Absolutely. Any person meeting the requirement for refugee status under the applicant country, and generally under international law, can be, in principle, accorded refugee status. Cases of U.S. citizens seeking refugee status are rare; accordance of refugee status to U.S. citizens still rarer. Cases do exist.
Do I qualify for Native status In Canada?
only if you are from a generation that either moved to Canada, or already was born in Canada, and if you were born in Canada and lived there, then yes.
Where do you obtain a green card in the United States?
To obtain a green card in the United States, you typically apply through a process called "adjustment of status" if you are already in the country, or through a process called "consular processing" if you are outside the U.S. You can also obtain a green card through family sponsorship, employment sponsorship, refugee or asylee status, or through other special categories.
Refugee status is granted to people fleeing from what?
Refugee status is granted according to the Geneva convention of 1951 only to people prosecuted or victimized on political, religious or racist grounds.
Can a refugee status issued by Italy travel to UK without visa?
no,
In what way did the change in immigration laws in 1965 affect immigration from Asian countries?
Because the immigration laws were changed in 1965,Asians particularly Vietnamese from Hong Kong, were chosen to come to Canada under refugee status. They later were held in court for a trial, and if their chase was not strong enough to be held as refugee, they were sent back to their refugee camps in Hong Kong
Does refugee status expire?
yes, most of them do, you could ask for extension though. or even apply for new status.
What are the income tax laws for American working in Canada?
It depends on your status in Canada. You need to consult a CPA in both the United States and Canada to find out what the best way to handle your taxes is.
Which organization provides services such as granting asylum and refugee status?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Can you legalize your immigration status by same-sex marriage?
Not in the United States, but in Mexico, Canada and about a dozen other countries you can.
