Refugee Claim

Foreign nationals, who fear persecution, who are at serious risk of harm and who cannot get protection in their own country. Your refugee claim may not be eligible to be referred to the IRB if you

• are recognized as a Convention refugee by another country that you can return to
• were granted protected person status in Canada
• arrived via Canada–United States border
• have made a refugee claim in another country, as confirmed through information-sharing
• are not admissible to Canada on security grounds or because of criminal activity or human rights violations
• made a previous refugee claim that was not found eligible
• made a previous refugee claim that was rejected by the IRB