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#* Pay for a lawyer or immigration consultant. | #* Pay for a lawyer or immigration consultant. | ||
# If you are at an airport or at a Canadian border crossing, start your refugee claim by telling a Canadian Border Services Agency officer that you want to make a refugee claim. Staff at the Canada Border Services Agency will interview you. They will ask you to complete immigration forms and provide identity documents. | # If you are at an airport or at a Canadian border crossing, start your refugee claim by telling a Canadian Border Services Agency officer that you want to make a refugee claim. Staff at the Canada Border Services Agency will interview you. They will ask you to complete immigration forms and provide identity documents. | ||
# If you are already in Canada, | # If you are already in Canada, you must submit the required forms to a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office to start your refugee claim. To find a list of offices, see [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Citizenship_and_Immigration_Canada Citizenship and Immigration Canada] in the Resource List of this guide. You must provide identity documents. For information on preparing refugee claim forms see the online tool Refugee Claim Process. It is advisable to complete the forms with the help of a lawyer. | ||
# Once your immigration forms are complete, an immigration officer will interview you. The interview could take place when you first make your claim, or you might get an appointment to return for an interview. At your interview, the officer will decide whether you are eligible to make a refugee claim. If you are eligible, your case will go to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and you will get a date for your hearing. | # Once your immigration forms are complete, an immigration officer will interview you. The interview could take place when you first make your claim, or you might get an appointment to return for an interview. At your interview, the officer will decide whether you are eligible to make a refugee claim. If you are eligible, your case will go to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and you will get a date for your hearing. | ||
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== What happens next == | == What happens next == | ||
The next step is to prepare for your refugee hearing before the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Your refugee hearing will be held within 30 to 60 days after the Board decides you are eligible to make a claim. The time of the hearing will depend on the country you are from and whether you made your claim at a port of entry. | The next step is to prepare for your refugee hearing before the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Your refugee hearing will be held within 30 to 60 days after the Board decides you are eligible to make a claim. The time of the hearing will depend on the country you are from and whether you made your claim at a port of entry (border or airport) or at a local CIC office. | ||
:* For information about how to prepare for the hearing, see [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2490 Refugee Hearing Preparation: A Guide for Refugee Claimants]. You can also use the online tool [http://www.vrsa.ca/?page_id=279 Refugee Claim Process]. | :* For information about how to prepare for the hearing, see [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/2490 Refugee Hearing Preparation: A Guide for Refugee Claimants]. You can also use the online tool [http://www.vrsa.ca/?page_id=279 Refugee Claim Process]. | ||