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Permanent Residence Application Process (18:V) (view source)
Revision as of 06:43, 23 August 2023
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In port of entry cases, the claimant will have '''15 days to file the BOC''' with the Refugee Protection Division ("RPD") of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. '''Completing the BOC is the most important obligation on a Convention refugee claimant, apart from attending their hearing.''' | In port of entry cases, the claimant will have '''15 days to file the BOC''' with the Refugee Protection Division ("RPD") of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. '''Completing the BOC is the most important obligation on a Convention refugee claimant, apart from attending their hearing.''' | ||
Claimants will require help in preparing their BOC. In the BOC, a claimant must outline the precise reason(s) for their well-founded fear of persecution. This includes a narrative outlining the dates, incidents of persecution, why they are afraid, etc. The '''BOC should include facts that support the claimant’s fear, and that address the requirements set out in the ''IRPA''. | Claimants will require help in preparing their BOC. In the BOC, a claimant must outline the precise reason(s) for their well-founded fear of persecution. This includes a narrative outlining the dates, incidents of persecution, why they are afraid, etc. The '''BOC should include facts that support the claimant’s fear, and that address the requirements set out in the ''IRPA''. ''' For example, the BOC should address why the claimant has no internal flight alternative, how the state is involved or complicit in the persecution, etc. This account of events will form the basis of the request for protection at the hearing. | ||
=== 4. Refugee Hearing === | === 4. Refugee Hearing === | ||