Extension of In-Person Exemption for Inland Refugee Claimants
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
IRCC extended a temporary public policy that exempts prospective in-Canada refugee claimants from the requirement to make their claims in-person. This maintains the remote, digital-filing service model previously established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: IRCC extended a temporary public policy that exempts prospective in-Canada refugee claimants from the requirement to make their claims in-person.
Official source excerpt
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… policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/resettlement-staff-nato-expanded.html) 18 October 2021 - [Updated: Temporary public policy to exempt prospective refugee claimants, in Canada, from the requirement to make a claim to an officer, in person, subsequent alternative service delivery model](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/exempt-prospective-refugee-claimants-updated.html) 6 October 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of Afghan nationals from within Afghanistan identified by Frontline Defenders and Protect Defenders](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/afghan-nationals-resettlement-frontline-protect-defenders.html) 30 September 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](https://www …
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Extension of In-Person Exemption for Inland Refugee Claimants. Effective 2021-10-06.Open official source
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