Mandatory In-Person Reporting Requirements for Designated Foreign Nationals

Policy effect

Adds Division 4.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations setting mandatory reporting conditions for designated foreign nationals (irregular arrivals) granted refugee protection, requiring in-person reporting within 30 days of status determination, annual reporting thereafter, and prompt notification of changes in address, employment, or travel outside Canada until permanent residence is obtained. Phase scope: Applies nationwide to all foreign nationals designated under the irregular arrival provisions who receive refugee protection.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Adds Division 4.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations setting mandatory reporting conditions for designated foreign nationals (irregular arrivals) granted refugee protection, requiring in-person reporting within 30 days of status determination, annual reporting thereafter, and prompt notification of changes in address, employment, or travel outside Canada until permanent residence is obtained.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

174.1 (1) For the purposes of subsection 98.1(1) of the Act, a designated foreign national referred to in that subsection who has not become a permanent resident under subsection 21(2) of the Act must report to an officer as follows: (a) in person, not more than 30 days after refugee protection is conferred on the designated foreign national under paragraph 95(1)(b) or (c) of the Act; and (b) once a year in each year after the day on which the foreign national first reports to an officer under paragraph (a), on a date fixed by the officer.

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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• 2012-03-02Five-Year Sponsorship Bar for Previously Sponsored Spouses and Common-Law Partners
• 2012-06-28Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act
• 2012-06-29Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act
• 2012-06-30Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012
• 2012-07-01Updated Ministerial Instructions
• 2012-09-11Imposition of Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent
• 2012-10-18Application and Refugee Status Verification Requirements for Groups of Five and Community Sponsors
• 2012-10-25Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses and Partners
• 2012-11-01Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations
• 2012-12-15Refugee Appeal Division appeal provisions commenced
• 2012-12-19Expedited Asylum Claim Timelines and Work Permit Restrictions for Designated Countries of Origin