{"id":2801,"date":"2026-06-22T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/?page_id=2801"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:56:19","slug":"if-your-claim-is-not-eligible-to-be-referred-to-the-irb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/how-to-apply-for-asylum-new\/what-happens-after-you-claim-asylum\/second-step-assessment-of-your-claim\/if-your-claim-is-not-eligible-to-be-referred-to-the-irb\/","title":{"rendered":"If your claim is not eligible to be referred to the IRB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may have access, in some cases, to apply for a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/fr\/immigration-refugies-citoyennete\/organisation\/publications-guides\/demandes-dasile-irrecevables.html\">Pre-Removal Risk Assessment<\/a>&nbsp;(PRRA)<\/strong>. Through this process, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will evaluate your fear of persecution and decide whether you can be recognized as a refugee in Canada.<br><br>You can only apply for a PRRA if Canada Services Border Agency (CBSA)&nbsp;notifies you&nbsp;that you are eligible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you are subject to a removal order, CBSA will invite you to a removal interview, where they will confirm whether you are eligible to submit a PRRA application.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it is the case, CBSA will give you the PRRA application forms, which are also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/application\/application-forms-guides\/guide-5523-applying-removal-risk-assessment.html\">IRCC website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you receive the PRRA notification, pay close attention to the deadlines provided. PRRA applications with the completed forms must generally be submitted to IRCC within 15 days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will&nbsp;usually&nbsp;have an&nbsp;additional&nbsp;15 days after the forms are&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to send any supporting evidence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please refer to the deadline dates given to you by CBSA for&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;your PRRA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is important that you respect the deadlines provided by CBSA for submitting your PRRA application and supporting documents. After responding to those initial deadlines provided by CBSA, you may continue to provide additional relevant evidence until you are notified of a decision. This could include reports about conditions in your home country, any identity documents received&nbsp;at a later date&nbsp;etc. If you are unsure what to&nbsp;submit, consult a lawyer for legal&nbsp;advice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRCC will look at your PRRA application and decide whether to grant you protected person status in Canada.&nbsp;In some cases, they may&nbsp;request&nbsp;that you go through an interview before they make their&nbsp;decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You are strongly encouraged to seek legal advice and&nbsp;retain&nbsp;legal representation throughout the asylum process, including when preparing and&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;your forms.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>! Please note: <\/strong>If you are from a country with a removal moratorium (that is, a country to which Canada has temporarily suspended removals), you are generally protected from removal. However, you are&nbsp;generally not&nbsp;eligible to apply for a&nbsp;Pre\u2011Removal&nbsp;Risk Assessment (PRRA).&nbsp;During this&nbsp;time&nbsp;you may be able to stay in Canada,&nbsp;work&nbsp;and obtain access to services. For legal advice on your options if you are from a moratorium country, it is&nbsp;important to consult a lawyer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check whether removals are currently suspended for your country, please see the updated list&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca\/security-securite\/rem-ren-eng.html\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have access, in some cases, to apply for a&nbsp;Pre-Removal Risk Assessment&nbsp;(PRRA). Through this process, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will evaluate your fear of persecution and decide whether you can be recognized as a refugee in Canada. You can only apply for a PRRA if Canada Services Border Agency (CBSA)&nbsp;notifies you&nbsp;that you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":629,"featured_media":0,"parent":2782,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/629"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2801"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3130,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2801\/revisions\/3130"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}