If a person (who has an American citizen son) whose asylum application in the US is still pending

[zechman]

I have a friend whose asylum application in the US is still pending for 3 years would like to go to Canada and to become a refugee in Canada. His 6 year son is American citizen. He was wondering whether his application in Canada would be adversely affected since his son is US citizen.

 

[Buletruck]

His son won’t be able to claim refugee status. Your friends claim will likely be denied as he has a pending claim in the US. Shopping for refugee status usually doesn’t end well for the applicant. Coming to Canada, even if eligible, he can expect to wait 2 years before hearing if his claim would be accepted. The wait isn’t much better here. After that, if accepted, it’s 32 months before you get a PR. He would also be unable to return to the US.

 

[live&love]

I have a friend whose asylum application in the US is still pending for 3 years would like to go to Canada and to become a refugee in Canada. His 6 year son is American citizen. He was wondering whether his application in Canada would be adversely affected since his son is US citizen.

I believe if you have a family member in Canada, you’d be able to come to Canada as a refugee from the US.