Hello,
I had refugee asylum status in Canada, IRCC Seized my passport as per regular procedure I have my PR status now and my PR card. The travel document issued by Canada is not accepted in many countries and I wish to use my original passport that was Seized to travel to other countries (not my home country I know the rules....) there has been a lot of discussions about this but no one seems to have a clear answer
A- Can you request the passport IRCC seized if Yes how when where?
B- Can you travel and come back to Canada with that passport and your PR card and face zero issues at the airport?
Hello,
I had refugee asylum status in Canada, IRCC Seized my passport as per regular procedure I have my PR status now and my PR card. The travel document issued by Canada is not accepted in many countries and I wish to use my original passport that was Seized to travel to other countries (not my home country I know the rules....) there has been a lot of discussions about this but no one seems to have a clear answer
A- Can you request the passport IRCC seized if Yes how when where?
B- Can you travel and come back to Canada with that passport and your PR card and face zero issues at the airport?
Hello,
I had refugee asylum status in Canada, IRCC Seized my passport as per regular procedure I have my PR status now and my PR card. The travel document issued by Canada is not accepted in many countries and I wish to use my original passport that was Seized to travel to other countries (not my home country I know the rules....) there has been a lot of discussions about this but no one seems to have a clear answer
A- Can you request the passport IRCC seized if Yes how when where?
B- Can you travel and come back to Canada with that passport and your PR card and face zero issues at the airport?
B is more complex inasmuch as you could encounter a situation called "cessation" - read here, https://ccrweb.ca/en/cessation-basic-information
You would have to research any legislative changes or effective court challenges on your own
Interestingly, I think, the passport is the property of the issuing body making someone a "holder" of the document and not the owner, but that's not really relevant.