Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration pilot program

Full list of AVRR pilot program eligibility criteria

You must meet the following list of criteria to be eligible to participate in the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) pilot program.

Eligibility criteria

You must meet ALL of the following criteria to be considered eligible:

• 1. Applicants must have received a negative determination on their claim for refugee protection from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).
• 2. Applicants must meet the following criteria listed below:
  1. Submitted a claim for refugee status at any air, marine or land port, or any CBSA or Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) inland office located within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as defined in Appendix A; and
  2. Have their refugee claim heard by the IRB within the GTA as defined within Appendix A; and
  3. Have their removal effected from the GTA as defined within Appendix A

OR

1. Submitted a claim for refugee status outside of the defined GTA area; and
2. Have been granted a 'change of venue' by the IRB to the GTA as defined in Appendix A, prior to their final refugee hearing; and
3. Have their removal effected from the GTA as defined within Appendix A.

• 3. Applicants must satisfy the parameters of voluntary compliance as defined in section 238 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

Not eligible:

You are not eligible if any of the following criteria apply:

• 1. You receive a refugee decision based on an application with no credible basis (subsection 107(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act).
• 2. You are deemed excluded as per sections E and F of Article 1 of the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
• 3. You withdraw your refugee claim before having received a determination by the IRB.
• 4. You abandon your refugee claim before having received a determination by the IRB.
• 5. You are from a country with a temporary suspension of removal (subsection 50(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and section 230 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations).
• 6. You fail to complete an application for a travel document when requested by the CBSA.
• 7. You failed to remain in compliance with all terms and conditions issued to you by the Government of Canada.
• 8. There is an outstanding warrant for your arrest or removal by the CBSA or any law enforcement agency.
• 9. You are reported for criminality (minor or serious) (section 36 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act).
• 10. You are reported as being inadmissible to Canada or have been found to be inadmissible on security grounds, on grounds of violating human or international rights, or on grounds of organized criminality (sections 34, 35, and 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act).
• 11. You have an outstanding application for permanent residence along with a spousal sponsorship application.