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Temporary Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Waiver for Iranian Nationals

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateDecember 19, 2022
CategoryEligibility
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupExisting holders

Policy effect

Due to humanitarian conditions in Iran, IRCC introduced a temporary waiver of the 12-month bar on applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) for eligible Iranian nationals.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Due to humanitarian conditions in Iran, IRCC introduced a temporary waiver of the 12-month bar on applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) for eligible Iranian nationals.

Official source excerpt

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… assessment for Iran ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. × overlay **Ottawa, December 19, 2022—**Individuals from Iran may now be eligible to apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) if they received a negative final decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court, or a final PRRA decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) between December 20, 2021, and December 19, 2022. … The Canada Border Services Agency will advise eligible individuals from Iran that they can apply for a PRRA if they are currently subject to an enforceable removal order. In general, if someone’s refugee claim or previous application for a PRRA is rejected, abandoned or withdrawn, or if their application for leave and judicial review is dismissed by the Federal Court, they are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for at least 12 months. However, the worsening conditions in Iran could put individuals at risk if they were to return, in which case they may warrant an additional assessment. For this … reason, some individuals from Iran are now exempt from the 12-month bar on applying for a PRRA, depending on when they received a decision on their refugee claim. Individuals from Iran who receive a final negative decision after December 19, 2022, are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for 12 months. That is because any recent changes in country conditions would have been considered when the refugee claim was decided or during the PRRA process. It is important to note that the eligibility to apply for a PRRA does not guarantee its outcome. IRCC officers will continue to decide on each case individually …
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Temporary Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Waiver for Iranian Nationals. Effective 2022-12-19.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/prra-iran.html

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