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Rejected asylum will be difficult to get visa to European countries

A whole 13,000 citizens wanna enter one country, how many go remain for Nigeria. Sorry you ain't going anywhere, we all gonna fix Nigeria together.

adenigga:
No fewer than 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection from January 2013 to December 2024 were turned down by Canadian government, Sunday PUNCH reports.

This includes 811 Nigerians rejected in 2024.

Official data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada placed Nigeria among the top five countries with the most rejected claims. It ranked 5th.

Others are Mexico with 2,954 rejections, India (1,688), Haiti (982) and Colombia (723).

The IMRB grants refugee protection in Canada if the RPD satisfactorily confirms that an applicant or claimant meets the United Nations definition of a Convention refugee, “which has been incorporated into Canadian law, or that the applicant is a person in need of protection.”

The 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees defines refugees as persons who have a substantiated fear of persecution because of their race, nationality, religion, political ideology or membership in a particular social group.

Such social groups can include sexual orientation, gender identity, being a woman and persons living with HIV/AIDS.

However, persons asking for protection in Canada must show evidence portending danger of torture, risk to their life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment should they return to their country of nationality.

Typically, such protection claims are made when immigrants notify the Border Services Agency at any port of entry upon arriving in Canada or report to an immigration officer.

“The officer decides whether the claim is eligible to be referred to the IRB.

“If the claim is eligible, it is sent (“referred”) to the RPD to start the claim for refugee protection process,” an application guideline by the Refugee Board reads.

Within the timeframe reviewed, 94 claims from Nigerian passport holders were abandoned. The RPD says a claim may be abandoned if “the completed Basis of Claim Form was not provided on time, the claimant’s current and correct contact information was not provided, or the claimant did not attend their refugee protection claim hearing or the special hearing on the abandonment of the claim (if required).”

Seventy-eight claims were withdrawn, representing cases where “the claimant does not continue with their claim,” the RPD said, while 19,889 claims were still pending.

The breakdown of the rejections since 2013 showed that 127, 241 and 248 Nigerians were denied protection in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, under the new system for determining refugee protection claims made in Canada—which took effect on December 15, 2012.

476, 917 and 1,777 claims were rejected in 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.

2019 saw the highest number of rejected claims, with 3,951 Nigerian applicants turned down. Meanwhile, 1,770, 1,686, 728, 439 and 811 persons were denied protection in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Nevertheless, 10,580 Nigerians were granted refugee status within the decade under review, with at least 2,230 from January to December 2024.

Official data placed Nigeria among the top 10 countries with the most claims accepted. It ranked 8th on the list.

Others are Turkiye with 4,866, Mexico with 4,363, Colombia with 3,340, Iran with 3,200, Pakistan with 2,556, Haiti with 2,211, Afghanistan with 1,921 and Kenya with 1,653 claims accepted.

They include less than 20 in 2013, 308, 394 and 389 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. 389, 764, 755 and 1,733 Nigerian protection seekers were accepted in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, 1,534, 2,302, and 1,315 persons were granted protection, respectively.

Imaobong Ladipo-Sanusi is the Executive Director of the Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation.

She told our correspondent that irregular migration motivated by economic hardship is often the leading cause of rejections.

However, she said those who genuinely need protection should be accepted whether or not they migrate outside the regulatory norms of their receiving country.

“Most times, many Nigerians miss it when they don’t understand the laws governing refugee status as adopted in their chosen destination. Every country has its regulations for absorbing people into its system.

“For one, documentation is crucial because coming irregularly will get you rejected from their system. But ultimately, everybody’s rights must be protected. Migration must be safe, orderly and regular. Even if their status is irregular, those who really need protection should be protected,” Ladipo-Sanusi told Sunday PUNCH.

Meanwhile, a development economist, Aliyu Ilias, argued that the exit of more Nigerians and their permanent settlement in Canada means less skilled labour for the country.

According to Ilias, the country is running at a loss, given the subsidised education some professionals receive from Nigerians and deploy their skills elsewhere.

“It’s definitely a cause of concern because our professionals are moving, and it takes a whole lot to train these professionals. In the medical sector, Nigeria subsidises a lot to get people trained.

“You cannot get trained as a medical doctor or an engineer abroad for a cheaper cost compared to what we get in Nigeria. So, it is a total brain drain in the long run and for the economy, it is reducing our GDP.

“The appalling part is that most of our Nigerian brothers and sisters who go out do not return. They get permanent residency, and they become valuable to the immediate country,” he explained.

Citing reports revealing that Nigerians in the Diaspora remitted an average of $20bn annually from 2019 to 2021, Ilias said, “Perhaps, the only hope is that these Nigerians send back some of their incomes home.”

However, the Convener of the civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, said the country could not thrive long-term on tokenism.

He argued that the monies received as remittances were no match for the economic contributions the fleeing Nigerians would have made if they remained in the country.

“So, can we develop our economy with tokenism? How can professionals migrating from a country be a good thing?” Adeyanju queried.

He added, “The health sector is struggling. When your best brains leave your country and go to build other economies all around the world, how can that be good for any nation?

“Innovators, scientists, doctors, surgeons, even lawyers are leaving the country. Look at how our doctors and university lecturers are being treated. Why should any professional stay behind? This has become what we call the Japa syndrome.”
Source: https://punchng.com/Canada-denies-13,000-Nigerians-asylum

The "Japa" phenomenon ISN'T new here.

Referencing the comment made by Deji Adeyanju in the last paragraph of the Sunday PUNCH article right above, those innovators, scientists, doctors, surgeons, university lecturers and even lawyers he is referring to have in reality been leaving Nigeria since the early 1980s, but it gained momentum when Ibrahim Babangida introduced the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) from the late 1980s which destroyed the economy and made it to quickly go south. Many professional businesses, medical, and education expatriates from Ghana, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jamaica, the United States, United Kingdom, etc, who came in large numbers to live and work in Nigeria during the oil boom years of the early 1970s to the early 1980, began to leave Nigeria as well from 1985 when Ibrahim Babangida took over.

Those of us who are older saw right on national TV in the early 1980s (1984) the hugely popular "Andrew Checking Out of Nigeria" National Orientation advert with Tony Enebeli playing the role of "Andrew" who spoke with an American accent at the Lagos International Airport, where a call was made to Nigerians to stay behind and NOT leave ["Checking Out"] for greener pastures in Europe and North America.


On the other hand, the article states that...

"2019 saw the highest number of rejected claims, with 3,951 Nigerian applicants turned down. Meanwhile, 1,770, 1,686, 728, 439 and 811 persons were denied protection in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Nevertheless, 10,580 Nigerians were granted refugee status within the decade under review, with at least 2,230 from January to December 2024.

Official data placed Nigeria among the top 10 countries with the most claims accepted. It ranked 8th on the list."

Yaribastards want to run to Canada by force 😂😂😂

HEAVEN4444:
Ok so 20 million down the drain. It's still a lot of money to be wasted

majority of these Nigerian asylum seekers came with visitors visa or crossed the border from the USA. Rest

Holyfic:
One guy de tell me this route that last year I just burn the idea, I know its 20/80 except say u wan go as gay couple which is 50/50, Canada exodus dor cast don't bother wasting your time and money

But its better than wasting in this shit hole called Nigeria


Says some fools
Not knowing this people spent minimum of 20m for this journey

Maxymilliano:
Their asylum seeking is genuine. The situation in the country is critical

When are you applying for yours since your situation is critical?

💪💪Yes, let's face it together.🫶One love and USA had started its deportation plans too with Trump yelling fire and brimstones👌

Eriokanmi:
Please come back home. We love you. Let's face it together. 2027 is approaching, hoping you'd join us in salvaging Nigeria. You don't need to run anywhere with good leadership in place, except it's so necessary

blackgold2018:
yea its genuine dou. But exaggerated.

If they ve come clean with the truth like, saying the harsh and cruel economy in Nigeria, plus no regard in Human value, no security, no free movement and no freedom of speech. They re some core truths you tell them. They already know that. They might grant you the asylum because of your sincerity.

The exaggeration showed their desperation

No one will grant u with this line as they don't pose threat to your life.

SatoshiX:
As a country, we too overdo. Imagine using the same line of story for almost 10 years? So Oyinbo no get sense abi? Na only una bokoharam dey pursue, ma only una husband family wan kill, na only una run from persecution. But at the end of the day after getting your PR and passport, you fly to the same country to celebrate.. 😂😂
I know so many persons that can't fly directly to Nigeria from Canada so that their lies will no get bursted. They instead comes in through Benin, Ghana and Togo. Premium fake life.

My brother, my friend and I were in one bus station like that is one of these white man countries. My friend was smoking his cigarette, so make e no be like say I dey vex, na him I collect one stick from his pack being a retired smoker with about 30 years smoking experience.

That was how one white handsome man in his 50s asked if we had extra cigarette, so my friend offered him two sticks, but Oyinbo said he wants only one. So why smoking together, Oyinbo asked where we are fry, we told him the most popular black nation, and he shouted NIGERIA. He said Nigerians are the few good foreigners that he has meet, unfortunately Boko Haram is killing good people there. He said he has a Nigerian family in his Church and that their daughter sings like the Angels in Heaven, that he is happy they escaped Nigeria before Boko Haram kills them.

I asked the name and he mentioned a very traditional Yoruba name, I quickly used one if my feet to step on friend’s foot and eyed him to be quiet. I can be about 85% sure that the man of the house will have Ibadan or Osogbo tribal marks. The Oyinbo said the Nigerian father is talking about fled Nigerians because Boko Haram wanted to kill them. I didn’t know what to say, I just said the government is doing its best to tame the bad people and I quickly modified the topic to the “bad” Russians killing Ukrainians who are “good” people.

After Oyinbo left, my guy who is from Enugu then asked me where Boko Haram is killing people in Yoruba land, I told him that should we puncture the FORMAT, make we jus leave am like that, because assuming they were living in the North, they would have just relocated back to their ancestral home in Yoruba land instead of to Oyinbo land to seek asylum, but let the FORMAT remain.

chiboycue:
The State of Emergency declared in Rivers State is a genuine reason for Rivers State indigenes to seek asylum in Canada.

Fresh update for rivers indigenes..

ednut1:
majority of these Nigerian asylum seekers came with visitors visa or crossed the border from the USA. Rest

even if they came with visitors visa the whole Japa process still cost them 20 million naira. Ticket visa passport accomodations etc etc. rest bro.

chiboycue:
The State of Emergency declared in Rivers State is a genuine reason for Rivers State indigenes to seek asylum in Canada.

them go ask u why u no relocate go Lagos or akwa ibom or calabar

ednut1:
those ones didn’t pay full school fees before coming to Canada . Na of recent schools begin ask for substantial or full payment.Duhhh.

Back in 2019 i didn’t spend up to 1.5m to japa to canada as a permanent resident. There are people who still japa with work visas to uk or permanent residency to Canada/Australia . But una don tag every one who japa as spending 30-50 m 😒

1.5m in 2019 is like 9m to 10m today

Maxymilliano:
Their asylum seeking is genuine. The situation in the country is critical

You couldn't even read to understand the brief headline

straighttalk:
Why?

Are Nigerians not human being?

What are they afraid of?

Don't they want investors?

Simple! Nigeria too should deny Canadians seeking asylum.

Tit for tat

Go school, ypu refused, now you're here disgracing your ancestors. So asylum seekers are investors? You don't know the meaning of asylum, rather than checking for the meaning, you are here writing rubbish.

Uteghe:
Stay back in Nigeria and salvage your country.

Salvage which country

HEAVEN4444:
even if they came with visitors visa the whole Japa process still cost them 20 million naira. Ticket visa passport accomodations etc etc. rest bro.

clearly you never travel before. Alot of people came to Canada with visitors visa in 2023-2024 when naira don cast to seek asylum using visitor visa. They didn’t spend up to 3m

fullclub:
No one will grant u with this line as they don't pose threat to your life.

hmm my brother. Living in Nigeria presently is already a threat to your life

fullclub:
1.5m in 2019 is like 9m to 10m today

application fee i paid then was 350k now its 1.6m. Ielts was 75k now its 285k, police report 5k now 35k, medicals was 46k now 75k. Degree evaluation was less than 100k then now 260k 😩

Would be nice to see where these asylum seekers are from.

iampeterben post=134669083[b:
A whole 13,000 citizens wanna enter one country, how many go remain for Nigeria. Sorry you ain't going anywhere, we all gonna fix Nigeria together.[/b]

Yeeeee......

Most of Nigerian applicants who can genuinely valid their claim while seeking for refugee's status are the Northerners. But they are comparatively happy and very reluctant to migrate to other part of the world. Despite widespread killings by bandits and other terrorist group like Boko Haram.

Eriokanmi:
Please come back home. We love you. Let's face it together. 2027 is approaching, hoping you'd join us in salvaging Nigeria. You don't need to run anywhere with good leadership in place, except it's so necessary

You and who

zeyt:
Most of Nigerian applicants who can genuinely valid their claim while seeking for refugee's status are the Northerners. But they are comparatively happy and very reluctant to migrate to other part of the world. Despite widespread killings by bandits and other terrorist group like Boko Haram.

You are correct. But these Northerners self satisfaction life is what we need to study

.

Good.

Is Nigeria at war that they're seeking asylum?


Nonsense PEOPLE

Why should I go to another country be hanging a round. I stay in my bedroom and make dollars everyday more than most of them abroad. I learnt that some of them spent over 20 million before relocating to Canada. Big misplaced priority. Very easy to make money here than travelling abroad, I mean genuine money not 419 or yahoo yahoo.

chopnaira:
And some will still travel today or tomorrow to try their luck.

Under buhari people ran away from Nigeria under tinubu people are seeing worse and still running away but its now 10 times harder to run.

Evidence of failed state.

If Hausa man travel out of this country, they are always eager to come back home,and they hardly push hard drugs , a Hausa friend of mine travel to Malaysia back then in 2015 with 350k,he came back to Nigeria after two months and told me no place like home.he works at Eko Hotels and he is doing fine.

simpleseyi:
You are correct. But these Northerners self satisfaction life is what we need to study

Some of the rejected asylums are not well informed or prepared before going to declare for protection. Till tomorrow there are still some particular stories once you drop them for aduro, na one hand positive granted. Why person wey invigilator give expo non go pass..

Those Nigerians with successful asylum claims, I wonder the kind of "lamba" stories they told the Canadian immigration system to be granted refugees status. I am sure most successful people within this category falls under LGTBQR claimants, Domestic abuse claimants, those fleeing female genital mutilation, religious persecution and initimate partner assaults - lucky them!

Most will be females, single mothers and divorcees