Application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (IMM 5508)
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Application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment [IMM 5508] (PDF, 2 MB)
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Who must fill out this form?
To be electronically filled out by:
- You, as the principal applicant
- Your spouse or common-law partner (if in Canada)
- Your dependent children, 18 years of age or older (if in Canada)
Section A. Personal and Family Information
- Question 1. Surname (family name) and given names
Provide your full surname (family name) as it appears on your passport or official documents. Provide all of your given names (first, second or more). Do not use initials.
- Question 16. Additional family information
Provide information about members of your family who are not applying for a PRRA with you. Do not repeat information about members of your family who you have listed in question 15.
Section C. Arrival Details
- Question 25. Journey to Canada
- Country of citizenship or residence refers to the country in which you last resided on a legal permanent basis before you came to Canada. It is not a country in which you were a foreign student or guest worker.
- Question 30. Documents presented upon arrival
- These documents can be passports, visitor visas, birth certificates, identity cards, etc.
Section D. Required Information for your Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
- Question 47, 48. Previous claims for refugee status
- In the “Result” columns, indicate whether the claim was approved or rejected.
- Question 50. Applications for refugee protection or for a PRRA by family members and relatives
- Give us details about family members and relatives who have claimed refugee status in Canada or in any other country. Also include applications for PRRA. Under “Result”, indicate whether the claim was approved or rejected.
Section E. Reasons for applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment
- Question 51, 52. Information to support your claim
- Review the determinations for risk as listed in the Overview section of the Guide before answering these questions. Provide as much detail as possible.
- Question 53. Supporting evidence
- On the form, list each of the documents you will be submitting and include a brief description of how each supports your request for protection. Include the associated page numbers of the documents.
Section F. Declaration of Applicant
Electronically sign and date the application.
Section G. Statement of No Intention
Complete this section only if you do not want to apply for a PRRA. If you do not intend to apply for a PRRA, complete this section and immediately return it to the address specified in the enclosed Notification Regarding a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment.
Once you submit Section G: Statement of No Intention, report to the Canada Border Services Agency office that gave you this application kit.