info pages for refugees
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
Canada NO LONGER allows people entering at Roxham Road to seek asylum in Canada. If you cross you will be returned to the United States. BUT if you qualify for an exception to the Safe Third Country Agreement and can prove it, it is better to go to an official port of entry like Lacolle. Go to this PAGE to find out if you qualify for an exception.
Canada NO LONGER allows people entering at Roxham Road to seek asylum in Canada. If you cross you will be returned to the United States. BUT if you qualify for an exception to the Safe Third Country Agreement and can prove it, it is better to go to an official port of entry like Lacolle. Go to this PAGE to find out if you qualify for an exception.
Welcome Dear Visitor
Bridges Not Borders is a small group of Canadian volunteers who live in the area near Roxham Road in southern Quebec. Since 2017, we have been providing information on the border situation and the rules for asylum seekers who want to enter Canada. We are not lawyers, and we cannot advise you what to do. But we provide information to help you decide.
Bridges Not Borders is a small group of Canadian volunteers who live in the area near Roxham Road in southern Quebec. Since 2017, we have been providing information on the border situation and the rules for asylum seekers who want to enter Canada. We are not lawyers, and we cannot advise you what to do. But we provide information to help you decide.
We have four information pages for asylum seekers. Here is an outline of what you will find on the four pages.
PAGE 1: Before You Travel: Everybody should read this page!
- Beware of trafficking operations and people charging a lot of money to take you to Canada
- Vaccinations and quarantine rules
- Keeping warm in spring, autumn and winter
- Keep your identity documents with you!
- Be prepared to explain your asylum case
- If you have already applied for asylum in the US
- Help in New York State
- UNHCR Information Sheets
PAGE 2: Can I enter Canada at an official land Port of Entry (POE)?
- Find out if you qualify to enter at a POE under the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA): for example, if you have an anchor family member in Canada with the right immigration status or you are an unaccompanied child.
- Get advice about the STCA interview, necessary proof and documentation
- If you have been excluded from Canada under STCA rules
- Applying for asylum in the US
PAGE 3: Roxham Road Update
- Canada NO LONGER allows people entering at Roxham Road to seek asylum in Canada. If you cross you will be returned to the United States. BUT: If you qualify for an exception to the Safe Third Country Agreement and can prove it, it is better to go to an official port of entry like Lacolle. Go to this PAGE to find out if you qualify for an exception.
PAGE 4: UN Refugee Agency in Canada: Information Sheets for Asylum Seekers
Nine information sheets providing a range of information on the asylum process and the STCA.
Nine information sheets providing a range of information on the asylum process and the STCA.