Applying for a protected person status document (IMM 5520)

Overview

The Protected Person Status Document is an official document issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada which confirms a person’s status in Canada as a protected person. In most circumstances, the letter of determination from the Immigration and Refugee Board or Citizenship and Immigration Canada is enough to prove your protected person status. However, you may still want to apply for a Protected Person Status Document.

This application kit explains the process for protected persons who want to apply for a Protected Person Status Document. It contains all of the necessary information, instructions, and application forms for you to complete and submit.

Are you a protected person?

You must already be a protected person in Canada to apply for a status document. The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) decide who is a protected person. The IRB or CIC will have informed you of your status with a letter of determination. Protected persons are:

• persons who are determined by the IRB to be in need of protection,
• persons who are determined by the IRB to be Convention refugees,
• persons who received a positive Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (except for those described in section 112(3) of the Act),
• members of the Humanitarian-Protected Persons Abroad classes, or
• members of the Convention Refugees Abroad class.

Protected persons who are now permanent residents or citizens of Canada may apply for a travel document or a passport and do not require the status document to do so. Information on travel documents and passports can be obtained from the Passport Office. Look in the government blue pages of your phone book under “Passports” for contact information or visit www.passport.gc.ca.

Do each of your family members need a status document?

You may request a status document for any of your family members who are in Canada. Only family members who also have protected person status as described above are eligible for a Protected Person Status Document. Family members are defined as your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children.

You and your family members must be in Canada to apply for a status document.

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