Humanitarian program for Afghan nationals in need of resettlement: Who is eligible1.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/special-measures/eligible-humanitarian-program.html

Humanitarian program for Afghan nationals in need of resettlement: Who is eligible

• 1. About the program

• 2. Who may be eligible

• 3. How the program works

Eligibility To be eligible for this program you must meet all of the following requirements:

• you’re an Afghan national

• you’re outside of Afghanistan

• you don’t have a durable solution in a third country and

• you’re part of one of the following groups:

  • women leaders

  • human rights advocates

  • persecuted religious or ethnic minorities

  • LGBTI individuals

  • journalists and those who helped Canadian journalists

What to do if you think you might be eligible You should register for refugee status with either the

• United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

• government of the country in which you now live

To resettle in Canada as either a government-assisted refugee or a privately sponsored refugee, you need to be:

• referred by one of the following

  • the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

  • the government of the country in which you now live

  • one of the other organizations we’re working with for this program

• identified by a private sponsor

We’re also prioritizing applications of eligible immediate family members joining Afghans currently in Canada.