Appellant's Kit

Appellant's Guide

This Appellant's Guide is for people who are appealing decisions of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). It will give you basic information about:

• what you need to do to appeal your RPD decision;
• the documents you need for your appeal; and
• what happens during an appeal to the RAD.

Important instructions

• Important instructions about your appeal of the RPD decision that rejected your claim
• Also available in these other languages:
  Appellant's important instructions in Albanian | Appellant's important instructions in Arabic | Appellant's important instructions in Cantonese | Appellant's important instructions in Creole | Appellant's important instructions in Korean | Appellant's important instructions in Mandarin | Appellant's important instructions in Portuguese | Appellant's important instructions in Punjabi | Appellant's important instructions in Romanian | Appellant's important instructions in Russian | Appellant's important instructions in Spanish | Appellant's important instructions in Tamil | Appellant's important instructions in Turkish | Appellant's important instructions in Urdu

Forms

• Notice of appeal of a RPD decision
• Appellant's Record Form pursuant to Rule 3 of the Refugee Appeal Division Rules
• Checklist for the Appellant’s Record Submitted to the RAD
• Notification of client contact information
• Counsel contact information Form
• Notice of representation without a fee or other consideration
• Application for an Extension of Time to File or Perfect an Appeal

RAD Information Session

• Refugee Appeal Division Information Sessions for Appellants

Legal Aid

• List of legal aid offices