Program delivery update: Exemption for nationals of the Palestinian Territories (Gaza and the West Bank) to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
December 22, 2023
Nationals of the Palestinian Territories (Gaza and the West Bank) are exempt from the 12-month bar if their Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) decision or previous pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) decision was made between December 23, 2022, and December 22, 2023, inclusively. Nationals of the Palestinian Territories who receive a decision made on or after December 22, 2023, are subject to the 12-month bar.
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