Convention refugee

A Convention refugee is someone who has left their country and is not able or not willing to return. This is because they have good reason to fear that they will be persecuted because of:

• race,
• religion,
• nationality,
• political opinion, or
• being a member of a particular social group.

Their country is also not able or not willing to protect them, and they cannot reasonably and safely live in another part of their country.