IVAC may refuse your application for the following reasons:
Failure to demonstrate volunteer assistance
The IVAC may refuse a request for qualification if the person does not demonstrate that he or she has rendered voluntary assistance to another person whose life or physical integrity he or she believes to be in danger.
The information provided by the rescuer will form the basis of the IVAC's analysis of whether or not there is evidence of volunteer rescue.
Application filed after the statutory deadline
The time limit for applying for qualification is 3 years, except when the circumstances surrounding the event involve sexual, domestic or childhood violence. The time limit begins from the moment the rescuer becomes aware of the damage he or she has suffered as a result of the volunteer rescue, or within 3 years of his or her death.
A person who submits an application for qualification late may demonstrate a reasonable reason for the delay.
There is no time limit for showing a claim for volunteer assistance involving sexual, domestic or childhood violence.
For events occurring before October 13, 2021
Requests for qualification must be shown to IVAC no later than 2 years after the date of the injury or death (deadline in force for acts of good citizenship performed after May 23, 2013). For acts of good citizenship performed before ay 23, 2013, the deadline for submitting a request for qualification is 1 year.
If the voluntary assistance has only resulted in material damage, a supporting document (invoice) must be attached to the request for qualification.