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Visiting Canada:
Canadian Consulate in Seattle is closed
The nearest Canadian Visa/Immigrant services is provided by
Consulate General of Los Angeles:
550 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel:
(213) 346-2700
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Immigration- Overview
For adults of age of 18
years or older, there is an Immigration application form which can be found at
Application for Canadian
Citizenship Adults. For children of under 18 age, there is another form available which can be found at
Application for Canadian
Citizenship Minors.
You can order the forms from the respective department Citizenship and Immigration Canada call centers. You can also
download and print the form from
www.cic.gc.ca.
Fee
The fee for adults is
$200. The fee for children under 18 is $100.
Processing Time
At present, the processing time for an immigration application is approximately 12-15 months.
Once you complete the form, you can send it to
Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
Case Processing Centre
P.O. Box 7000
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6V6
For more information you
can visit
www.cic.gc.ca or
you can call CIC call center at 1 888 242-2100 (toll-free). If you are situated
outside Canada, then you can contact the
Canadian embassy, high
commission or consulate of your region.
For Study
Every year 130,000 students come
to Canada for different courses of study. Education, in Canada, is regulated by
the provinces. They also regulate the schools. You need to contact the
particular school to get more information on the living and studying in that
particular province. You need a study permit to study in Canada.
Eligibility to study in
Canada
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You should have an acceptance offer from any school, college or university
in Canada.
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You need to provide proof that you have enough money to bear the cost of
education.
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You should have money to pay for your tuition fees, living expenses and
return transportation. The living expenses and return transportation will
include the cost incurred for your family members if they come with you.
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You should not have a criminal record. You should be a law-abiding citizen.
You should not be a risk to Canada. A police certificate may be necessary.
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Your health should be fine. A medical examination may be needed.
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You will need to prove, that you will leave the country after completion of
your studies, to an immigration officer.
In some case, you do not need a study permit to study in
Canada<
For a short term course
that lasts for six months or less- In such cases, you do not need a study
permit.
Foreign
representatives to Canada � In case of staff
member or family member of foreign representative which is
accredited by Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada, then you do not need a study permit.
Members of foreign armed forces- Members of the foreign armed force
do not need a study permit under the
Visiting Forces
Act.
Form
The application form can be
found
here
Processing time
Processing time for your study
application may vary from 2 to 28 days.
Obtain and complete the
application form and send it to the visa office in your country or region where
you live.
Collect the documents and fill
the form completely before sending it out.
For more information,
please visit
http://www.cic.gc.ca
For Work
Ninety thousand foreign
workers reach Canada each year on work permits. All these are temporary work
permits. You will need a work permit to work in Canada. In some cases like for
some business people and for some other positions, you do not need a work
permit. The permit is approved fast for some of the work categories. The
processing time depends on the nature of the work that you will do in Canada.
You need to apply through your respective visa offices for work permits to work
in Canada.
Form
You can get the application form
(IMM1294B)-here
Processing time
Processing time varies
from 2 to 28 days.
For more information,
please visit
http://www.cic.gc.ca
For Visit
You can visit Canada as a
tourist. For that you need a visa. You should meet certain criteria to enter
Canada as a tourist. These requirements will depend on factors like your country
and reason of your visit. If you plan to stay for sometime, then you need a
Temporary Resident Visa.
Form
You can download the application
kit from
here . You can also download the form
here.
Requirements
You should have a valid travel document like a passport
You health should be fine
You will need to convince the immigration officer that you will come back. Ties like
family, job, home etc may be a good reason to show.
You should have proof that you have enough money for the stay in Canada. The amount will
vary based on where you stay.
You may also need
Temporary Resident Visa. It will depend on your home country
A invitation letter from someone who stays in Canada
A medical examination
Where to apply
You need to send your application to the Canadian visa office in your country or
the region where you live. You can get more information from the guide you get
with the application kit.
Fees
Fr a single entry, the fee
is $75 per person. And $150 for a multiple entry and $400 for a family for both
multiple or single entry.
Processing time
Within a month or lesser
than that, your applications are processed. Depending on the visa office, the
processing time may vary from 2 to 28 days.
After you send your application
to the visa office, it will be reviewed. The forms will be reviewed for
correctness and completeness. Al the necessary documents will be checked . The
visa officer will decide whether there is any need o an interview. If any need
is there, then you will be asked to appear for an interview. After you
application is approved, you will get back all your documents, passports along
with the visa.
For more information,
please visit
http://www.cic.gc.ca
Sponsoring your family
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) offers opportunity to sponsor your
family into Canada. This offer is available to the Canadian permanent residents
and Canadian citizen only. In this category you can sponsor your spouse,
dependent child, adopted child, common law partner, conjugal partner and
eligible relatives. The whole category is called as Family Class.
Once you get your family
members to Canada, you should financially support your family, as you sponsored
them. Your family members should never approach the government seeking financial
assistance. You can apply to be sponsor to your family to begin the process. As
you can sponsor various relatives and family members, so there are two different
processes to sponsor your family members. One is for your spouse, dependent
children and common law partner and the other is for other eligible relatives.
Form
Find the application form
here
Processing time
It will need 3 to 8 months
to process your application for sponsoring your family.
Where to send the
application
Your complete application is first to be sent to the Case Processing Centre
(CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario (for family members living outside Canada), or the
CPC in Vegreville, Alberta (for family members living inside Canada). After your
approval as the sponsor, your application is sent to the appropriate Canadian
visa office.
Note: Information provided above can change, to see updated information,
please visit
http://www.cic.gc.ca
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