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Immigration Canada With Family Members

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Author: Alex

f) Non-accompanying Family Members Declaration (if applicable)

  • Notarized statutory declaration stating your intention to proceed to Canada without your family members (only in case that you do not intend to include your spouse, common-law partner or dependent children in your application)
  • You also need to confirm that you understand that your spouse, common-law partner or dependent children must meet immigration requirements by themselves if they wish to immigrate to Canada.



g) Proof of Settlement Funds

  • Proof of transferable funds in a convertible currency for your settlement in Canada for the principal applicant and family members.



The proof of funds could be:

  • A current bank certification letter
  • Savings balance
  • Fixed or time deposit statements



h) Police Certificates


  • Police certificates of good conduct (Original document) from each country, state or territory in which you and everyone included in the application (18 years of age or over) have lived for six months or longer (since reaching 18 years of age)
  • You should submit your original fingerprints to the authorities conducting the police checks or clearances
  • If the authority in the country where you obtained your certificate will forward the result directly to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, you should attach a note explaining the situation



Please note that:


  • A Police Certificate is required from ALL countries where the applicant and his/her family have resided in for 6 months or more since reaching age 18, along with the country where the applicant currently lives
  • This certificate should be issued by a national or federal police agency if possible. If you do not currently reside in that country, you may need to apply at the local Embassy or High Commission in your country of residence.
  • A Police Certificate (also called certificate of no criminal record), is necessary for every applicant age 18 and older • You should present original Police Certificates and also an original accredited translation if the certificates are not in English or French.
  • The Police Certificate (s) must have been issued in the last six months.



The table in the following pages indicates some of the local Authorities where you could obtain a Police Certificate in several specific countries. Please note that this information may change from time to time; please confirm with local authorities if this information is still valid.


i) Photos


I recommend sending 10 photographs with your application, in case some of them are lost or damaged. You should send photographs of yourself and each member of your family.


I also suggest that you and your family dress well for the photographs (preferably formal or semi formal dress) and do not forget a sincere and warm smile! It will look much better to the visa officer than if you frown.


You should print each applicant’s name and date of birth on the back of each of his / her photographs. Visa officials have very strict requirements regarding photographs, so make sure that you meet all the requirements. These photographs must show a full front view of the person’s head and shoulders. The person’s face should be centered and the photograph should have a white background.


All the photographs should be identical, produced from the same negative, and they should be produced on single weight matte paper.


Education and language ability


a) Education


You should also attach to your application certified/notarized copies of all your diplomas and degrees from all the academic institutions that you have attended. You need to attach certified/notarized copies of the following documents:


  • Post-secondary education documents
  • University (or college) degrees
  • Academic transcripts (original), preferably in university sealed envelopes
  • Other qualifications (notarized professional qualification certificates)


Please note that an academic transcript is an official statement from the University that you attended, detailing your academic record from the period of enrolment. This document normally includes details of the program that you studied since you enrolled in the institution, exemptions granted and also graduation and details of your course status.


b) Language Ability


You have two options to prove your language skills:

1. Take a language test

2. Provide a support written document


I recommend that you choose the first option and take the language test. Even though it will take some time to prepare for the test, present it and receive the results, I believe that it will actually save you a lot of time (since your application could be either refused or delayed if you do not present the test).


1. Take the language test


One of the options that you have to prove your language skills is taking a language test. You can claim points for both official languages (English and French).

One of the advantages of taking the test is that you can be certain of how many points will you receive based on your test results.

You have to take one of the approved language tests in order to claim points for language ability.

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About the Author

Alex Berezovsky is author of the now-famous book Step-by-Step Immigration to Canada. A book that helps potential immigrants apply for the Canadian visa on their own. For more information, go to: http://www.stepbystepimmigrationcanada.com

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Guidelines – making Provincial Immigration to Canada easier

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Immigration as a process has innumerable facets to it; out of which one is Provincial immigration. As the word suggests, it is settling to a particular province or territory. This kind of immigration is much prevalent in Canada. In provincial immigration to Canada the provinces have an upper hand since they are the ones who nominate the immigrants wishing to settle in their territory. Provincial Nominee Programs commonly known as (PNP) who regulate the provincial immigration process have been set up in most of the provinces of Canada. Those immigrating under the PNP have the required skills and work experience to make a constructive contribution towards their province.

Steps for applying

There are certain steps which a potential migrant needs to follow so as to apply for Provincial immigration:

Provincial Nomination Certificate – If one chooses to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee he needs to be nominated by the desired province. So the first step is to apply at the province which after assessing the application on the basis of their immigration needs will provide a certificate which will be directly send to the visa office.

Application Package – After obtaining the provincial nomination certificate it is required on the part of the immigrant to get an application package which consists of an application guide and the forms to be filled in.

Filling in of the forms – This step requires the filling in of the forms honestly and carefully. It is important to complete all the forms regarding application for permanent residence in Canada ; background ; economic classes ; family information as well as use of representative ( optional only if the immigrant wants to use a representative) as incomplete applications will be devoid of processing and will be returned. Once this process has been completed, a print out of it must be brought out from the computer for its submission.

Correct Visa Office –. The immigrant should check out the correct visa office on the basis of his residence or citizenship for submission of the application. It is advised to the immigrants to have a look at the website of the visa office as application procedures vary from one office to another.

Instructions required for the specific visa office – It is important for the immigrant to get hold of all the instructions relating to the health, criminal and security check ups which he along with his dependants will have to undergo at a later stage of the process.

Payment of fees – In this whole process the immigrant has to pay fees for certain things:
  • The processing fee for himself and his dependants at the time of application.
  • The Right of Permanent Residence fee for himself and his accompanying partner if    applicable. It should be paid before the permanent resident visa is issued.
  • For medical examination; language testing; police certificate (if required as part of Criminal and security check up).

Final check of the application – Prior to the submission the immigrant must ensure that all the required documents are attached with the application along with the processing fees. This is important to do, as any blunder will only delay the processing thus adding to the list of worries for the immigrant.

Submitting the application – Once the checking is done the immigrant should submit the application along with the fees at the Canadian visa office.

Granting of the visa

Certain procedures are carried out before the visa is issued to the hopeful applicant. It involves
  • The application assessment process where the CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) officer ensures that all the necessary documentation has been provided with the application.
  • Processing time where the application is put to process by the visa office.
  • Medical examination and security checks so as to ensure no one having a serious health problem or criminal record is allowed to enter.
  • The final decision where the CIC officer decides to grant the visa or not, depending on the immigration requirements, checkups and proof of the documents provided.

Once the application is approved the whole process ends with the issuing of the permanent resident visa containing Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) and entry visa, by the visa office.

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