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Permanent Residence Card
- Have permanent resident status
- Be physically present in Canada
- Not be a Canadian citizen or a registered Indian under the Indian Act
- Not be under an effective removal order
- Not be convicted of an offense
Citizenship Application
- You must be 18 years or older to apply.
- You must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1095 days in the past five years and meet all the citizenship residency requirements.
- You must have filed income taxes for any three taxation years that are fully or partially within five years before you apply.
- You are not prohibited under section 21 or 22 of the Citizenship Act.
- You must be able to effectively communicate in English/French.
- You must have knowledge of the Canadian responsibilities and privileges of a Canadian citizen and must be able to show that in English/French.
NOTE: Requirements of ability to communicate in English/French can be waived off if you are 55 or above at the time of applying. If you are unable to provide evidence of language ability due to deafness you must submit an audiogram by an attested Canadian audiologist. In case an applicant faces other disabilities hindering his/her language ability must provide documentary evidence proving his/her disabilities.
You were a permanent resident employed in/with the:
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Federal Public Administration
- Public Service of a province/territory.
You lived outside of Canada with your spouse, common-law partner, or parent who employed in/with any of the mentioned above.
It is advised to record all your time spent outside of Canada in a travel journal to accurately calculate your physical presence in Canada.
NOTE: You will not be eligible for an exception if you were employed as a locally engaged person.
The physical presence requirement is counted as time after:
- You have legally become a permanent resident of Canada.
- Your spouse/common-law partner has legally become a permanent resident of Canada
Self-employed
- Have relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics and
- Be willing and able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada
Humanitarian & Compassionate Appeal
This option allows for the Canadian Immigration system to take into account special cases where people would normally not qualify under an immigration program. Sometimes due to unique circumstances of a case, the situation can be given distinctive consideration and receive some exemptions based on Humanitarian and Compassion (H&C) grounds.
This type of appeal is a last resort and tends to have limited degrees of success. Additionally, the Canadian government has introduced regulations strengthening the ability for people to take advantage of this for means other than it was intended and as such, it has made this type of application much more difficult.
Requirements
- How settled the person is in Canada.
- General family ties to Canada.
- The best interests of any children involved.
- What could happen to the applicant if the request is not granted.
- You may only request H&C if you are applying for permanent resident status in Canada, or for a permanent resident visa abroad. H&C requests from temporary resident applicants will not be considered.
- You cannot have more than one H&C application at the same time.
- H&C decision makers will not assess risk factors such as persecution, risk to life, cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
- You cannot apply for H&C if you have a pending refugee claim.
- You cannot apply for H&C if you had a negative decision from the IRB within the last 12 months.
restoration of status
A restoration of status is essentially similar to any other restoration of the temporary resident status. Any visitor, worker, or student can extend their stay prior to any expiration based on the validity of their permit. They have lost their proceedings to apply to the reinstate or to the restore their status. The condition appears based on the section 182 of the immigration and refugee protection regulations. There are specific regulations are under these sections and have more than 90 days or 3 months. These simply ensure the fact that they abided by the conditions on their initial permit to the country, Canada.
Eligibility and Requirement for the Restoration Status
- You should apply within the 90 days or 3 months as per the expiration of the status of your stay at Canada.
- You should meet and maintain the initial requirements and conditions of your stay.
- You do not have to fail to simply comply with any other conditions of your stay, be it work or authorization.
- If you have lost the status for the failing to comply they the following things should be taken care of: paragraphs, period of authorization, sub paragraphs, and related things.
To be honest, these are important things that one individual should attempt to apply for the restoration of the status once you left Canada will be very difficult to get it operative. The time required for the extension is 3 months prior to get your entry and restoration extended with no hassle.
US visitor visa
Generally, a citizen of a foreign country who wishes to enter the United States must first obtain a visa, either a non-immigrant visa for a temporary stay, or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. Visitor visas are non-immigrant visas for persons who want to enter the United States temporarily for business (visa category B-1), for tourism (visa category B-2), or for a combination of both purposes (B-1/B-2).
How to Apply
- Online Non-Immigrant Visa Application – complete the online visa application and print the application form confirmation page to bring to your interview.
- Schedule an Interview – Interviews are generally required for visa applicants with certain limited exceptions below. Consular officers may require an interview of any visa applicant.
CAIPS/GCMS notes
The CAIPS Notes (Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System) are electronic notes which consist of the information of the visa applications. The CIC or Canadian High Commission maintains proper documentation of the details of the applicants.
The details are related to the visa application submission location, assessment details, and the visa officer’s remarks about the application. The electronic notes are generally a medium through which the applicants applying for a visa under all categories, i.e. Study, Visitor or Spouse, can receive details about their application.
However, you are still wondering why electronic notes are required and how they can help you in your visa application. Here are few reasons through which you can get a better understanding of the concept.
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