Guide: Submit Your Passport From Inside Canada After Your TRV Is Approved
If you applied for a new temporary resident visa, or a study or temporary work permit from within Canada you must mail us your passport
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3. Visiting Canada
Visiting Canada
Transit Visa
Visitor Visa
Business Visa
Super Visa
Visitor Record, Extend Your Stay
Change Status，Visitor to Student/Worker
eTA，Electronic Travel Authorization
Marc Miller the Minister of IRCC’s Speaking Notes: Strengthening Canada’s Temporary Resident Programs and Migration Pathways
Today, I’m here to share some of the results of that ongoing work, and the actions we intend to take to maintain a world-class and well-managed immigration system.
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IRCC Update: Strengthening Temporary Residence Programs
To ensure the temporary residents we welcome to Canada can be supported adequately, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced additional measures to manage the volume of temporary resident arrivals, uphold the integrity of our immigration system and protect vulnerable people.
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Comprehensive Guide to Writing an Invitation Letter for Your Canada Visa Application
Getting a Temporary Canada Visa means that you will be visiting Canada for a short period of time, usually 6 months or less. The visit can be for different purposes such as for tourism, visiting friends or family, for business and so on. In some cases, the Canadian Embassy where you are applying will request an invitation letter to Canada from someone you know there.
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Instruction: Inviting Your Family Members, Relatives or Friends to Visit Canada As an International Student
If your family or friends want to visit you in Canada for either your convocation or just a vacation, they will need to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). This application can be completed at the Canadian Embassy, Consulate, Visa Office or High commission office closest to where they live (if they are from a country which requires a TRV to enter Canada).
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Guide: Canada Visitor Visa Letter Of Invitation
If you are in Canada on a valid status, you can prepare a letter of invitation inviting your family member, relative or friend on a visitor visa. This letter of invitation will be required by the visitor visa applicant outside Canada.
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Why You Were Found Inadmissible to Canada?
If you’re found inadmissible, you’ll be denied a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), refused entry to, or removed from Canada.
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Guide: Victoria VIE (SD61) Summer Camp Application Online Form
Camp Victoria runs from July 8 to August 16, 2024. Students may join any Monday within the program dates for a 2, 3, 4, 5 , or 6 week program. Students must be between 12-18 years old (Canadian age) to attend Camp Victoria.
Arrival should be the Sunday prior to the Monday start and departure should be the Sunday after the program end day.
Victoria International Education: 2024 Summer Camp Introduction
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM
Learn English, make new friends and enjoy the many recreational offerings and outstanding natural beauty of Victoria in VIE’s Camp Victoria Summer Program.
Camp Victoria is offered from July 8- August 16, 2024
Students ages 12-18 join Camp Victoria
English language instruction with a focus on using English in everyday settings
Fun, supportive environment for students to improve their English
Class-based ELL learning is combined with local activities
Classroom instruction focuses on developing skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking with emphasis on communicative English for specific purposes.
For group inquiries, please contact Ayase International for more information.
How to Apply for PR Travel Document (PRTD) through the Representative Permanent Residence (PR) Portal
If you’re outside Canada without a valid PR card, you need to apply for a permanent resident travel document (PRTD).
A PRTD is normally only valid for one single entry. You should apply for a new PR card as soon as you resume residence in Canada.
New Policy: Spouse and Dependents Open Work Permit / TRV for Family Class Application
News release
May 26, 2023—Vancouver—Families are meant to be together, especially during life’s big moments like moving to a new country. That is why Canada is working to help families reunite more quickly and easily, and support themselves once in Canada.
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, joined by the Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, announced new measures to strengthen family reunification, including
faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants
new and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants
a new open work permit for spousal and family class applicants
open work permit extensions for open work permit holders expiring between August 1 and the end of 2023
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Instruction: How to Apply for Super Visa (Parents and Grandparents)
What is a super visa?
A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 5 years at a time. It’s a visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. When you enter Canada, a border services officer will confirm how long you can stay.
There are specific requirements for a super visa, including the need for medical insurance. You must meet all the criteria to be eligible.
If you want to stay for 6 months or less, apply for a visitor visa.
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2023-03 New Policy: Canada Removed COVID-19 Testing For Travellers From China, Hong Kong or Macao
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect the health and safety of Canadians, the Government of Canada has taken a prudent and measured approach to adjusting border measures. On January 5, 2023, in response to the surge of COVID-19 in the People’s Republic of China and given the limited data available at that time on those cases, the Government of Canada put in place temporary pre-departure test requirements for air travellers entering Canada from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao. Today, the Government of Canada announced it will remove those temporary measures.
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An Introduction of Temporary Residents: Visitor Record
A visitor record is a status document issued to visa-required or visa-exempt foreign nationals who are seeking to enter or are in Canada. It specifies the conditions and validity period of their temporary stay in Canada. A visitor record may be issued to
extend or limit the length of stay of a temporary resident in Canada
specify conditions applicable to the temporary resident during their stay
Canada Announces a Temporary Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement for Travellers Arriving from China, Hong Kong or Macao
As the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve, the Government of Canada has taken a prudent and measured approach to adjusting border measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians. In response to the surge of COVID-19 in the People’s Republic of China and given the limited epidemiological and viral genomic sequence data available on these cases, the Government of Canada intends to put in place certain temporary health measures for air travellers entering Canada from China.
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Restoration of Temporary Resident Status
If a temporary resident has lost their status (section 47 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [IRPA]) or let their authorization to work or study expire, they may apply to restore that status in accordance with section 182 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).
It is important to note that since status and authorization are not the same under the IRPA, an applicant can only restore their status to that of a temporary resident and to the authorization that they held immediately prior to the restoration application. As an example, a student who lost their status cannot apply to restore temporary resident status with authorization to work.
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Canada Visa Category Codes on Your Passport Counterfoil
When do I receive a visa counterfoil?
Unless you are from a visa-exempt country, you could receive a counterfoil for any of the following reasons: