IMMIGRATION Canada. Visiting Canada. Applying for a Temporary Resident Visa Outside Canada. Table of Contents. Appendices: Forms

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1 Citizenship and Immigratin Canada Cityenneté et Immigratin Canada IMMIGRATION Canada Table f Cntents Overview... 1 Befre Yu Apply... 2 Step 1. Gather Dcuments... 5 Step 2. Cmplete the Applicatin... 7 Step 3. Pay the Fees Step 4. Submit the Applicatin What Happens Next Appendices: Visiting Canada Appendix A - Temprary Resident Visa Exemptins Appendix B - Pht specificatins Frms Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada Applicatin fr Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM 5257) Family Infrmatin (IMM 5645) Dcument Checklist (IMM 5484) Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) Statutry Declaratin f Cmmnlaw Unin (IMM 5409) Use f a Representative (IMM 5476) This applicatin is made available free f charge by Citizenship and Immigratin Canada and is nt t be sld t applicants. This publicatin is available in alternative frmats upn request. Cette trusse est également dispnible en français. IMM 5256 E ( )

2 Overview Applicatin package This applicatin package cnsists f: an instructin guide, and the required frms. The instructin guide is a tl that prvides: the infrmatin yu must knw abut this applicatin befre sending it t Citizenship and Immigratin Canada (CIC), and assistance n hw t fill ut the frms and the required supprting dcuments. Read the instructin guide thrughly and then fill ut each applicable frm. The frms are specifically designed with questins that will assist the prcessing f yur applicatin. Symbls used in this guide This guide uses the fllwing symbls t indicate infrmatin f particular imprtance. This symbl Tells yu What yu must d t have yur applicatin prcessed. Imprtant infrmatin that yu need t be aware f in rder t avid delays r ther prblems. Where t get mre infrmatin. Nte: Tips that will assist yu with this applicatin. The applicatin prcess The instructins prvided in this guide fllw the basic steps yu will need t knw t cmplete yur applicatin. Step 1. Gather dcuments Step 2. Cmplete the applicatin Step 3. Pay the fees Step 4. Submit the applicatin s 1 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

3 Befre Yu Apply Wh may use this applicatin? This applicatin guide is designed fr persns wh wish t apply fr a temprary resident visa frm utside Canada. Nte: The prcessing time f an applicatin may vary frm ne visa ffice t anther. Find ut mre abut lcal applicatin prcessing times by visiting ur website at: temp-visitrs.asp Wh are Visitrs? Visitrs are persns wh are nt Canadian citizens r permanent residents f Canada, and are legally authrized t enter Canada t: visit Canada n hliday (vacatin), visit family, cnduct business, etc. Visitrs are restricted in length f stay and subject t varius cnditins. D I need a Temprary Resident Visa? Persns wh are nt Canadian citizens r permanent residents f Canada may require a visa t enter Canada. The requirement fr a visa als applies t temprary residents wh are transiting in Canada. See Appendix A- Temprary Resident Visa Exemptins, fr infrmatin n persns wh are exempt frm btaining a temprary resident visa t visit Canada. What is a Temprary Resident Visa? A Temprary Resident Visa is an fficial dcument issued by a Canadian visa ffice that is placed in yur passprt t shw that yu have met the requirements fr admissin t Canada as a temprary resident (either as a visitr, a student, r a wrker). Yu must btain a Temprary Resident Visa (TRV) befre yur departure. Yu cannt btain ne upn arrival in Canada. What are the requirements yu must meet fr a TRV? Yu must shw the fficer that yu meet the requirements f the Immigratin and Refugee Prtectin Act and the Immigratin and Refugee Prtectin Regulatins and that yu will be in Canada fr a temprary stay. Yu must als: Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 2

4 satisfy an fficer that yu will leave Canada at the end f yur stay, shw that yu have enugh mney t maintain yurself and yur family members in Canada and t return hme, nt intend t wrk r study in Canada unless authrized t d s, be law abiding and have n recrd f criminal activity, nt be a risk t the security f Canada, prvide any additinal dcument requested by the fficer t establish yur admissibility, and be in gd health (cmplete a medical examinatin if required). Entry t Canada Entry t Canada is a privilege, nt a right. If yu want t visit Canada, yu must meet the necessary requirements and yu may need a Temprary Resident Visa. Family Members Family members include a spuse, a cmmn-law partner, dependent children, and the dependent child f a dependent child: Term Spuse A cmmnlaw partner Definitin Refers t either f the tw persns (ppsite r same sex) in a legally-recgnized marriage. Refers t a persn wh is living in a cnjugal relatinship with anther persn (ppsite r same sex), and has dne s cntinuusly fr a perid f at least ne year. A cnjugal relatinship exists when there is a significant degree f cmmitment between tw peple. Cmmn-law partners must attach any dcuments that shw they are in a cmmitted and genuine relatinship, fr example, evidence that they share the same hme, that they supprt each ther financially and emtinally, that they have had children tgether, r that they present themselves in public as a cuple. Cmmn-law partners wh are unable t live tgether r appear in public tgether because f legal restrictins in their hme cuntry may still qualify and shuld be included n the applicatin. Cmmn-law partners wh meet the cnditins utlined abve but wh have been separated fr reasns beynd their cntrl (fr example, civil war r armed cnflict) may qualify and shuld be included n the applicatin. 3 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

5 Dependent children Dependent child f a dependent child Refers t the children f the applicant r thse f the spuse r cmmn-law partner. They must: be under the age f 22 and nt have a spuse r cmmn-law partner, r depend substantially n the financial supprt f a parent and have been cntinuusly enrlled and in attendance as full-time students in a pstsecndary institutin accredited by the relevant gvernment authrity since befre the age f 22 (r since marrying r entering int a cmmn-law relatinship, if this happened befre the age f 22), r depend substantially n the financial supprt f a parent since befre the age f 22 and be unable t prvide fr themselves due t a medical cnditin. Refers t children f dependent children f the applicant r thse f the spuse r cmmn-law partner. D family members need t apply separately? Yur family members wh als wish t visit Canada must apply by filling ut their wn Temprary Resident Visa applicatin frm. Hwever, yu may send all family member applicatin frms in the same envelpe with nly ne payment receipt fr the ttal amunt. See Pay the fees sectin. Medical requirements Yu and yur family members may be required t underg a medical examinatin in rder t cme t Canada. T pass the medical examinatin yu r yur family members must nt have a cnditin that: is a danger t public health r safety, and wuld cause excessive demand n health r scial services in Canada. Infrmatin n medical instructins will be prvided t yu by the visa ffice. Yu are nt required t have a medical examinatin befre yu submit yur applicatin frm(s). Can I wrk r study during my stay in Canada? Visitrs are nt allwed t wrk r study in Canada unless they are authrized t d s under the Immigratin and Refugee Prtectin Regulatins. In many cases, a wrk r study permit will be required. A temprary resident (visitr r wrker) may als take a prgram f study up t six mnths duratin withut having t btain a study permit. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 4

6 Step 1. Gather Dcuments Step 1. Gather dcuments Step 2. Cmplete the applicatin Step 3. Pay the fees Step 4. Submit the applicatin What dcuments are required? Use the Dcument Checklist (IMM 5484) which yu can find in this package t assist yu in gathering the necessary dcumentatin. Sme visa ffices may require additinal supprting dcuments specific t yur cuntry. Fr further infrmatin n these requirements, visit ur website under List f cuntries and crrespnding Canadian visa ffices at: If yu d nt prvide all the requested infrmatin r dcuments, the prcessing f yur applicatin culd be delayed. Minrs travelling alne Minrs (under 18 years f age) travelling alne r with a persn ther than their parents r legal guardians shuld have a letter f authrizatin, preferably in English r French, signed by bth parents r legal guardians. It shuld als include the name f the adult wh will be respnsible fr the children in Canada. Minrs travelling with nly ne parent r legal guardian shuld have a letter f authrizatin, preferably in English r French, frm the nn accmpanying parent r guardian. Translatin f dcuments Any dcument that is nt in English r in French must be accmpanied by: the English r French translatin, a certified cpy f the riginal dcument, and an affidavit frm the persn wh cmpleted the translatin. Nte: An affidavit is a dcument swrn by the translatr, in the presence f a cmmissiner authrized t administer aths in the cuntry in which the translatr is living, that the cntents f their translatin are a true translatin and representatin f the cntents f the riginal dcument. Translatins by family members are nt acceptable. 5 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

7 Certified cpies r ntarized dcuments Yu must send a certified cpy f any legal dcument fr a name change r any ther dcument which is neither in English nr in French. T have a phtcpy f a dcument certified, an authrized persn must cmpare the riginal dcument t the phtcpy and must print the fllwing n the phtcpy: I certify that this is a true cpy f the riginal dcument, the name f the riginal dcument, the date f the certificatin, his r her name, his r her fficial psitin r title, and his r her signature. Wh can certify cpies f yur dcuments? In Canada: Peple authrized t certify cpies f yur dcuments Outside Canada: a cmmissiner f aths judge a ntary public a magistrate a justice f the peace a ntary public an fficer f a curt f justice a cmmissiner authrized t administer aths in the cuntry in which the persn is living Family members cannt certify cpies f yur dcuments. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 6

8 Step 2. Cmplete the Applicatin Step 1. Gather dcuments Step 2. Cmplete the applicatin Step 3. Pay the fees Step 4. Submit the applicatin Filling ut the applicatin The fllwing are the frms that must be filled ut and submitted: Applicatin fr Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM 5257) Dcument Checklist (IMM 5484) Family Infrmatin (IMM 5645) Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1), if applicable Statutry Declaratin f Cmmn-law Unin (IMM 5409), if applicable Use f a Representative (IMM 5476), if applicable It is a serius ffence t give false r misleading infrmatin n these frms. The infrmatin yu prvide n yur applicatin is subject t verificatin. Be cmplete and accurate Cmplete all sectins. If a sectin des nt apply t yu, write Nt Applicable r NA. If yur applicatin is incmplete it will be returned t yu and this will delay the prcessing f yur applicatin. If yu need mre space fr any sectin, print ut an additinal page cntaining the apprpriate sectin, cmplete it and submit it alng with yur applicatin. 7 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

9 Applicatin fr Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM 5257) Wh must fill ut this applicatin frm? This frm must be cmpleted by each persn applying fr a visa t visit Canada. Cmpleting the frm Yu must answer all the questins n this applicatin frm unless indicated therwise. Dwnlad and fill ut the applicatin frm n a cmputer. Yu als have the ptin f saving yur frm and cmpleting it later. Nte: Cmpleting the frm electrnically is easier and reduces the risk f errrs that can slw dwn the applicatin prcess. In rder t help yu fill ut the applicatin frm, read and fllw the steps belw. Questin Actin 1 Type yur universal client identificatin number (UCI) r client identificatin number, if knwn. Otherwise, leave it blank. If this is yur first time dealing with CIC yu will nt have a client identificatin number r UCI. 2 Frm the list, select the language (English r French) in which yu wuld like t receive yur service. 3 Frm the list, select the type f visa yu are applying fr: Single Entry: allws yu t enter Canada nly nce during the validity f the visa. Nte: This visa may als be used fr repeated entries int Canada frm the USA r St. Pierre and Miqueln prvided yu d nt enter any ther cuntry. Such entries must ccur within the time validated fr yur stay in Canada. Multiple Entry: allws yu t seek entry int Canada frm any cuntry as ften as necessary during the validity f the visa. Transit Visa: is required fr persns travelling thrugh Canada fr less than 48 hurs n their way t anther cuntry. Nte: T btain a transit visa yu must prvide specific evidence f yur travel itinerary frm yur transprtatin cmpany r travel agent. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 8

10 PERSONAL DETAILS 1 Full name Type yur full last name (surname/family name) as it appears n yur passprt, travel r identity dcument (even if the name is misspelled). D nt use initials. Type all f yur given name(s) (first, secnd, r mre) as it appears n yur passprt, travel r identity dcument (even if the name is misspelled). D nt use initials. 2 Nick names/alias Type any ther family name ever used. This culd include yur birth name, maiden name, married name, nick name, etc. Type any ther given name (first, secnd, r mre) ever used. This culd include yur birth name, maiden name, married name, nick name, etc. 3 Frm the list, select yur sex (male, female r unknwn). 4 Indicate yur date f birth. If yur cmplete date f birth is unknwn, please use * (star sign/asterisk) t fill in the spaces fr the year, mnth r day, where applicable. 5 Type yur city r twn f birth. Frm the list, select yur cuntry f birth. 6 Frm the list, select yur cuntry f citizenship. T be a citizen f a cuntry means that yu were either brn in that cuntry (in mst cases) r have been granted citizenship by that cuntry. If yu have dual citizenship, select the cuntry that issued the passprt yu will be using fr this trip. 7 Frm the list, select the apprpriate infrmatin t indicate: The name f yur cuntry f residence. Yur cuntry f residence is the cuntry in which yu are residing, prvided that yu have been lawfully admitted t that cuntry. Yur immigratin status in that cuntry (indicate ne f the fllwing): Citizen Permanent resident Visitr Wrker Student Other 9 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

11 Other: This sectin must be cmpleted if yu selected Other as a status The dates (Frm T) yu have been living in yur cuntry f residence. 8 Check the bx t indicate whether yu have lived in any cuntry ther than yur cuntry f citizenship r yur current cuntry f residence fr mre than six (6) mnths in the past five (5) years. If yu checked Yes, frm the list select the apprpriate infrmatin t indicate the fllwing: The name f the cuntry yu lived in, Yur immigratin status fr the time yu were in that cuntry: Citizen Permanent resident Visitr Wrker Student Other Other: This sectin must be cmpleted if yu selected Other as a status, The dates (Frm T) yu were living in that cuntry. 9 Check the bx t indicate if yu are applying frm yur current cuntry f residence. If yu checked N, select the apprpriate infrmatin frm the list t indicate: The name f the cuntry where yu are applying frm, Yur immigratin status in that cuntry by chsing ne f the fllwing: Citizen Permanent resident Visitr Wrker Student Other Other: This sectin must be cmpleted if yu selected Other as a status, The dates (Frm T) that yu have been living in that cuntry. Nte: If yu are nt a citizen f the cuntry where yu are making yur applicatin, yu must prvide prf f yur temprary status when yu submit yur applicatin. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 10

12 10 a) Frm the list, chse yur current marital status: Annulled Marriage: This is a marriage that is legally declared as nt valid. An annulment can als be a declaratin by the Cathlic Church that the marriage unin did nt have a binding frce. Cmmn-Law: This means that yu have lived cntinuusly with yur partner in a marital-type relatinship fr a minimum f ne year. Divrced: This means that yu are fficially separated and have legally ended yur marriage. Legally Separated: This means that yu are married, but n lnger living with yur spuse. Married: This means that yu and yur spuse have had a ceremny that legally binds yu t each ther. Yur marriage must be legally recgnized in the cuntry where it was perfrmed and in Canada. Single: This means that yu have never been married and are nt in a cmmn-law relatinship. Widwed: This means that yur spuse has died and that yu have nt re-married r entered int a cmmn-law relatinship. b) Enter the date (year, mnth and day) yu were married r yu entered int yur current cmmn-law relatinship. c) Type the family name(s) and given name(s) f yur current spuse r cmmn-law partner. Nte: If yu are in a cmmn-law unin, yu must als cmplete the Statutry Declaratin f Cmmn-law Unin (IMM 5409) frm and include it with yur applicatin. 11 Check the bx t indicate whether yu have previusly been married r in a cmmn-law relatinship. If yu checked Yes, prvide the: Family name(s), Given name(s), Type f relatinship: Cmmn-law, r Married. Dates (Frm T) fr which yu were in the relatinship with yur previus spuse/cmmn-law partner. 11 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

13 PASSPORT 1 Type yur passprt, travel r identity dcument number. Make sure there is n space between each number and/r letter. 2 Frm the list, select the name f the cuntry that issued yur passprt, travel r identity dcument. 3 Enter the date yur passprt, travel r identity dcument was issued. 4 Enter the date yur passprt, travel r identity dcument will expire. CONTACT INFORMATION 1 Indicate yur current mailing address (where infrmatin shuld be mailed) by typing the fllwing infrmatin: Pst Office Bx (P.O. Bx) number, if applicable. If yu d nt indicate pst ffice bx, the Street number must be prvided. Apartment (Apt.) r Unit, if applicable Street number (N.), if applicable. This must be prvided if yu did nt type in a P.O. Bx Street name, if applicable City r Twn Frm the list, select the Cuntry f yur current mailing address. Prvince r State Pstal cde/zip cde District, if applicable. Nte: All crrespndence will g t this address unless yu indicate yur e- mail address. If yu wish t have a representative wh can cnduct business n yur behalf, yu must prvide their address in this sectin and n the Use f a Representative (IMM 5476) frm. Fr mre infrmatin read the Use f a Representative sectin in this guide. 2 Check the bx t indicate whether yur residential address (where yu live) is the same as yur mailing address. If N, type the fllwing infrmatin: Apartment (Apt.) r Unit, if applicable Street Number (N.) Street Name City r Twn Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 12

14 Cuntry Prvince r State Pstal Cde/zip cde District, if applicable. 3 Check the apprpriate bx t indicate if the telephne number is frm Canada/the United States (US) r Other (any ther cuntry). Frm the list, select the type f telephne : Residence (hme) Cellular (cell/mbile) Business (wrk) Type yur telephne number including the cuntry cde, area/reginal cdes, etc. If yu have an extensin number, write it after yur phne number under Ext. 4 Check the apprpriate bx t indicate if yur additinal telephne number is frm Canada/the United States r Other (any ther cuntry). Frm the list, select the type f telephne : Residence (hme) Cellular (cell/mbile) Business (wrk) Type yur telephne number including the cuntry cde, area/reginal cdes, etc. If yu have an extensin number, write it after yur phne number under Ext. 5 Check the apprpriate bx t indicate if the facsimile (fax) number is frm Canada and United States r Other (any ther cuntry). If applicable, type yur facsimile (fax) number, including cuntry cde, area/reginal cdes, etc. 6 If applicable, type yur address using this frmat: name@prvider.net Nte: By indicating yur address, yu are hereby authrizing transmissin f crrespndence including file and persnal infrmatin t be sent electrnically t yu at the address prvided. 13 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

15 DETAILS OF VISIT TO CANADA 1 a) Frm the list, indicate the purpse f yur visit t Canada: Business Turism (includes family visit) Other (may include medical visits, transit etc.) Nte: If yu selected ther in questin 1a), prvide details in 1b) b) Prvide details. 2 Enter the dates (Frm T) that yu plan t stay in Canada. 3 Type the amunt f funds (mney) in Canadian dllars that yu have available t yu during yur stay in Canada. 4 Type the fllwing infrmatin abut the persn(s) r institutin(s), including schls yu intend t visit during yur stay in Canada: EDUCATION Name (includes the name f a persn r a name f an institutin) Relatinship yu have with them (friend, family, c-wrker, etc.) Their address in Canada (street number, street name, city r twn and pstal cde). Check the bx t indicate if yu have any pst secndary educatin (including university, cllege and apprenticeship training). The fllwing table prvides examples f pst secndary educatin: Pst secndary educatin Descriptin Trade/Apprenticeship Training cmpleted in a specific trade, such as carpentry r aut mechanics. Nn-university certificate/diplma Bachelr s degree Master s degree Training in a prfessin that requires frmal educatin but nt at the university level (fr example, dental technician r engineering technician). Academic degree awarded by a cllege r university t thse wh cmpleted an undergraduate curriculum; als called a baccalaureate. Examples include a Bachelr f Arts, Science r Educatin. Academic degree awarded by a graduate schl f a cllege r university. Yu must have cmpleted a Bachelr s degree befre a Master s degree can be earned. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 14

16 PhD Highest university degree, usually based n at least three years f graduate studies and a thesis. Nrmally, yu must have cmpleted a Master s degree befre a PhD can be earned. If yu checked Yes, prvide the full details f yur pst secndary educatin: CURRENT OCCUPATION Enter the dates (year and mnth) yu attended the institutin, Field(s) f study (mechanics, scial sciences, medicine, etc.), Schl r Facility name, City r Twn, Frm the list, select the cuntry, and Prvince r State. 1 Prvide the fllwing infrmatin abut yur current jb r ccupatin: Enter the dates (year and mnth) yu have been wrking at yur current ccupatin, The activity r ccupatin r a brief descriptin f yur psitin. If yu d nt wrk, describe what yu are currently ding (retired, nt wrking, ging t schl, etc.), Indicate the name f the cmpany r emplyer r facility where yu wrk, City r Twn, Cuntry, and BACKGROUND INFORMATION Prvince/State, if applicable. 1 Check the bx t indicate if: a) yu r any f yur family member(s) have ever had tuberculsis f the lungs r been in clse cntact with a persn with tuberculsis. b) yu have any physical r mental disrder that wuld require scial and/r health services ther than medicatin during yur stay in Canada. c) If yu checked Yes t any f the abve questins, prvide details and the name f the family member, if applicable. Nte: Refer t the Family Members definitin n page Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

17 2 Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever: a) applied fr any Canadian visa(s) either as a Permanent Resident, Temprary Resident (Visitr, Student, r Wrker), r a Temprary Resident Permit. b) been refused any kind f visa t travel t Canada. c) been refused admissin r been asked t leave Canada r any ther cuntry. d) if yu checked Yes t ne f the abve questins, prvide details. 3 Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever: cmmitted, been arrested fr, r been charged with any criminal ffence in any cuntry. If yu checked Yes, yu must cmplete Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) and include it with yur applicatin frm. 4 a) Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever served in any military, militia r civil defense unit. b) If yu checked N t questin 4 (a) and military service is mandatry in yur cuntry and yu did nt serve, explain why in the space prvided. If yu checked Yes yu must cmplete Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) and include it with yur applicatin frm. 5 Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever served in an intelligence rganizatin r plice frce. If yu checked Yes yu must cmplete cmplete Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) and include it with yur applicatin frm. 6 Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever held a psitin f authrity in any gvernment r judiciary r plitical party (fr example, civil servant, plice fficer, hspital administratr, electins fficial, managing directr, judge, cunsellr, member f parliament, mayr, etc.). If yu checked Yes yu must cmplete Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) and include it with yur applicatin frm. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 16

18 7 Check the bx t indicate if yu have ever been invlved in the cmmissin f a war crime r crime against humanity, such as: willful killing, trture, attacks upn civilians r prisners f war, enslavement f civilians r prisners f war, starvatin f civilians r prisners f war, r ther inhumane acts cmmitted against civilians r prisner f war, r deprtatin f civilians. If yu checked Yes, yu must cmplete Schedule 1 Applicatin fr a Temprary Resident Visa Made Outside f Canada (IMM5257 Schedule 1) and include it with yur applicatin frm. Refer t the fllwing table in rder t cmplete yur frm prperly. Step Actin 1 Once the applicatin is cmpleted, click n the Validate buttn lcated at the tp r bttm f the frm and print yur applicatin frm. This will generate a barcde* page (page 5 f 5). When submitting yur applicatin, t ensure yur encded data is captured, yu must include the last page (page 5 f 5) which cntains yur unique barcdes. *See image belw: Nte : This barcde page will nt appear if yu fill ut yur applicatin by hand. 2 If yu are 18 years f age r lder, sign and date in the bxes prvided at the bttm f the page. If yu are less than 18 years f age, yur frm must be signed by ne f yur parents r a legal guardian. Nte: By signing, yu certify that yu fully understand the questins asked, and that the infrmatin yu have prvided is cmplete, accurate, and factual. If yu d nt sign and date the applicatin frm, it will be returned t yu. 17 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

19 Family Infrmatin (IMM 5645) Wh needs t cmplete this applicatin frm? This frm must be cmpleted by each persn, 18 years f age r lder, applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa frm utside Canada. Write the persnal details abut: Sectin A yurself, yur spuse r cmmn-law partner, if applicable, yur mther, yur father. Include: full name, relatinship, date f birth, marital status (married, single, widwed, cmmn-law, divrced, separated, annulled marriage), present address and ccupatin (jb), and whether they will cme with yu t Canada (yes/n). If a persn is deceased, indicate this under Present address, and write the city and the date they died. If nt currently emplyed, please indicate whether retired, student, etc. Yu must answer all questins. If a sectin des nt apply t yu, write Nt applicable r N/A. Nte: If yu d nt have a spuse r a cmmn-law partner, read Nte 1, then sign and date the declaratin at the end f Sectin A. Sectin B Write the persnal details abut yur children. It is very imprtant that yu list all f yur children even if they are already permanent residents r citizens f Canada. This includes: married children, adpted children, children f yur spuse (step-children) r cmmn-law partner, any f yur children wh have been adpted by thers, any f yur children wh are in the custdy f an ex-spuse, frmer cmmn-law partner r ther guardian. Write full name, relatinship, date f birth, marital status (married, single, widwed, cmmn-law, divrced, separated, annulled marriage), present address and ccupatin (jb), and whether they will cme with yu t Canada (yes/n). Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 18

20 If a persn is deceased, indicate this under Present address, and write the city and the date they died. If nt currently emplyed, please indicate whether retired, student, etc. Yu must answer all questins. If a sectin des nt apply t yu, write Nt applicable r 'N/A'. Nte: If yu d nt have children, read Nte 2, then sign and date the declaratin at the end f Sectin B. Write the persnal details abut yur: Sectin C brther(s), sister(s), half-brther(s) and half-sister(s), step-brther(s) and step-sister(s). Write full name, relatinship, date f birth, marital status (married, single, widwed, cmmn-law, divrced, separated, annulled marriage), present address and ccupatin (jb), and whether they will cme with yu t Canada (yes/n). If a persn is deceased, indicate this under Present address, and write the city and the date they died. If nt currently emplyed, please indicate whether retired, student, etc. Yu must answer all questins. If a sectin des nt apply t yu, write Nt applicable r 'N/A'. Sectin D Signature Sign and date in the bxes prvided at the bttm f the page. Nte: By signing, yu certify that yu fully understand the questins asked, and that the infrmatin yu have prvided is cmplete, accurate and factual. 19 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

21 Use f a Representative (IMM 5476) Wh may use this frm? Cmplete this frm nly if yu are appinting a representative. Wh is a representative? A representative is smene wh has yur permissin t cnduct business n yur behalf with Citizenship and Immigratin Canada. When yu appint a representative: yu authrize CIC t share infrmatin frm yur case file t this persn, yur applicatin will nt be given special attentin nr can yu expect faster prcessing r a favurable utcme, they are authrized t represent yu nly n matters related t the applicatin yu submit with this frm, and yu can appint nly ne representative fr each applicatin yu submit. Nte: Yu are nt bliged t hire a representative. CIC treats everyne equally, whether they use the service f a representative r nt. Yu must ntify us if yur representative s cntact infrmatin changes r if yu cancel the appintment f a representative. Types f representatives There are tw types f representatives. Unpaid representatives can be: friends and family members wh d nt charge a fee fr their advice and services, rganizatins that d nt charge a fee fr prviding immigratin advice r assistance (such as a nn-gvernmental r religius rganizatin), cnsultants, lawyers and Quebec ntaries wh d nt, and will nt, charge a fee t represent yu. Paid representatives: If yu want us t cnduct business with a representative wh is, r will be charging a fee t represent yu, they must be authrized. Authrized representatives are: Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 20

22 immigratin cnsultants wh are members in gd standing f the Canadian Sciety f Immigratin Cnsultants (CSIC), lawyers wh are members in gd standing f a Canadian prvincial r territrial law sciety and students-at-law under their supervisin, ntaries wh are members in gd standing f the Chambre des ntaires du Québec and students-at-law under their supervisin. If yu appint a paid representative wh is nt a member f ne f these designated bdies, yur applicatin will be returned. Fr mre infrmatin n using a representative, visit ur website at: Questin Actin General Applicatin Infrmatin Check ne bx t indicate if yu are appinting r cancelling the appintment f a representative. Sectin A Applicant Infrmatin 1 Write yur last name (surname r family name) and given name(s). 2 Write yur date f birth. 3 If yu have already submitted yur applicatin write: the name f ffice where the applicatin was submitted, lcatin, type f applicatin yu are sending. 4 Write yur Citizenship and Immigratin Canada Identificatin number (if knwn). Sectin B Appintment f Representative 5 Write yur representative s full name. If yur representative is a member f CSIC, a law sciety r the Chambre des ntaires du Québec, print his r her name as it appears n the rganizatin s membership list. 6 Check ne bx t indicate if yur representative is unpaid r paid. If yur representative is paid write the membership ID number. 7 Write yur representative s cntact infrmatin. 21 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

23 8 Yur representative must sign t accept respnsibility fr cnducting business n yur behalf. Sectin C Cancel the Appintment f a Representative 9 Fill ut this sectin if yu wish t cancel the appintment f a representative. Write the representative s full name. Sectin D - Yur Declaratin 10 By signing, yu authrize CIC t cmplete yur request fr yurself and yur dependent children under 18 years f age. If yur spuse r cmmn-law partner is included in this request, he r she must sign in the bx prvided. Release f infrmatin t ther individuals T authrize CIC t release infrmatin frm yur case file t smene ther than a representative, yu will need t cmplete the frm Authrity t Release Persnal Infrmatin t a Designated Individual (IMM 5475) which is available at Canadian embassies, high cmmissins and cnsulates, r n ur website at: The persn yu designate will nly be able t btain infrmatin n yur case file, such as the status f yur applicatin and nt act n yur behalf with CIC. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 22

24 Step 3. Pay the Fees Step 1. Gather dcuments Step 2. Cmplete the applicatin Step 3. Pay the fees Step 4. Submit the applicatin Fees Use the table belw t calculate the ttal amunt f fees t be paid (all fees are in Canadian dllars). Nte: Yu may be required t pay fees in lcal currency. Calculating yur fees Services Number f persns Amunt per persn Amunt due Temprary Resident Visa single entry x $75 Temprary Resident Visa multiple x $150 entry Temprary Resident Visa family rate $400 Transit Visa NO FEE Ttal payment: Make sure that yu are eligible befre yu pay, and gather all the dcuments requested befre yu submit the applicatin. The prcessing fee will nt be refunded, regardless f the final decisin. Fr example, being fund ineligible fr a temprary resident visa is part f the prcessing; the fees will nt be refunded. If yu apply again, yu will have t pay anther prcessing fee. Payment methd ptins Check the website f the visa ffice respnsible fr the cuntry r regin where yu live fr mre infrmatin n fees, including hw t pay them. Fr a list f visa ffices, see: 23 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

25 Incrrect fee payment Incrrect fee payments may delay prcessing yur applicatin. Payment issue N fee included CIC will return yur applicatin. Nte: Prcessing f yur applicatin will nly begin after yu return yur applicatin with requested fees. Insufficient fees included infrm yu n hw much and hw t pay Nte: Prcessing f yur applicatin will nly cntinue after yu prvide the crrect fees. Overpayment f mre than 5 Canadian dllars start prcessing yur applicatin, and send yu a refund as sn as pssible. Nte: In this case, yu d nt have t request a refund, it will be issued autmatically. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 24

26 Step 4. Submit the Applicatin Step 1. Gather dcuments Step 2. Cmplete the applicatin Step 3. Pay the fees Step 4. Submit the applicatin Where d I apply? Yu must submit yur applicatin t the Canadian visa ffice r Visa Applicatin Center (VAC) respnsible fr yur area. Cnsult the relevant visa ffice r its website regarding accepted methds f submitting applicatins (fr example, general mail, in persn, by curier etc.) at: Submit the dcument checklist Make sure yu use and submit the Dcument Checklist (IMM 5484) alng with yur applicatin frms and supprting dcuments. Sign the frm The applicatin must be signed and dated befre it is submitted. If yu are: 18 years f age r lder, sign and date in the bxes prvided, less than 18 years f age, yur frm must be signed by ne f yur parents r legal guardian. Nte: If yur applicatin is nt signed and dated, it will be returned t yu. Submit the applicatin frm When submitting yur applicatin, t ensure yur encded data is captured, yu must include the last page (page 5 f 5) which cntains yur unique barcdes. Nte: This page is nly available when yu cmplete yur applicatin electrnically (n a cmputer). 25 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

27 What Happens Next The applicatin prcess Submissin Cmpletin check Once yu have submitted yur applicatin, CIC will check t determine that: all required applicatin frms have been prperly cmpleted and submitted, the applicatin prcessing fee has been paid, and all requested supprting dcumentatin has been prvided. If yur applicatin package is incmplete: CIC will return it t yu, n file will be created, and n recrd will be kept until a cmplete applicatin has been submitted. Prcessing Review fr decisin Yur applicatin will underg a detailed review by an fficer. The fficer will cnsider all the infrmatin and dcumentatin yu have prvided, and will assess it and will decide if an interview is necessary. If s, yu will be infrmed f the interview date, time and place. If yur applicatin is refused, yur passprt and dcuments will be returned t yu with an explanatin f why yur applicatin was refused. Nte: If we suspect that fraudulent dcuments were submitted, they will nt be returned. If yur applicatin is apprved, yur passprt and dcuments will be returned t yu with the requested visa. Arrival in Canada A valid Temprary Resident Visa is nt a guarantee f entry int Canada. An fficer at the prt f entry will decide if yu still meet the requirements fr admissin when yu arrive. If there has been a change in circumstances between the date f yur applicatin fr a visa and yur arrival in Canada, r if subsequent infrmatin is given which was nt riginally available t the visa ffice, yu may be refused entry. Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 26

28 When yu arrive in Canada, the fficer at the prt f entry will determine whether yu may enter Canada and hw lng yu may stay. Yu must leave Canada n r befre the date set by the fficer r have yur status extended by an fficer in Canada. The stamp placed in yur passprt by a Canadian fficial is valid fr six (6) mnths unless therwise amended by an fficer. Factrs that can facilitate prcessing There are certain things yu can d t help ensure that yur applicatin is prcessed as fast as pssible: make sure that all the dcumentatin and infrmatin requested are prvided with yur applicatin, advise the visa ffice, where yu submitted yur applicatin, f any change t yur cntact infrmatin. This includes: mailing address telephne number facsimile number (fax) address Factrs that may delay prcessing The fllwing factrs may delay the prcessing f yur applicatin: unclear phtcpies f dcuments, dcuments nt accmpanied by a certified English r French translatin, verificatin f infrmatin and dcuments prvided, a medical cnditin that may require additinal tests r cnsultatins, a criminal r security prblem, If cnsultatin is required with ther ffices in Canada and abrad. Current prcessing times Canadian visa ffices receive large vlumes f applicatins in the temprary residence categries, therefre prcessing times may vary frm visa ffice t anther. Prcessing times can be fund n ur website at: Prtecting yur infrmatin Yur persnal infrmatin is: nly available t Citizenship and Immigratin Canada emplyees wh need t see it in rder t prvide the services t yu, and 27 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

29 nt disclsed t anyne else withut yur written cnsent, unless authrized by the prvisins f the Privacy Act. Yu can btain additinal infrmatin n the prtectin f yur data by cnsulting the Frequently Asked Questins (FAQ) n ur website at: p Quality Assurance Prgram Our Quality Assurance Prgram randmly selects applicatins fr a special review. If selected yu will be asked t attend an interview with a Citizenship and Immigratin fficial s that we can verify that : the dcumentatin yu submitted is accurate, yur applicatin has been cmpleted prperly. Nte: Yu will be ntified in writing shuld yur applicatin be selected. Online services Fr mre infrmatin n the prgrams ffered by Citizenship and Immigratin Canada, visit ur website at Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 28

30 Hw t Cntact CIC The table belw shws the three ways yu can cntact Citizenship and Immigratin. Website Cntact a visa ffice at a Canadian: Outside Canada Embassy, High Cmmissin, r Cnsulate. Cnsult the lcal phne pages r the Citizenship and Immigratin website fr addresses, phne numbers and website links at : This is nt a legal dcument. Fr legal infrmatin, refer t the Immigratin and Refugee Prtectin Act (IRPA) and the Immigratin and Refugee Prtectin Regulatins r the Citizenship Act and Citizenship Regulatins, as applicable. 29 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada

31 Appendix A - Temprary Resident Visa Exemptins Persns wh d nt require a visa t visit Canada include: citizens f Andrra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbads, Belgium, Btswana, Brunei, Cratia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estnia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (Natinal Passprt hlders nly), Italy, Japan, Krea (Republic f), Latvia (Republic f), Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malta, Mnac, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nrway, Papua New Guinea, Pland, Prtugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marin, Singapre, Slvakia, Slmn Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slvenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Sama; persns lawfully admitted t the United States fr permanent residence wh are in pssessin f their alien registratin card r can prvide ther evidence f permanent residence; British citizens and British Overseas Citizens wh are re-admissible t the United Kingdm; citizens f British dependent territries wh derive their citizenship thrugh birth, descent, registratin r naturalizatin in ne f the British dependent territries f Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Mntserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena r the Turks and Caics Islands; persns hlding a British Natinal (Overseas) Passprt issued by the Gvernment f the United Kingdm t persns brn, naturalized r registered in Hng Kng; persns hlding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Regin passprt issued by the Gvernment f the Hng Kng Special Administrative Regin f the Peple s Republic f China; and persns hlding passprts r travel dcuments issued by the Hly See. The list f cuntries that are exempt frm requesting a visa t visit Canada is subject t change at any time. T btain an updated list f Visitr Visa exemptins, cnsult ur website at: Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada 30

32 Min. Face Height 31 mm Max. Face Height 36 mm Frame Height 45 mm Appendix B - Pht Specificatins TAKE THIS INFORMATION SHEET WITH YOU TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER Requirements Prvide tw phts f yurself with yur applicatin. Yur phts must cmply with the specificatins belw. If the phts d nt meet the specificatins, yu will have t prvide new phts befre yur applicatin can be prcessed. Specificatins The phts must be identical and taken within the last six mnths. They may be either black and white r clur. The phts must be clear, well defined and taken against a plain white r light-clured backgrund. If the phts are digital, they must nt be altered in any way. Yur face must be square t the camera with a neutral expressin, neither frwning nr smiling, and with yur muth clsed. Yu may wear nn-tinted r tinted prescriptin glasses as lng as yur eyes are clearly visible. Make sure that the frame des nt cver any part f yur eyes. Sunglasses are nt acceptable. A hairpiece r ther csmetic accessry is acceptable if it des nt disguise yur nrmal appearance. If yu must wear a head cvering fr religius reasns, make sure yur full facial features are nt bscured. The frame size must be 35 mm X 45 mm (1 3/8" X 1 3/4"). Frame Width 35 mm The phts must shw the full frnt view f the head, with the face in the middle f the pht, and include the tp f the shulders. The size f the head, frm chin t crwn, must be between 31 mm (1 1/4") and 36 mm (1 7/16"). Crwn means the tp f the head, r (if bscured by hair r a head cvering), where the tp f the head r skull wuld be if it culd be seen. T avid delays, make sure yur phts meet these specificatins. 31 Applying fr a Temprary Resident Visa Outside Canada