FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION:

1. Where do I apply for Permanent Residence in Canada?
Applications for Permanent Residence in Canada must be filed with the Canadian visa
office, which has geographic responsibility for the country in which the applicant has been lawfully admitted and has resided for a period of at least one (1) year.

2. How long does the Application process take?
Processing times will depend on:
i. The Canadian visa office through which you intend to apply for Permanent Residence in Canada;
ii. Whether an immigration interview is deemed necessary in your case;
iii. The complexity of your case;
iv. How well your case is presented; and
v. The existing caseload in a Canadian visa office at a given time.
3. How do I prove English/French language abilities?
You can either show any documents to demonstrate your proficiency in the English i.e. academic transcripts, diplomas, certificates, etc.
Otherwise, you must take an approved language test if you are claiming abilities in a language that is not your native language.
Approved English Tests
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
http://www.ielts.org
• Canadian International Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP)
http://www.lpi.ubc.ca/celpip.htm

4. Does my spouse have to attend the interview?
Yes. The Visa Officer shall require your wife and adult dependants must attend the interview.

5. I would like to include my parents on my Application for Permanent Residence in Canada as accompanying dependants. May I do so?
Only spouses/partners and dependent children can be included on an Application for Permanent Residence in Canada.
You can not include parents at the time of making an application.
You may be able to sponsor your parents to immigrate to Canada when you are residing here as a permanent resident of this country and meet low income cutoff requirements.

6. I would like to include my children on my Application for Permanent Residence in Canada as accompanying dependants. They are both over twenty-two (22) years of age. May I do so?
In order for children age twenty-two (22) and over to accompany a parent to Canada as dependants, the children must be unmarried, continuously enrolled in a full-time program of education and financially dependent upon the parent since their twenty-second (22nd) birthdays. Otherwise, they must apply on their own (assuming that they are qualified).

7. What are the fees that I must pay?
Please note that aside from our legal fees, you must ALSO pay the Government of Canada's fees.
The Government of Canada's fees consist of non-refundable processing fees and Right of Permanent Residence fees, which ARE refundable in the event that you submit the fees at the outset of the Application process and your Application for Permanent Residence does not succeed.
The fees for the Independent/Skilled Worker Class are as follows:

The fees for the Business Class are as follows:

The fees for the Family Class are as follows:

11. As per rules, how much money I am supposed to bring with me to Canada?

The following settlement fund requirements show the money details:

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