Tips On How To Apply For Canadian Residency Today

By Nora Jennings


Canada is among the big countries in the world which are faced with the challenge of underpopulation despite being heavily endowed with vast resources. To deal with this problem and promote economic exploitation of these resources, the government has come up with new immigration policies where it has provided aspiring residents with simple procedures on how to apply for Canadian residency.

It must not be mistaken that acquiring residence in Canada means obtaining citizenship of the country, not at all. Actually, one may be allowed to school, work or live in the country but a mere resident may not be allowed to vote during elections, have a Canadian passport or contest for any office.

There are several stages involved in the application process for residency. To begin with, one is supposed to download an application form for non permanent residence in the category that affects them. This may be the business lot, skilled professionals and laborers, displaced persons, those under humanitarian aid and those under family category.

The next thing one is meant to do is to read through the qualifications for the section one has chosen. If he or she fulfills the conditions stipulated, they should go to a form at the bottom of the page and fill it. If not, one should select another category back in step 1.

Next, download the instruction guide and read it before you proceed with the process. In this guide, all relevant information related to the process of applying for residence is provided.

Next, go on to open downloads and completes visa forms required when applying. Such forms include details of representatives, checklist for documents, Declarative record, economy class and documentation for permanent residence. Once you are done, click to move to the next page.

Once those steps have been completed, one is supposed to download, complete and fill the visa forms and then make a request to the immigrations office. The applicant here should then go through a listing of countries to decide at which visa office their documents should be should be dropped. Results of medical tests, criminal checks and other relevant documents must be carefully organized before completing the process.

The above process relates to applicants for normal residence. However, many people may opt to seek permanent residence or citizenship due to the privileges that come with it. Permanent residents enjoy voting rights, free education for those under the age of 18 years, free health care and high living standards.

To apply for permanent residence, just as for temporary residence, one is meant to select a category in which to apply for permanent residence. Skilled professionals and workers become residents permanently on the basis of their accumulated educational points and other criteria such as knowing English and French. One may use a self assessment test from the website to determine viability of the application. A citizen of Canada may sponsor his spouse and family to acquire permanent residence there.

The application process for permanent residence involves downloading the form and filling it by hand or by typing. This is followed by the payment procedure, a medical examination, a language test and police certification. The whole of this process ends by completing the forms, signing them and mailing them to the Canadian Centralized Office for Intake by a Federal skilled worker.




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