Permanent Residency Services
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Permanent Residency
Express Entry for Skilled Immigrants
Provincial Nominees
Start-up Visa
Family Sponsorship
Refugee
Permanent Residency Obligation
Applying for permanent residence is to move to Canada permanently. Canada is a popular immigration destination that has developed quite a few permanent residence programs to facilitate foreign nationals who desire to make Canada their new home.
Foreign nationals once admitted to Canada as a permanent resident enjoy most of the rights enjoyed by Canadian citizens. They are not considered foreign nationals regardless of their nationality. Though they have the right to enter and remain in Canada, they must comply with the residency obligation to maintain their permanent resident status.
Failure to meet the residency obligation will not cause the loss of permanent resident status automatically. Instead, these permanent residents must go through certain legal proceedings. If they do not renounce their permanent resident status on their own volition, they may face a legal decision declaring their loss of status.
Permanent residents, if meet the eligibility criteria for Canadian citizenship, may apply to become a Canadian citizen.
Temporary Residency
Visitor
Student
Worker
Temporary resident refers to visitors, workers, students, and temporary resident permit holders.
The conditions apply to temporary residents include:
– they must leave Canada by the end of their authorized stay period;
– they must not work or study unless authorized by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) or hold a work or study permit.
Failing to comply with conditions imposed upon temporary resident by IRPA or conditions on their immigration documents, i.e. visa, work permit, study permit, or temporary resident permit, may cause foreign nationals to become inadmissible on the grounds of non-compliance.
Canada has implemented some immigration policies that in favour of work permit / study permit holders. A valid job offer from a Canadian employer has a significant impact on a foreign national’s permanent residence application. However, buying or selling a job offer or using a position on paper to meet certain selection criteria are illegal, which could lead to misrepresentation. Misrepresentation will cause an individual inadmissible and be banned from entering Canada for five years.
Permanent Residency Obligation
IRB Proceedings
Family Sponsorship Appeal
Visa & Removal Order Appeal
Admissibility Hearing
Detention Review Hearing
Refugee Hearing & Appeal
PRRA Application & Hearing
Hearing is a meeting held by a certain Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. A member will preside the Hearing and hear the submissions presented by the applicant/appellant and the respondent. The member will make a decision and give the reason of the decision to allow or dismiss the application after the hearing based on the law and the findings.
A Canadian or PR who has filed an application to sponsor his/her a family member may appeal against a decision not to issue the sponsored person a permanent resident visa. A person who holds a permanent resident visa may appeal against a decision to make a removal order against them. A PR or a protected person may appeal against a decision to make a removal order against them. A PR may appeal against a decision made outside of Canada on the residency obligation. Some refugee claimants may appeal against a negative decision on their refugee claim.
Permanent Residency Obligation
Citizenship
Apply for Citizenship
Permanent residents, if meet the citizenship application requirements, may apply for citizenship. The general applicable requirements are:
– reside in Canada for 1095 days in the past five years;
– pass the citizenship test if they age between 18 to 54;
– reach the CLB 4 for speaking and listening if they age between 18 to 54;
– filed tax returns for at least three years in the past five years if required to do so.