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Immigration News
New Visa fees applies to the applicant
A number of cost recovery and administrative fees are payable by applicants
for processing immigration applications of various types and for certain
immigration procedures. This fact sheet outlines fees in effect as of
June 28, 2002. However, all fees are subject to change without notice.
In general, fees are payable at the time of application. Please check
with your nearest Citizenship and Immigration Canada office or Canadian
mission abroad for confirmation.
Note:
All amounts cited in this fact sheet are in Canadian dollars.
1. APPLICATIONS FOR VISAS AND PERMITS
Permanent
Resident Visas
Family Class applicants
Sponsorship application
(per application) $75
Principal applicant $475
Principal applicant, if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or
common-law partner (including a dependent child of the sponsor, a child
to be adopted and an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild)
$75
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
Note: Fees assessed
for principal applicants and family members under the Family Class are
payable, along with the sponsorship fee, when the sponsor files the
sponsorship application.
Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed Persons Class applicants
Principal applicant
$1,050
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
Other classes of applicants
Principal applicant
$550
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
Temporary Resident Visas
Single entry to Canada
$75
Multiple entry $150
Note: The total will
not exceed $400 per family, provided that the family members all apply
at the same time and place.
Work Permits
Work permit $150
Note: This fee is
per person, but the total amount will not exceed $450 in the case of
a group of three or more performing artists and their staff who apply
at the same time and place.
Study Permits
Study permit $125
2.
FEES FOR APPLICATIONS TO REMAIN IN CANADA AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT
Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class
Sponsorship
application (per application) $75
Principal applicant $475
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
Note: Fees
assessed under the Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class are
payable, along with the sponsorship fee, when the sponsor files the
sponsorship application. Refunds will be issued only if the sponsor
withdraws the sponsorship application before processing of the application
has begun. The $75 sponsorship
fee will not normally be refunded.
Other applicants
Principal
applicant $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
Permit Holders Class
Applicant
$325
Application under Section 25 of the Act*
Principal
applicant $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or
older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law
partner $550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years
of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner $150
*Under this
section, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration may grant permanent
resident status to an inadmissible foreign national based on humanitarian
and compassionate considerations or public policy considerations.
3. RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE (RPRF)
For the acquisition of permanent resident status $975.
This fee is
payable by principal applicants (with some exceptions) and accompanying
spouses and common-law partners. It must be paid before the immigrant
visa is issued overseas or before the applicant becomes a permanent
resident in Canada. The following applicants are not required to pay
this fee: dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor,
a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew
or grandchild; and
protected persons, including Convention refugees.
4. OTHER APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
Extension of Authorization to Remain in Canada as a Temporary Resident
Application
processing fee $75
Restoration of Temporary Resident Status
Application
processing fee $200
Permanent
Resident Cards*
Application
processing fee $50
Renewal
or replacement of lost, damaged or stolen card $50
*Existing
permanent residents can apply for the Card starting October 15, 2002.
Certification and replacement of an immigration document
Application
processing fee $30
Application for a travel document A31(3)*
Application
processing fee $50
*Permanent residents outside Canada who do not have a Permanent Resident
Card or, until December 31, 2003, an Immigration Record of Landing can
apply for a travel document so that they may return to Canada.
After-hours examination
For entry
into Canada, outside of normal service hours (payable at time of examination)
$100*
*For the
first four hours of the examination; $30 for each additional hour or
part thereof.
Alternative means of examination
Application
processing fee $30
Immigration statistical data
Application
processing fee $100*
*For the
first 10 minutes or less of access to the Department's database in order
to respond to such a request; $30 for each additional minute or less
of access.
Determination of rehabilitation
Application
processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality
$1,000
Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of criminality
$200
Authorization to return to Canada
Application
processing fee $400
Repayment of removal expenses
To the U.S.A.
and St. Pierre and Miquelon $750
To any other country $1,500 |
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