How to apply for immigration to Canada

Some kinds of immigration applications and audits must be conducted at embassies or consulates outside Canada. This is true for skilled immigrants, investment immigrants, entrepreneur immigrants and self-employed immigrants. Applicants in the above categories must submit application materials to embassies or consulates outside Canada, even if they are already in Canada. Not every embassy or consulate accepts immigration audit, so the materials must be submitted to the embassy or consulate with immigration business. China applicants generally submit materials to the following embassies and consulates: Beijing, Hongkong, Manila, Singapore, Buffalo, London, etc. After the application materials are submitted to the embassy or consulate with the application fee, you should receive a receipt and a notice indicating the application file number (file number). ). If the materials are complete, after a while, you should receive a second letter, the content of which is a preliminary opinion on the material review. After passing the preliminary examination, most people enter the interview stage or take the English test as required. Some people were rejected at the initial stage. The next stage is waiting for the interview. But not all applicants have to attend the interview. If the immigration officer can decide to pass the exam only on the basis of reviewing the materials, then the applicant can be exempted from the interview. Once you pass the interview or exemption, the last hurdle is the physical examination. If everything else has been exhausted, generally speaking, you can get a visa after two or three months of physical examination. The longest of the above stages is the stage of waiting for an interview after submitting materials. This is commonly referred to as "interview schedule". As the number of applications received by embassies and consulates is different, the number of immigration officers is different, the working mechanism and efficiency are different, and the whole application process and waiting time are also very different. The shortest application time for skilled immigrants is about 3 months. At the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, some applicants waited for three years. The extremely long application has exceeded five years. The application for family reunion (guarantee) should begin with the guarantor who has entered Canada and has the status of citizen or immigrant. The guarantor should go to the immigration center of the municipal government to get the application form. Fill in the form and submit all the necessary materials, and submit it to the Canadian Audit Office at the designated place. After the materials are approved, the audit office will send the application form to the guarantor or give the relevant materials to an embassy or consulate, and then the embassy or consulate will issue the application form to the applicant. The application form contains a list of required materials, which shall be filled in by the applicant or guarantor as required and submitted to the embassy or consulate. 1999, the time for spouses and children to apply for review is generally less than 6 months, and the time for sponsoring parents to review is slightly longer. If some investment immigrants want to apply for Quebec, they must pass the exam in Quebec first. Quebec investment immigrants generally need more than half a year to complete the provincial government's audit, including interviews. Finally, it must pass the final approval of the federal government. From application to getting a visa, it is generally within 1 year, and some are a little longer.

Legal objectivity:

Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens Article 17 The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for five years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding five years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires. In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.