How to apply for a family visit visa

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Conditions for allowing family visits: (1) One spouse or parents (including adoptive parents), children (including adopted children) and siblings have settled in Canada, and Obtain permanent residence. '(2) Grandparents or grandchildren have settled in Canada and obtained permanent residence or naturalized Canadian citizenship. (3) Collateral relatives such as uncles, cousins, cousins, aunts, uncles, and foreign relatives and friends who have settled in Canada and become Canadian citizens. Duration of stay to visit relatives: The duration of stay to visit relatives in Canada ranges from 1 month to 6 months, and the usual visa period is 3 months. When foreigners enter the country with their passports, they can request to extend the time to visit relatives. Sometimes immigration officials will directly provide convenience to the immigrants and allow them to stay in Canada for 6 months. Application Procedure for Visiting Relatives Tourist Visa When applying to visit relatives in Canada, you should submit the following materials to the embassy: 1. Copies of the identity documents of Canadian relatives and friends (such as passports, ID cards, birth certificates, etc.); 2. Financial guarantee certificates of Canadian relatives and friends, this The certificate must be original and notarized by the Canadian Lawyer Notary Office, including the guarantor’s tax bill and recent (3-6 months) bank deposit statement or salary slip; 3. Proof of the relationship between Canadian relatives and friends and the applicant 4. Invitation letter from relatives and friends in Canada; 5. Letter proving the applicant’s vacation time issued by the applicant’s unit (stamped with the official seal of the unit). Chinese citizens generally need to buy a round-trip air ticket to visit relatives in Canada. Fill out two application forms and one family/education and employment details form in English or French, and submit 4 2-inch bareheaded photos. Those who apply to stay for more than 6 months are required to undergo a physical examination. The applicant must convince the visa officer that the applicant will return to China after the tourist visit is over. After entering the country as a tourist visiting relatives, you can apply for a visa extension regardless of whether the visa is valid for 1 month or 3 months. To apply for a visa extension, you must apply in person at the Immigration Bureau 7 days before the visa expires. The applicant's relatives in Canada should first make a request to the local immigration center bureau and complete the sponsorship procedures. To apply for an extension, you must be accompanied by a relative in Canada and bring your passport, proof of travel expenses, and return ticket. Relatives should also bring relevant certificates proving their identity. Usually, if the applicant has completed the procedures and can provide valid and reasonable reasons, the Immigration Bureau will agree to the extension application and immediately handle the visa application procedures. Those who enter the country as tourists cannot apply for jobs. If a tourist visiting relatives violates relevant Canadian laws while staying in Canada, he or she will be punished in three forms depending on the circumstances: first, being required to leave the country voluntarily; second, being required to leave the country within a time limit; third, being deported. Those who have been deported will not be allowed to re-enter. Tourists visiting relatives who commit the following illegal acts during their stay in Canada will be deported: those who fail to comply with the residence time limit and overstay; those who work illegally or change jobs without approval; those who enroll in school illegally; those who provide false information or Those who forge documents to obtain visas by fraud; those who suffer from infectious diseases; those who lack sufficient expenses to maintain travel or family visits; those who have been deported and re-entered the country without special approval from the Director of Immigration; those who have been convicted of crimes.