Canadian visa application process

1. Description of visa application

China citizens holding any passport (except HKSAR passport holders) must apply for a visa when entering or transiting Canada.

The Canadian Visa Application Center accepts all kinds of temporary resident visa applications (including work permit visas and study permit visas) and permanent residents' applications for return travel documents. The website of the Visa Center covers the visa application process and other relevant information. Please read it carefully before submitting your application.

All immigration applications should be processed directly at the Canadian embassy/consulate.

The visa application fee is paid in RMB cash. No matter whether the visa is issued or not, the visa application fee will not be refunded.

2. Visa application process

The visa applicant determines the purpose and itinerary of going to Canada;

Log in to the Canadian Embassy in official website, browse the relevant visa information, download the visa application form and the list of materials needed to apply for a visa;

Prepare visa application materials;

Go through the visa application procedures at the visa application center or embassy or consulate entrusted by Canada;

Waiting for visa review or supplementary information;

Get a visa. After obtaining a visa, you should carefully check whether all the information on the visa is correct, especially whether the start and end time and the number of days of stay of the visa are consistent with the application, and whether the personal information on the visa, such as the spelling of the name, is correct. If you find something wrong, you should contact the Canadian embassy or consulate or visa application center in time.

Second, the materials needed to apply for a visa

Note: All Chinese documents in the visa application materials must be accompanied by English or French translations.

Visit friends and relatives

Basic materials:

Fill in the complete application form for temporary resident visit visa (IMM5257). Each applicant and each accompanying child must fill in and sign their own application forms. /kloc-accompanying children aged 0/8 and above must fill in and sign their own application forms. /kloc-The application form under the age of 0/8 shall be signed by the parents or guardians.

The applicant and every accompanying family member aged 18 and above should fill in the Family Information Form (IMM 5645) in Chinese, English or Chinese and French.

If applicable, the applicant and each accompanying family member aged 65,438+08 and above should fill in the education and employment details form in Chinese, English or French.

The applicant and each accompanying family member are required to submit two identical color or black-and-white photos taken in the past six months with a pure white or light background. The frame size is 35mm x 45mm. On the back of each photo, the person's name and date of birth (day/month/year) are indicated in pinyin.

Valid passports of the applicant and each accompanying family member. Except the last page, each passport must contain at least one blank page, and the passport must be valid for at least six months before the trip.

Copy of the applicant's Chinese identity card (front and back).

Two copies of self-adhesive paper with the applicant's current address written in Chinese (no envelope required).

If someone else handles the visa application, you need to fill in the agent information form (IMM 5476E).

/kloc-applicants under the age of 0/8 should have a parental consent issued by their unaccompanied parents, which should include the applicant's travel date and the contact information of their parents.

If you are employed, use the original leave letter on company letterhead and signed by the employer, and include the following information: the applicant's name, position, income, employment date, the employer's full Chinese name, address, telephone number and fax number.

If you retire, you need a retirement certificate stating the applicant's pension.

If the applicant is a student and travels during non-school holidays, the original letter issued by the school to prove his good study and performance and agree to his absence is required.

Proof of funds. Show original bank documents (such as deposit certificate, passbook, etc.). ) and proof of assets in China (such as original real estate license and original vehicle registration certificate). ).

Other materials:

An invitation letter stating the purpose and duration of the visit.

Information about the inviter. A detailed list of the inviter's family members, a copy of the inviter's citizenship or immigration identity certificate, and proof of the inviter's income and property status. If you invite people to study in Canada, you need an admission notice issued by the school.