How to apply for a visa to work in Canada and Beijing online?

First, the prerequisite for applying for a visa online.

1, requires a certain level of English; And it takes a certain online application time (2-3 days)

2, need a printer, copier, scanner. Because it is necessary to upload multiple electronic application materials/documents. At the same time, it is best to use a scanner that can scan multiple pages continuously in order to scan into a document.

3. Have an international credit card to pay the visa application fee; MasterCard, Visa and JCB are all acceptable.

4, need to have a common mailbox, you can check it often;

5, the browser must be above IE6.0, otherwise many functions will not be used; Other browsers can't;

2. Before starting the actual online application, you must prepare the following materials in advance.

1, Canada's online visa needs to upload a lot of documents, so it must be prepared first, otherwise it will take several hours a day and toss for several days in a row;

2. Copy the passport home page and all pages containing visas and entry and exit records, and scan all pages into electronic documents, preferably in PDF format;

3. Copy all pages of the visa and entry-exit records related to the United States in the passport, and then scan all pages into electronic documents, preferably in PDF format;

4. After copying all the pages of the marriage certificate, scan all the pages into electronic documents, preferably in PDF format;

5. Go to the photo studio to take photos of the Canadian visa. After taking photos, in addition to printing photos, the studio must also provide electronic files in JPG format, which are not more than 240K for uploading and using;

6. The above-mentioned electronic documents of each applicant need to be prepared separately; Cannot merge with the main applicant; The size of each file shall not exceed 4m;

Third, the specific steps to start applying for a visa online:

Note: sometimes the online visa page in Canada is very slow to refresh, and sometimes it takes 2 minutes to appear on the login interface or the next page, so every step should not be impatient.

Step 1: Visit E back! It's time to create a MyCIC account. "Click the blue button in the lower right corner to start creating your CIC account. You must remember that you will need this account/password in the next 2-3 weeks;

4. On the newly opened webpage, click the blue button to continue GCKey, and the system will automatically go to GCKey page.

5. Click to register a new GCKey, agree to the terms (please remember the answers to the four personal questions set in it, which will be needed every time you log in in the future), fill in the form and complete the registration of GCKey (in fact, the registration of CIC account is completed).

A) When you register, you will ask if there are any family members coming. If yes, you must answer yes, so that you can submit the materials together when you submit them online in the future. Of course, the application information of family members also needs to be provided separately;

6. At this point, basically completed, the system will display a list. This list is very important. It will clearly write down all the documents and materials you need to submit.

Step 3: Visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/my_application/apply_online.a again.

1. Now that you have your own CIC account, you can log in to MyCIC account on the right without repeating step 2.

Log in with your previously registered account and password, and the system will ask you to enter the answer to one of the four preset questions every time; MyCIC's page often exits over time, so it is often necessary to log in repeatedly.

Scroll down the screen and select Continue to GCKey.

2. Under normal circumstances, the materials that need to be submitted online for personal travel are:

Because I only have husband and wife to apply, and both of them have American visas, so I chose "American visa" when answering questions online, and then came out to ask for materials, only the following contents. So if you don't have an American visa, I'm not sure if you need more materials, including household registration book/employment certificate/income certificate, etc.

Note: Some files only have template links when your MyCIC fills out the form. At this time, open the link, fill in the file and save it (some need to be printed and scanned later).

1) main application form for temporary residence visa [IMM 5257e]:

A) this PDF form needs to be filled out in ADOBE. When you are finished, click the Validate button at the bottom of the table to validate the table. After successful entry into force, a barcode will be generated at the bottom of the form. Save the PDF document generated by this barcode to the hard disk (no need to print), and then upload it to MyCIC (no need to sign). Other documents are similar.

This form needs everyone to fill in. The application information of family members also needs to provide the same documents separately;

2) Electronic scanned marriage certificate (if family members go together);

3) The scanned electronic version of the passport home page and all entry/exit/visa record pages on it (in the electronic document).

4) Electronic photos in 4)JPG format (not more than 240K and not less than 640x480 pixels)

5) Everyone's personal travel history, past foreign travel experience (a link to the template file will appear on your MyCIC).

6) Family information table (IMM5707E). The application information of family members also needs to provide the same documents separately;

7) Use the representative of family members to apply online (IMM 57 13), and confirm the form of family members' representatives (this file cannot be saved, so you can only print it first. Then scan it into an electronic file): in the form, the name of the main applicant is indicated in the 1 part as the family agent form, the names and birthdays of other members who went with them are listed in the second part, and the names of each member are also listed in the third part (if it is not an online sign, the signature of each other member is required here. Because it is an online sign, just list the corresponding name again, without manual signature. The fourth part of the form is the confirmation of the main applicant.

8) Optional file: Schedule 1 file [imm5257b _1] (if the file link does not appear automatically, you need to search for the keyword "schedule1"in the first two web pages provided in this guide, download, fill in, save/print/scan and upload again). This file name is strange.

3. Only after all the above documents have been uploaded will "Next Page" appear in the lower right corner of the webpage. Click Continue, and the system will ask the applicant to sign electronically and pay the visa fee by credit card.

A) With regard to electronic signature: all places where the applicant's signature is required on the application form should be left blank. Because it is an online application, the signature link is only carried out on the computer where the payment is completed. Although you don't need a pen and paper to sign an electronic signature, it has the same effect as a pen and paper signature.

Step 4: Submit the original passport to the nearest visa service center and pay the courier fee.

1. After the visa is submitted, you will receive several update emails (usually three emails, email confirming the submission, email confirming the receipt of the application, email confirming the approval, email requesting the submission of the passport). On the premise that the information you have prepared is complete, the first two notices can be ignored and only updated.

2. After the visa application is approved, it will take about 2-3 weeks (I have an American visa in my hand, which was submitted online on May 26th, and it will take about 3 weeks after I received the passport submission notice on June 12). The email of MyCIC account will receive an update message, informing you to submit your passport to the nearest Canadian visa service center VAC within 30 days (not the Canadian Embassy, don't go wrong! )

3. When submitting the original passport, you need to download, save and print the attached PDF file in the received email (click "New Message" on the latest information on the webpage, and the file link "Click here" will appear, which is the official notification document confirming that you can submit your passport), and bring it to VAC together with your passport.

4. The website of VAC and its specific addresses in various cities are as follows: http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/China/index.html. Personally, I think the content of VAC's website is unnecessary to read, which is terrible and time-consuming and brain-consuming.