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All That You Need To Know About Tourist Visa for Canada

by | Canadian Immigration

Canada is one of the most desirable tourist destinations in the world. Every year, it welcomes a huge number of tourists who visit the country to appreciate its natural beauty and diverse culture, or meet close friends and family.

In addition to a valid passport, most travelers need an entry document called a tourist visa(visitor visa) to visit Canada.  It is advisable to check Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s website to access updated information prior to making any travel plans. Also make sure that you have all the required documents before traveling to Canada. The government of Canada doesn’t pay for medical services for tourists or visitors. So, it’s a good idea to have the basic travel health insurance before leaving for Canada.

Single Entry & Multiple Entry Visas

  • A single entry visais a tourist visa that is issued up to six months before the expected date of travel and is granted for a period of up to six months.
  • A multiple entry visa, on the other hand can be valid up to 10 years or one month before the expiry date on the passport/re-entry visa (whichever comes earlier).

How Can A Friend Or Relative Staying In Canada Help You Get A Tourist Or Visitor Visa?

Sometimes, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ask applicants to provide a “Letter of Invitation”from a friend or relative living in Canada. This letter should include information about the applicant and their friend or relative who is sending them the invitation. The applicant needs to submit this letter along with other required documents when applying for a visitor visa.

How You Can Extend Your Visitor Status

When you’re in Canada on a tourist or visitor visa, and want to extend your stay, you can apply for an extension of your visitor statusin Canada. However, you must apply prior to the expiry of your current visitor status.

When you come to Canada as a visitor, you are provided a visitor status of 6 months. In case your visitor status expires, but you have applied for an extension and are just waiting for the renewal; you have implied statusuntil a decision is made on the visitor visa extension. In case you receive a refusal for your extension application, you may apply for the restoration of status, provided that this application is sent within ninety days of your previous application’s refusal date.

To get further assistance on how you can apply for a visitor visa to Canada, visit the most trusted Immigration Lawyers and Immigration Consultants in Canada at http://www.crightneyimmigration.com/.

 

Express Entry Application – Top 5 Reasons Your Application Can Get Refused

by | Canadian Immigration

Many applicants try to submit their Express Entry permanent resident application on their own based on many reasons, such as trying to save money instead of hiring a professional, or thinking it is easy to apply without professional assistance or asking their friends who applied  on their own to also help them in applying. Although there can be many reasons for applying on your own, there are also many reasons why your Express Entry application can be refused.

Here are some of the top 5 reasons your express entry application can get refused:

  1. Reference Letters are Deficient
  2. Police Clearances are Missing
  3. Educational Degrees are not included with ECAs
  4. Language Test Results have Expired
  5. Proof of Funds Lacking

In our experience avoiding these common mistakes it is best to:

  1. Collect all documents before you receive your invitation to apply (ITA).
  2. Consider declining your ITA if your Express Entry application is not 100% complete before submitting your permanent resident application.
  3. Hire a competent licenced and regulated professional company such as Crightney Immigration to assist you with your application.

To apply for any Canadian immigration program contact us 1-800-556-4581 visit us at www.crightneyimmigration.com

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Canada’s Travel COVID Update

by | Canadian Immigration

COVID Travel Update: Canada’s port of entry borders are now open to fully vaccinated travellers. If you qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller you are:

  • Required to show a pre-entry molecular test
  • Required to use ArriveCAN
  • Required to take an arrival test if selected
  • Exempt from quarantine
  • Exempt from Day-8 testing

To qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller to Canada, must:

Have received at least 2 doses of a Government of Canada-accepted COVID-19 vaccine or a mix of 2 accepted vaccines

    • or at least 1 dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine
  • have received your second dose at least 14 full days prior to the day you enter Canada
  • upload your proof of vaccination in ArriveCAN
  • have no signs or symptoms of COVID-19

Accepted COVID-19 vaccines in Canada:

  • Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
  • Moderna (Spikevax, mRNA-1273)
  • AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
  • Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)

To apply for any Canadian immigration program contact us 1-800-556-4581 visit us at www.crightneyimmigration.com

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Types of Work Permits Canada

by | Canadian Immigration

There are two (2) types of work permits. Open work permits and employer-specific work permits. An open work permit allows an individual to work for any employer in Canada. While an employer-specific work permit allows an individual to work according to the conditions on their work permit, which include:
* the name of the employer an individual can work for
* how long an individual can work
* the location where an individual can work (if applicable)
To apply for any Canadian immigration program contact us 1-800-556-4581 visit us at www.crightneyimmigration.com
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TR to PR Pathway Work Permit

by | Canadian Immigration

On July 15, 2021 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced that individuals who have applied for the recently opened pathway to permanent residence (TR to PR Pathway) will be eligible for an open work permit while awaiting the results of their application.
To qualify for this one-time open work permit, the applicants must show that they
  • have successfully submitted an application under one of the new permanent residence pathway’s streams
  • held a valid work permit, or were authorized to work without a work permit, at the time their permanent residence application was submitted
  • hold a valid work permit that is set to expire within the next 4 months
  • have temporary resident status, maintained status or are eligible to restore their status at the time their open work permit application is submitted
  • are in Canada at the time their open work permit application is submitted
  • were employed in any occupation at the time their permanent residence application was submitted
  • meet the language requirements of the stream under which they applied at the time their permanent residence application was submitted
To apply for any Canadian immigration program contact us 1-800-556-4581 visit us at www.crightneyimmigration.com
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Sponsorship Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program

by | Canadian Immigration

Today July 20, 2021 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced they will invite parents and grandparents to become permanent resident under the 2021 intake Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program. “IRCC will accept up to 30,000 additional applications, giving more Canadians and permanent residents than ever before the opportunity to bring their loved ones to Canada.
Using the same random selection process as used in previous years, IRCC will send invitations to potential sponsors who have already submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020. This will give additional interested sponsors the opportunity to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada. Invitations to apply will be sent over the course of 2 weeks, starting the week of September 20, 2021.
Those invited to apply as part of this process will be able to use our new Permanent Resident Digital Intake tool, which allows applications to be submitted electronically.”
To know more about the parents and grandparents sponsorship immigration program or apply for any Canadian immigration program contact us 1-800-556-4581 visit us at www.crightneyimmigration.com