IRCC asks travellers to resubmit visitor visa application if sent before September 7 If you sent a visitor visa application before September 7, you may have to apply again. Certain travellers who submitted their visitor visa application before September 7 are being asked to reapply. By Shelby Thevenot
Misrepresentation – Mistakes Matter Consequences can be serious for Canadian immigration candidates who misrepresent or fail to disclose important information in their applications. A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada illustrates the pitfalls of giving false or incomplete information when submitting an immigration application. By Michael Schwartz
Canada expands special measures to include visa applicants affected by coronavirus outbreak in Iran and South Korea Canada’s immigration department is working to accommodate those whose visa applications are being hindered by COVID-19 containment measures in China, Iran, and South Korea The Canadian immigration department is working to accommodate visa applicants from China, Iran and South Korea as the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) causes service disruptions and travel restrictions. By Shelby Thevenot
Foreign nationals now need biometrics to apply for permanent residence from within Canada 58 new biometrics service points now open across Canada Service centres across Canada are now open to take biometrics for foreign nationals applying to stay in the country. By Shelby Thevenot
Temporary Resident Visa refusals on the rise, says new report Globe and Mail newspaper says refusal rate reached 26% in 2017, up from 18% in 2012 Canada refused more than a quarter of all temporary resident visa applications in 2017 — and 30 per cent in the first three months of 2018, the Globe and Mail newspaper is reporting. By CIC News
CanadaVisa News Briefs | May 24 to May 30, 2018 This is a summary of Canadian immigration news that happened in the past week. By CIC News
