Please use this letter if you and/or any of your accompanying dependent(s) are currently residing in China.
The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You must complete the following steps within 30 days in order for our office to issue your Confirmation of Permanent Residence and, if applicable, your permanent residence visa. If for any reason you are not able to meet this deadline, please inform us immediately by email to:
www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp
· Please note that if you or your accompanying family members are permanent residents of the U.S.A
and a holder of a passport which requires a visa to enter Canada, you are still required to submit your passport(s).
If you require a visa to enter Canada, then submit your passport(s):
- Please provide your passport or travel document and a passport or travel document for each accompanying family member. An accompanying family member must have his or her own passport or travel document.
- There must be at least two blank pages in your passport(s).
- Please note that permanent resident visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or Military passports or travel documents.
- All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on the bio-data page must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the passport; there cannot be any loose pages.
- Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
If you do not require a visa to enter Canada:
- Please submit one photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for you and one for each accompanying family member.
- Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
- Please note that you cannot use a Diplomatic, Official or Military passport to travel to Canada to become a permanent resident of Canada. You must be in possession of an ordinary passport.
STEP 3: PREPARE YOUR DOCUMENTS
You must submit together:
1. One copy of this letter.
2. Passport(s)
OR photocopy(ies) of passport(s), as explained in Step 2.
3.
Two (2) photos of yourself and of each accompanying family member respecting precise specifications that can be found at:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS
All required documents must be submitted
in one single package.
If you reside in the People’s Republic of China, you must submit your package to the Visa Application Centre in Beijing (please note that only the Visa Application Centre in Beijing can be used for Passport Transmission of Permanent Resident applications):
Canada Visa Application Centre
12F, Tower A, Central Point Plaza,
No. 11, Dongzhimen South Ave,
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, 100007
加拿大签证申请中心
中国北京市东城区东直门南大街11号中汇广场A座12层邮编：100007
For Passport Transmission instructions and fee details, please visit:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/canada/China/english/index.html
Submitting your document(s) in Canada
If you have
a mailing address in Canada and if you and
all the accompanying dependents on your application are currently in Canada and plan to be in Canada for at least three months, you may submit your passport(s) to the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa.
You are required to send your document(s) together along with a copy of this letter by mail or courier to the following address with the additional following document:
· A self-addressed, pre-paid
Xpresspost envelope from
Canada Post.
Purchase your prepaid letter-sized (32 x 24 cm) Canada Post
Xpresspost envelope (Regional if you live in Ontario or Quebec; National for other provinces and territories), at any Canada Post retail outlet.
Complete the mailing label showing your full mailing address in the “Deliver To” field.
Make a note of tracking numbers for each envelope.
Enclose this envelope along with your documents and a copy of this letter.
You can purchase a Canada Post shipping label on line at:
http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/tools/cst/intro-e.asp
Please note that the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa will not return documents to a Canadian address via any other courier than a pre-paid self-addressed
Expresspost envelope.
Submit all documents
in a single package and send it to the following address:
CPC – Ottawa – PR
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1
FOR ALL APPLICANTS: PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING
You should not make any plans to travel to Canada until you are in possession of your passports and the required visas.
We are looking forward to receiving your package
within 30 days to conclude your application for permanent residence in Canada.
Yours truly,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
