Visa Application Process / Information You Need to Know When Applying for a Canada Visa
Visa application documents include:
1. Personal profile:
– Original signed passport (valid for at least 6 months with blank page)
– All old passports (if any)
– Certified copy of passport face and pages with stamp of customs and visa of any country
– Canadian visa application form (Form IMM5257) (the applicant’s signature in the declaration must be the same as that on the passport)
– Family information declaration (Form IMM5645) (the applicant’s signature in the declaration must be the same as that on the passport)
– CVAC approval form and use VFS services (the applicant’s signature in the declaration must be the same as that on the passport)
– Form IMM5257_SCHEDULE 1 if the applicant was or is working in the military (the applicant’s signature on the declaration must be the same as that on the passport)
– Form using a representative IMM5476 (if using a representative) (the applicant’s signature in the declaration must be the same as that on the passport)
– Certified copy of identity card
– Certified copy of Birth Certificate
– Certified copy of Family Registration Book (all pages, including blank pages)
– Marriage registration (if married) / Single confirmation (if single) / Divorce decision of the court (if divorced) / Death certificate (if spouse has died)
2. Proof of profession:
– If you are an officer or employee:
+ Labor contract / Recruitment decision / Appointment decision / + Salary increase decision
+ Application for leave to travel
+ Salary table for the last 3 months
– If you are a business owner:
+ Business registration
+ Receipt of corporate income tax payment for the last 2 years
+ Confirmation of the company’s bank account balance
– If you are a retired person:
Retirement card / retirement decision / Pension book
– If you are a student:
+ Absence application certified by the school
– If you are a sales agent for the company:
+ Agency contract
+ Certificate of profit, monthly and annual revenue
3. Documentation of Financial Proof:
– Savings book with a minimum value of 5,000 USD or more (The higher the chance, the higher the probability of passing)
– Certificate of savings book balance at the present time
– Red book or land use right certificate, or other valuable private property (if any)
– Certificate of ownership of other assets, if any (cars, stocks, shares, bonds)
– Photo Card Master Card or Visa Card (if any)
4. Documents to travel to Canada:
– Confirm 2-way flight ticket booking
– Confirmed hotel reservation
– Tourist schedule in Canada
Visa processing time:
The short-term Canadian visa processing is normally 14 days, but during peak months it can take up to 12 months. Particularly for a 10-year visa, the Canadian visa application period can be up to one month or 2 months in special cases.
But processing time to apply for a Canadian tourist visa is an average of 42 days to 60 days.
Note :
– The duration of the Single Entry Canada tourist visa is up to 6 months of stay. After you leave Canada and want to return, you must apply for another visa. For Canada Single Entry visa, you must declare the length of stay upon arrival at the border of entry.
According to the regulations in Canada, the fee for applying for a Canadian visa includes the administrative fee of IOM and the fee for each type of visa.
– Your Canadian visa profile will have more plus points if you have been to developed Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore and European countries, Australia, America.
– Not everyone’s visa application needs to be interviewed.