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The
Immigration process is a money generating department for the
government with costs, estimated by an unofficial source, believed
to be 1/3
of fees charged. The total monies required to go through the
Family Class application process are considerable…
Family
Class
Sponsor
Fee $75
Cdn
Canada - Common-Law, Conjugal Partner applicant $475
Cdn
The
above 2 processing fees are payable when the sponsor submits the
sponsorship application.
-
Right of Permanent Residence Fee * $490
Cdn
(must
be paid prior to visa issuance)
(Note: Fee reduced retroactively in May/06 from $975)
*
It is advisable to pay the Right of Permanent Residence Fee at
the same time as the above two processing fees to minimize process
delays of approx. 2 months.
Quebec
- (in addition to Canada fees)- if applicable
- Common-Law,
Conjugal Partner applicant $250
Cdn
Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) No
charge
(Independent or Family Chass applications & fees
will still be applicable)
The
various government processing fees must be submitted concurrently
with the submission of the application for permanent residence.
By contrast, the Right of Landing fee may be submitted at any time
prior to the issuance of landing documents and is refundable if,
for any reason, the applicant does not land in Canada. If the sponsored
partner is already in Canada, he/she still has to pay the Right
of Landing Fee.
There
are many other indirect costs associated with
the immigration process that fall on the sponsor and sponsored
partner: passports, trips together to establish interdependency,
visits, mailings, courier charges, telephone calls, internet charges,
postage, follow-up faxes to the embassy, medical exam charges,
travel/lodging/meals to travel for medical exam and interview(s),
taxi, police certificates (and perhaps associated under-table costs),
passport issuance charges, birth certificate, shipping by sea/air
of personal belongings, breaking long term leases/contracts, photocopies,
one way trip to Canada after Visa issuance, etc. | |
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