Effective immediately, travelers with ordinary Taiwan passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan no longer require a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. [Source]
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“Extending our online services to more temporary residents will significantly facilitate the application process by providing faster, more accessible and efficient services,” said Minister Kenney.
Forms submitted by mail often need to be returned because they are incomplete, adding additional time to the process. Applications online can only be submitted if they are complete, thereby contributing to faster processing. The service is open to all temporary residents except for co-op program work permit applicants.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) intends to make all types of applications available online in the future.[Source]
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PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic objected to the reintroduction of visas for its citizens by Canada on Tuesday, bringing home its ambassador to Canada and asking for support from fellow EU members to have the decision reversed.
Canada reinstated a visa requirement on Czech visitors on Tuesday after hundreds of Roma from the central European ex-communist state sought asylum there.
The Roma asylum seekers say they have been discriminated against by the majority ethnic Czech population, a view backed by human rights agencies.
"The government considers reimposing the visa duty a unilateral and unfriendly step," Prime Minister Jan Fischer told reporters after a special government meeting called to debate the Canada move.[Source]
Ottawa, July 13, 2009 —Beginning 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 14, 2009, Czech nationals will require a visa to travel to Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. For the first 48 hours, Czech citizens may apply for entry on arrival in Canada. After 11:59 p.m. EDT July 15, 2009, a visa will be required.
Since the visa requirement was lifted on the Czech Republic in October 2007, nearly 3,000 claims have been filed by Czech nationals, compared with less than five in 2006. The Czech Republic is now the second top source country for refugee claims. The relatively higher acceptance rate of refugee claims originating in the Czech Republic masks the troubling fact that more than half of the claims are abandoned or withdrawn before a final decision is made by the Immigration and Refugee Board, indicating that many claimants may not be genuine refugees.[Source]
Ottawa, July 13, 2009 — Beginning 12:01 a.m. EDT on July 14, 2009, Mexican nationals will require a visa to travel to Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. For the first 48 hours, Mexican citizens may apply for entry on arrival in Canada. After 11:59 p.m. EDT July 15, 2009, a visa will be required.
Refugee claims from Mexico have almost tripled since 2005, making it the number one source country for claims. In 2008, more than 9,400 claims filed in Canada came from Mexican nationals, representing 25 per cent of all claims received. Of the Mexican claims reviewed and finalized in 2008 by the Immigration and Refugee Board, an independent administrative tribunal, only 11 per cent were accepted.[Source]
| Immigration Cost Recovery Fees | ||
| | CAD$ | PHP |
| I. Permanent Resident Visas | ||
| Skilled Worker and Provincial Nominee Applicants | ||
| Principal applicant | $550 | 23,650 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law partner | $550 | 23,650 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner | $150 | 6,450 |
| Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed Persons Class applicants | ||
| Principal applicant | $1,050 | 42,300 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law partner | $550 | 23,650 |
| A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner | $150 | 6,450 |
| Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) | $490 | 21,000 |
| Note that for Family Class applicants, the Right of Permanent Residence Fee must be paid by the sponsor from within The RPRF fee is payable by principal applicants (with the following exceptions) and accompanying spouses and common-law partners. Exceptions: Dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor, a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild; and protected persons, including Convention refugees | ||
| II. Temporary Resident Visas | CAD$ | PHP |
| Visitors (including re-entry and seafarer applications) | ||
| Single entry to | $75 | 3,225 |
| Multiple entry | $150 | 6,450 |
| Family rate for either single or multiple entry (all family members must apply at the same time and place, no limit to the total number of family members) | $400 | 17,200 |
| Work Permits | ||
| Work permit | $150 | 6,450 |
| Work permit - Group of 3 or more performing artists | $450 | 19,350 |
| Study Permits | $125 | 5,400 |
| III. Other | CAD$ | PHP |
| Temporary Resident Permit | $200 | 8,600 |
| Replacing a Visa | $30 | 1,300 |
| Return to | $50 | 2,150 |
| Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality | $1,000 | 43,000 |
| Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of criminality | $200 | 8,600 |
| Authorization to return to | $400 | 17,200 |
| Repayment of removal expenses | ||
| To the | $750 | 32,250 |
| To any other country | $1,500 | 64,500 |
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