What you need to apply

All intending immigrants must be able to present to a Canadian visa office proof of the following:

• employment or business background by way of letters of reference from employers or business associates
• educational credentials (must be proved by degrees, diplomas, certificates)
• financial net worth (must be proved by bank references attesting to funds on deposit, share and stock certificates, official valuations on property, etc.)

All applicants will be required to submit the following:

• original birth certificates issued by an official government body or institution
• marriage and/or spousal death certificates, if applicable
• divorce decrees and custody orders, if applicable

Every applicant for permanent residence must hold a valid passport.

Applications and Fees
Every intending immigrant must submit an application for permanent residence and supplementary application forms for his/her spouse and dependent children along with the requisite processing fees.

The Canadian Consular office will initially approve the application and, if approval is successful, will schedule the applicant and his/her spouse and dependent children over 18 for an immigrant interview.

Medical and Criminal Clearance
All immigration applicants and their dependent family members must undergo an immigration medical examination to ensure that no member of the family is likely to be a danger to public health or public safety or cause excessive demands on the health or social services in Canada. If any member of the family is found to be medically inadmissible to Canada, the entire family will be refused on medical grounds.

All immigration applicants and their dependent family members over the age of 18 (in some cases over 16) must submit police certificates attesting to no criminal convictions. An intending immigrant with a police conviction record will be determined criminally inadmissible to Canada and the entire family will be refused.