Canada recently announced its decision to close the country, and the border has also been blocked. I wonder if this decision will affect the previous visa processing in Canada. For international students, do you have any relevant news and more specific information from Canada to share with you? What is the latest visa status in Canada?

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The specific announcement from the Canadian visa center official website is as follows:

From March 9, 2121, visa application centers in Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Shanghai and Shenyang will be reopened.

It is worth noting-

The visa center is open on a half-day basis

(19: 11-12: 11 from Monday to Friday)

and it is only open to applicants who meet the following requirements:

1. Just submit the biometric information collection

2. Applicants who have made an appointment.

the visa center will not accept other door-to-door customers, including paper visa applications.

At present, the visa centers in Wuhan, Nanjing and Chongqing will not resume operation temporarily.

As for Canada, the visa office in China is currently only handling the most basic and urgent services, and when it will return to normal will still have to wait for further notice. Under such restrictions, the Canadian government has also pushed targeted policies accordingly in order to reduce the impact. The latest announcement on February 29th reads:

1. For those who have been granted permanent residence:

It is mainly aimed at applicants whose immigration documents are about to expire or have expired.

For applicants whose immigration documents are about to expire, if they cannot "land" (_ arrive in Canada) before the expiration date, or if their documents have expired, they must state the reasons through the online form. If you can go to Canada again, you also need to inform in the online form. Details and instructions can be found at the Restart Immigration Application Office of the Immigration Department.

2. For those who have applied for naturalization:

The same applies to applicants who cannot go to Canada to take the naturalization examination, make-up examination, naturalization interview, naturalization hearing and naturalization ceremony within the specified time. You need to write down the reasons in the online form within 31 days before the exam and interview. If you have not submitted any documents, you are required to use the online form to inform you after returning to Canada, and then you have 31 days to submit most naturalization documents and 45 days to submit the medical report.

3. For those who have applied for temporary or permanent resident visas and are not in Canada:

For those who are unable to complete the documentation and visa processing due to the epidemic, the Immigration Bureau will relatively relax the time. These include work visas, study visas, visitors and permanent residents. For the application being processed, the Immigration Bureau promises that it will not be terminated or rejected due to lack of documents, and the applicant has an extra 91 days to complete successive applications. However, the applicant must complete the application as soon as practicable. For the visa application of temporary residents, if the reason for withdrawal is based on travel restrictions, it can also be withdrawn through the online form. Visa fees will be refunded if the visa application is cancelled within 24 hours after it is submitted and the immigration office has not started processing it.

4. For the ExpressEntry applicant

, if the required documents for "integrity check" are missing due to the epidemic situation, he can still submit the application, as long as a letter is attached to explain the reasons for the incomplete documents.

5. Those who need to apply for a visitor visa, student visa or work visa urgently:

If you need to get a visitor visa, student visa and work visa urgently due to special circumstances, you can send an email to the Beijing Visa Office after submitting the online application, requesting urgent treatment. The visa department will handle it on a case-by-case basis.

6. Permanent residents who need to go back to Canada urgently:

Mainly for those who need to apply for a "permanent resident travel document" urgently

need to send an email to the Beijing Visa Office for urgent treatment. Application materials still need to be submitted to the visa office by express delivery.

7. Temporary residents of Canada who want to extend their stay:

Mainly for holders of tourist visas, student visas and work visas

Temporary resident status is still valid, and they can apply online to extend their stay in Canada. If the temporary resident status has not expired for more than 91 days, you can apply for restoration of residence status.

On March 6th, Canada time, Trudeau held a press conference and announced that Canada would close its borders: except Canadian citizens and permanent residents (PR), crew members, diplomats, immediate family members of citizens and American citizens, no one could enter the country.

At the same time, the boarding personnel must ensure that they have no suspected symptoms, and the Canadian government will provide basic financial assistance to citizens stranded overseas.

starting from March 8th, only four airports will remain in Canada: those in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. The airport closure policy is only for civil aviation, not for business trade.

the global epidemic is raging, and each of us is a victim. According to different applicants, we will answer the following questions for you.

11 Application for Immigration and Naturalization

For China applicants, our main concern is the work progress of the Canadian Consulate in China and the Immigration Bureau's trial center in Canada.

First of all, visa centers in China have started to operate labeling and biological collection, so the immigration application will not affect the overall situation.

Especially in China, it is hoped that the final application will still be completed according to the timetable.

Secondly, due to the severe epidemic situation in Canada, a large-scale work stoppage at home has begun. It is expected that this part of the application will be delayed for a period of time due to the work stoppage of the Immigration Bureau. Please be patient and forgive me.

Third, a few days ago, the Immigration Bureau has cancelled all the application processes that need to be completed inperson in Canada: the swearing-in ceremony and naturalization examination that were notified before April 13 were cancelled, waiting for further notice;

The interview for permanent residents who have issued the notice before April 13 was cancelled and will be rescheduled; The interview of refugee applications issued before April 13 was cancelled, waiting for further notice.

fourthly, any application process that may involve inperson may be affected. It is rumored that all biological collections in Canada have been cancelled, but we have not received the formal cancellation notice yet, so we are still waiting for further news.

At the same time, the website of ServiceCanada reminds people with symptoms not to go to their offices. If you need to handle related services, such as SIN card, try to do it online.

Fifthly, according to the special handling method of the Immigration Bureau in official website for a series of situations in progress, please pay attention to the following conditions:

1.

If your application for permanent residence has been approved, you can't enter Canada for permanent residence overseas, such as in China, but the landing paper will expire soon. You can explain why you can't land within the prescribed time limit and apply for an extension of landing through online forms.

permanent residence login in Canada will be changed to telephone login. please refer to article 3.

2.

As for the requirements of citizenship application, in addition to the above oath and examination, the leading immigrants specially reminded that those who cannot return to live in Canada in time because of the epidemic still need to meet the requirements of living in Canada in order to meet the conditions of Canadian naturalization.

the epidemic situation can't be an exceptional condition for delaying residence. If you return from a country affected by the epidemic and cannot complete the supplementary documents within the stipulated 31 days, you may have a delay of 45 days.

3.

Applicants who submit their applications through the express channel have 61 days to complete the document submission. However, if the document cannot be submitted within the specified time due to the epidemic situation, it is necessary to explain the willingness not to submit it through the network form in order to obtain an extension.

4.

For permanent residents whose maple leaf cards have expired, if they need to return to Canada and apply for temporary travel documents, they can request that their applications be processed by express mail to the overseas visa office in China (Beijing-immigration @ international.gc.ca), and at the same time, they must submit the documents to the visa center by express delivery.

12 About work visa, student visa and visiting visa

If the applicant is in China (outside Canada):

1. Although official website of the Canadian Visa Center explained that the visa office will be closed until March 9th, the paper submission of the visa cannot be directly opened at present. Waiting for further notice.

2.

Overseas work visas, study visas and visiting visas can be submitted online. As of March 6, all the applications were still carried out in an orderly manner. After online submission, please send an email to Beijing Visa Office to request urgent processing of your application. If you have applied for temporary residence, such as work visa, student visa and visiting visa, you can also request acceleration through the above email address. You can also cancel your application at any time.

3.

However, in view of the current entry control in Canada, even if you get a visa, you can't enter Canada. Leading the world to go abroad suggests that you should apply whatever you want. The epidemic will always pass and be prepared, but there is really no need to deal with it urgently.

If the applicant is in Canada and cannot leave Canada for various reasons, or is unwilling to leave Canada for the time being:

1.

No matter whether you have a student visa, a work visa or a visiting visa, as long as your visa is within the validity period, you can apply online to extend your stay in Canada at any time. It is very common for visitors to extend their residence by online application, so there is no need to worry. As long as they submit their application within six months of entry, please feel free to live. Don't worry about the long trial time. As mentioned above, the relevant agencies of the Immigration Bureau in Canada may stop working, so the slow speed is a high probability thing. After submitting, just wait and don't worry.

2. If you hold a student visa, there are two points that deserve special attention:

First,

If the school changes to online classes, according to the special regulations of the Immigration Bureau, online classes during the epidemic period will not affect the application for graduation work visas, so everyone can rest assured to complete their studies in their own homes and take good protection. Pay attention to keep the study visa valid.

Secondly, if you have not continued your studies, but you cannot return to China for various reasons, please be sure to change your status to a visiting visa before the visa expires to ensure your legal residence status.

3.

The same is true if you have a work permit. If the work permit can be renewed, the application shall be made in accordance with relevant regulations. If you can't continue, you must keep your legal residence status in Canada and keep a good record for your future application.

4.

In case the validity period is missed for various reasons and the visa is not extended in time, within 91 days after the visa expires or the entry is more than 6 months, you will have the opportunity to restore your identity, that is, your student visa, work visa or visitor status.

5. The Immigration Bureau also specifically stated that in case the 91-day delay requirement is missed, you can still apply for legal temporary resident status through the immigration website. Like the Immigration Bureau!