Matters needing attention for Canadian immigrants to change maple leaf cards
First, the maple leaf card should be scanned clearly, and both sides should be scanned.
Second, the first identity document.
1, current valid passport;
2. Passport and visa stamp page when landing.
The purpose of this item is to verify the identity information of the applicant, so that the Immigration Bureau can check whether it is consistent with the information recorded by the Immigration Bureau. Therefore, this item is very important. Generally, applicants are advised to provide relevant information about their landing passports and current passports.
Third, the second identity document
1, landing paper IMM 1000 or IMM5292 or IMM5688；;
2. A valid Canadian driver's license;
3. Valid Canadian photos; ;
4. A valid student ID card of a provincial university.
5. Tax bill
This part is very important as the second appraisal, and even exceeds the importance of the first appraisal to some extent, because of the valid driver's license, tax bill, provincial ID card and so on. On the other hand, it can be proved that the relevant parties have very close ties with Canada. Although this official regulation only requires one of them to be submitted, the lawyers of Maple Leaf Card Center strongly suggest that all the materials available should be provided to the Immigration Bureau. Immigration Canada also suggests that applicants can provide at least two second identification documents to speed up the examination and approval and avoid the link of requiring applicants to supplement materials.
Four, supplementary documents to prove that the past five years to fulfill the obligation of residence.
1, passport translation notarization. Every page of the passport, if the entry and exit stamp is not in English or French, should be translated into English or French and notarized;
2. tax bill;
3. University credits or attendance records in the past five years;
4. All school-age applicants must provide handwritten school certificates and sign-in certificates;
5./kloc-Applicants under the age of 0/8 provide birth certificates and notarized documents;
This item is very important. If there are no items, the application for card replacement will be considered incomplete and the returned materials will not be accepted. The main purpose of this requirement is to verify whether the applicant meets the core requirement of card replacement, that is, whether he has lived in Canada for at least 730 days in the past five years.
It is not difficult to see from the two requirements that the supporting documents concerned by the Immigration Bureau are mainly in two aspects:
(1) The applicant's travel record can intuitively judge the applicant's residence time in Canada.
(2) The record of the applicant's life track in Canada is mainly reflected in two aspects: filing tax returns for work in Canada, and school-age children or adolescents are mainly reflected in school records.
It can be said that if the Immigration Bureau is satisfied with this part of the materials, then the applicant's application is basically successful. Therefore, this required material is the core part of the card replacement work, and professional lawyers in card replacement must help you design, plan and package.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) 18 Minors apply for providing birth certificates and translating notarized documents.
Six, the need to change the name of the applicant must provide relevant documents to prove the name change.
Applicants who change their names outside Canada must provide passports or official documents to prove the relationship between the old and new names, thus proving the applicant's valid and legal status.
This clause is not commonly used, but it is very important. Immigration Canada attaches great importance to the identification of applicants, and applicants must provide complete proof that the old and new names are the same person.
Seven, apply for photos
The background is white, with no teeth exposed, the appearance size is 35MMx45MM, the front is bareheaded, there is no smile or frown, the length from the top of the head to the chin is between 26 and 26-30 mm, and the back of the photo should have the date of taking photos instead of the date of development.
Applicants should not take this project lightly. Although this is an easy step to complete, he must take photos carefully as required. If the photo specifications are not up to standard, it will not be worth the loss.
Article 2 Welfare of Canadian Immigrants
1, free medical system
Those who participate in MSP will get a personal medical card, and the cardholder's medical treatment, physical examination and treatment are completely free.
The medical system in Canada is different from that in China. Every family has its own family doctor. Doctors' clinics constitute the basic medical network of the community. There is no outpatient service in the hospital, only emergency patients and inpatients are accepted. If you want to see a doctor, you must first find your own family doctor. If you need a specialist examination, you should contact a specialist or arrange hospitalization for you. Generally, it is necessary to make an appointment in advance to see a family doctor. If you are temporarily ill, the condition is not serious and you can't go to the hospital for emergency treatment, you can also queue up at the nearby community clinic. These clinics are open until 9 pm seven days a week, which is very convenient for residents.
It is free to see a doctor in Canada, and all kinds of physical examinations are free, but it is not free to get medicine, because clinics and pharmacies are completely separate systems, and doctors can "prescribe" but not "get medicine". Doctors can't take medicine directly without the approval of pharmacists. For low-income families, you can apply for government subsidies for medicine. Every year, the drug fee is capped, and there are many discounts every time you take medicine.
Free medical care in Canada does not include some items, such as tooth extraction, tooth filling and dental treatment, orthodontics and tooth filling are all free of charge, and acupuncture, massage and other Chinese medicine treatments are not free (low-income people have certain subsidies). In British Columbia, new immigrants have to pay full medical insurance in the first year, and there is no medical insurance until they get a medical card. If they get sick during this time, it will be very troublesome. If they go to the clinic because of a minor illness and have no medical card, the doctor will not receive them. The hospitalization expenses for serious illness will be astronomical. The way is to buy a short-term commercial medical insurance. There are many kinds of commercial insurance in Canada, which are flexible and cheap, and the three-month period is enough to cover the business you are involved in.
New immigrants can apply for medical insurance premium reduction and drug subsidy from the second year, and then when filing tax returns every year, the medical insurance agency will determine the amount of reduction and exemption you can enjoy according to your family income, and you don't need to apply again.
2. Pension and pension system
At present, the retirement age in Canada is 65. Anyone who has worked in the past, whether employed or self-employed, has paid a pension (CPP). After this age, they can apply for retirement and receive a monthly pension. The amount of pension depends on the original income, and the pension (CPP) is deducted according to a certain proportion of income, so the more they pay, the more they will get in the future.
Canada also has an old-age welfare policy, that is, the old-age pension. As long as you have Canadian status, are over 65 years old and have lived in Canada for more than 10 years, you can apply for the Old Age Pension (OAS) regardless of whether you have a job or not. As a result, many China immigrants brought their parents to Canada. Apart from normal family reunion, what they value is to enjoy this welfare, which is equivalent to the Canadian government paying for your pension. Parents are not only a "burden", but also bring income.
3. Unemployment insurance system
Anyone who has a formal job in Canada needs to pay unemployment insurance (EI). This insurance is directly deducted from the salary and handed over by the employer to the social security agency. The unemployed can apply for unemployment insurance.
The so-called unemployed refers to those laid off by enterprises, that is, "laid-off workers" in China, who voluntarily resign or are dismissed by employers and cannot receive unemployment insurance benefits. When laid-off workers leave their jobs, they should ask the employer for a certificate of resignation so as to go through the formalities of applying for unemployment insurance benefits. Those who apply for unemployment insurance also need to meet certain conditions: those who are employed for the first time must work more than 965,438+00 hours, and those who are re-employed should work more than 490 hours. The amount of insurance received is calculated according to the proportion of pre-laid-off wages, that is, the higher the pre-laid-off wages, the more unemployment insurance benefits you receive.
The Canadian unemployment insurance system is very transparent, unlike China, where there are many unknown situations. You have to prove that you have almost nothing, but you can't get a lot of unemployment insurance.
4. Child welfare
The Canadian government provides living allowance for every child in low-income families, commonly known as "milk money". This allowance is formed by the merger of CCTB, and it is about 200-300 yuan per month. This subsidy is applied at the first landing, and then automatically approved by the government agency when filing tax returns every year, and no need to apply again.
Another benefit given to children by the Canadian government is the education fund. Families with children can buy education funds for their children after they are born. The government provides the same amount of subsidies according to the quantity purchased by each family, which will be used to pay the tuition fees when the children enter the university in the future. This is very popular among China families.
Canada's basic education is completely free, and the 12-year compulsory education from primary school to secondary school hardly costs parents a penny. For children from poor families, schools can also provide free lunches.
Canada's pension benefits are also quite sound. It can be said that Canada's welfare is all included from birth to old age. This is also a complete guarantee for people living in Canada.
Further Reading: Types and Costs of Immigrants in Canada's Provinces
First, the cost of investment immigration in Quebec, Canada
The first is asset requirements. The Quebec Immigration Bureau requires that the net assets of the principal applicant and spouse exceed 6.5438+0.6 million Canadian dollars. The so-called net assets refer to the net assets of the applicant, his spouse and children after deducting liabilities. Including movable property and real estate, such as deposits, stocks, bonds, real estate and so on. Net assets also include the net assets of the company owned by the applicant.
Secondly, the money used for investment, Quebec investment immigrants, there are two ways to invest:
1. Invest 800,000 Canadian dollars (about 5 million RMB) in the fund designated by the Canadian government, and return it without interest after 5 years.
2. The loan investment of 220,000 Canadian dollars (about 6.5438+0.4 million RMB) is paid directly to the fund designated by the Canadian government, and there is no return. Only some immigration application fees, including attorney's fees, materials fees, notarization fees, visa fees, medical examination fees and a series of miscellaneous fees, are collected by service companies.
Second, Canada nominated project immigration fee
Planned immigrants nominated by Canada have different requirements for assets due to different projects, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:
1. Saskatchewan investment immigrants
Asset requirements: the applicant must have a family net worth of more than 300 thousand Canadian dollars.
Investment fund: willing to pay the Saskatchewan government a start-up deposit of 75,000 Canadian dollars.
2. Investment immigrants from Manetho.
Asset requirements: the applicant's personal net assets require at least 350,000 Canadian dollars.
Investment funds: invest at least 6.5438+0.5 million Canadian dollars to do business in Manitoba province.
3. Investment immigrants in 3. Pei province
Asset requirements: Applicants are required to have legal assets of more than 400,000 Canadian dollars.
Investment funds: the investment deposit is 6.5438+0.5 million Canadian dollars (if the additional investment is 6.5438+0.5 million Canadian dollars after immigration, the government will return the deposit of 6.5438+0.5 million Canadian dollars).
Only some immigration application fees, including attorney's fees, materials fees, notarization fees, visa fees, medical examination fees and a series of miscellaneous fees, are collected by service companies.
Third, the cost of skilled immigrants in Canada.
Canadian skilled immigrants are an important part of Canadian immigrants. Every year, more than 200,000 foreign immigrants enter Canada through Canada's federal application procedures for skilled immigrants.
There are two kinds of skilled immigrants in Canada: one is the federal general skilled immigrants, and the other is the skilled immigrants nominated by Saskatchewan.
Four, Canada's federal general skilled immigration fees.
Applicants for federal general skilled immigrants can only apply if their personal occupation is on the New Deal Occupation List of Canada's skilled immigrants 626, and they have passed the evaluation of Canada's general skilled immigrants rating scale and scored 67 points.
The Canadian federal skilled migration application fee consists of the following three parts:
1. The government fee (paid to the Immigration Bureau) is 550 Canadian dollars for the main applicant, 550 Canadian dollars for the deputy applicant or 0/50 Canadian dollars for each applicant (if the applicant is under 22 years old). Landing fee: 490 Canadian dollars per person, free for children under 22.
2. Translation fee and notarization fee: depending on the number of application materials.
3. Physical examination fee: about per person 1450 yuan.
Five, Saskatchewan, Canada nominated skilled immigrants.
Like the Federal Republic of General Skilled Immigrants, applicants who apply for skilled immigrants nominated by Saskatchewan must meet the requirements of the list of professional applications for skilled immigrants nominated by Saskatchewan, participate in the scoring of the total score of skilled immigrants of 90 points, and only those who reach 35 points can apply.
Saskatchewan skilled immigrant nomination application fee and federal general skilled immigrant application fee are basically the same. In addition, qualified applicants will eventually need a letter of guarantee from the local employer to be approved by the Saskatchewan Immigration Bureau.