COSTS & EXPENSES - Immigration Process

1. PROCESSING FEES

This is the amount you must pay the Canadian government for them to receive your Permanent Resident Visa Application, and assess your documents. That amount is cancelled or deposited when you turn in your first document at the beginning of the process, asking for their assessment (IMM- 0008-SW-Application for Permanent Resident – Federal Skilled Worker Class) and it's NON REFUNDABLE. (To see how it can be paid in every country, see Chapter 6.2 - Stage 3)

The total cost of the application varies according to the number of people included in your application form.

2. Right of Permanent Residence - Fee

This cost just corresponds to the amount you must pay only if your application for a Permanent Resident Visa is accepted. In case you have already paid by the moment of turning in your documents for this right and you are rejected or you don’t want to accept it, the amount will be refunded.

You must pay for this money for your Visa to be issued. In this case, if the result is positive, the visa bureau will notify you when you must pay.

The cost is in connection with the right of Permanent Residence fee, as main applicant, and the ones for your wife or partner, if applicable.

The cost of the Right of Permanent Residence Fee is in Canadian dollars or its equivalent in other currencies, and may vary any moment.

3.  ADDITIONAL FEES 

You must also pay for these documents, for you and your family:

·        Medical Exams.

·        Police Certificates or Crime Record.

·        English or French Examinations.

4. FUNDS REQUIRED TO SETTLE IN CANADA

The Canadian government doesn’t provide immigrants who apply for a Permanent Resident skilled Worker /Professional Visa with financial support. You should prove at the Canadian Embassy bureau that you have the funds to travel, settle down, and get by with your family for the first 6 months, after which you are supposed to have integrated to the Canadian job market.

You should prove the Embassy that you have the funds and that it is yours. The minimal amount required depends on the number of family members in your family.

 5. HOW YOU CAN PROVE YOU OWE THE FUNDS

You will have to declare the Immigration and Visa Canadian Officials that you are taking with you more than $10.000 (Canadian dollars) in cash on your arrival in Canada. Your money can be:

iCash (American or Canadian dollars)

iTitles (shares, bonds, debentures, treasury bills etc.)

iNegotiable documents (travellers’ cheques, money orders, certified checks, etc.)

Note : Not declaring the whole amount of money when it is greater than $10.000 can get you into trouble and may be imprisoned.

6. FARE TICKETS (Approx. Cost)

This list shows en estimate of the cost of a fare ticket between some Latin American and Canadian cities in regular season. (They may be more expensive in December, January, June and July).

Company Air Canada. Price in Canadian dollars.

Minimum cost in October 2006, only ticket to Canada (not round trip ticket). This is one of the cheaper months during the year to buy airplane tickets.

Note: Just as a reference. The cost between brackets is the cost for children under 12 years old. There are some additional costs such as airport taxes and the fee for leaving the country, fuel tax, and other taxes that vary from country to country, which may suppose between a 25 and a 40% of the cost mentioned, according with the country you live in.

Check several air lines to find the best price. Try www.aircanada.com

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