With the demand for people to travel to Canada has been steadily increasing in the last few years due to job and scholarship oppurnities mostly Africans, but most people wonder how they can get this highly developed North American country called Canada. Learn all you need to know about types of Canada Visa, how to get them and how long it will take to be approved.
What is a Canada Visa?
It is a permit that allows you to enter the country and stay legally, either temporarily or permanently. Obtaining a visa to Canada indicates that the Canadian Consulate or Embassy in your home country determined that you are eligible and meet the entry requirements. However, once you reach the Canadian border and customs, it is up to the border officers to determine whether you are fit to enter.
If you answer the questions honestly and correctly, the Canadian Border Services Officer will let you in. Otherwise, even if you have a Canada visa, if they suspect you are not eligible to enter, they can deny your entry and ask you to return to your home country.
Types of Canada Visa
Before you apply for a Canadian visa, you must first know which visa you want to apply for. Here are the types of Canada visas:
- Visitor visas.
- Work visas.
- Business Immigrant visas.
- Student visas.
- Permanent Residence visas.
- Express Entry Program visas.
As an applicant you must pick the one that fits the motive of why you want to go to Canada which will help them get your visa approved faster.
Here are things you need to know about Canada Visa
Express Entry Visas
The Canada Express Entry Program is a government-designed electronic immigration program. It enables people from all over the world to apply for permanent residency in Canada based on their specific skills.
The following are part of this program:
- Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)
- Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)
- Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP)
- Canadian Experience Class
Permanent Canada Visas
Permanent Canada visas allow the holder to remain in the country indefinitely. These are also known as immigrant visas and come in a variety of forms, including:
- Quebec-Selected Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). If you have one of the occupations which are required in the Canadian province of Quebec and you are fluent in French, then you can apply for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program which will allow you to move and work permanently there.
- Family-Sponsorship Program. The Family Sponsorship Visa allows the spouses and dependent children of Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents to immigrate to Canada permanently.
- Self-employed Persons Visa. The Self-employed Persons visa is for people who have skills in business, athletics, culture, or farming and can start their own businesses. These people must demonstrate how they will finance the business as well as their skills in those particular areas
- Startup Visa Program. The Canada Startup Visa is for people who will be individually involved in contributing to the economy. They must have a net worth of at least CAD$300,000 and must commit to owning and managing at least one third of a Canadian business as well as create and maintain employment within 3 years of being in the country.
- Immigrant Investor Program. The Immigrant Investor Program is for people who will make investments in the Canadian economy and have a net worth of at least CAD$800,000. They must invest at least CAD$400,000 and the government will return this investment to them in 5 years without any interest.
- Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP). This visa is given to caregivers who are qualified to take care for elderly, disabled people, or children and live in a private home in Canada.
Temporary Canada Visas
Temporary Canada visas allow a person to enter Canada for a set period of time determined by the Canadian Consulate or Border Services Officers (BSO). This period can last up to 6 months. The temporary visa, on the other hand, can be single or multiple entry.
A single entry visa allows a person to enter Canada once, stay for six months, and then return home. A multiple entry visa allows a person to enter Canada multiple times before their visa expires and stay for a limited time.
Types of Canadian Temporary Visas:
- Visa to Give Birth in Canada. This visa is given to people who fulfill all the criteria to stay temporarily in Canada and who are pregnant and want to give birth in the country. Giving birth in Canada makes the baby automatically a Canadian citizen.
- Courtesy Visa. The Courtesy visa is given to all those people who do not qualify for a Diplomatic and Official Visa but are considered of importance due to their ranks and positions. This includes for example, members of trade missions or diplomats with touristic intent.
- Canada Tourist Visa. The Visitor Visa or the Tourist visa allows the holder to enter Canada for the purposes of tourism in the country.
- Canada Super Visa. The Canadian Super Visa allows parents or grandparents of Canadian citizens or Canadian Permanent Residents to visit their children or grandchildren for an extended stay.
- Diplomatic and Official Visa. The Diplomatic and Official visa gives permission to officials and diplomats from foreign countries to enter Canada for official duties and purposes.
- Canada Business Visa. The Business Visa is given to those who are travelling to Canada with business purposes as individuals or as a group of business people.
- Intending Organ Donors Visa. This visa is given to a person who is traveling to Canada with the purpose of donating an organ to a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.
How many days it will take to get Canada visa after biometrics?
It will take about 12 to 15 days to process your visa after biometrics which will make your approval faster.
Conclusion
To know if your Visa was approved after you have submitted your biometrics to the IRCC with your visa application, you should receive your valid visa within 8 weeks. Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant’s interview by a consular officer.
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