How do you apply for permanent residence in Canada?

Answer 1

If you are in 2 + 3 module means 2 yrs Student VIS and 3 yrs Work permit after completion of your study you can work full time, after 1 yr of full time working on basis of that you can apply for PR.

Better to work in Saskatchewan ! very easy PR process.......

Answer 2

There are several methods of application for permanent residence, depending on the particular circumstances of the person who wishes to apply. A prospective permanent resident can apply as a skilled worker, as someone who has already experienced Canada as a temporary worker or graduate, as a refugee, as a compassionate exception to Immigration policy, as someone who was worked as a live-in caregiver for two years or more, or as someone who has already held a temporary residence permit for a number of years.

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To apply as a skilled worker

For each applicant,

1. Complete the Application for Permanent Residence in Canada (IMM 0008)
2. Complete Schedule 1: Background/Declaration (IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1)
3. Complete Schedule 3: Economic Class (IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 3)
4. Complete the Additional Family Information form (IMM 5406)
5. Complete the Fee Payment Form - Application for Permanent Residence - Federal Skilled Worker (IMM 5620)
6. Complete the Document Checklist (IMM 5612)
7. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
8. Include supporting documents (check Appendix A of the forms used by your country's Visa Office)
9. Send your completed application to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia

To apply under the Canadian Experience Class

For each applicant,

1. Complete the Application for Permanent Residence (IMM 0008)
2. Complete Schedule 1: Background/Declaration (IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1)
3. Complete Schedule 8: Economic Classes - Canadian Experience Class (IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 8)
4. Complete the Additional Family Information form (IMM 5406)
5. Complete the Document Checklist (IMM 5610)
6. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
7. Send your completed application to the Immigration Regional Program Centre in Buffalo, New York

To apply as a protected person or Convention Refugee

For each applicant,

1. Complete the In Canada Application for Permanent Residence (IMM 5202)
2. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
3. Complete the Document Checklist (IMM 5286)
4. Send your completed application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta

To apply under humanitarian or compassionate grounds

For each applicant,

1. Complete the In Canada Application for Permanent Residence: Humanitarian and Compassionate Consideration (IMM 5001)
2. Complete the Supplementary Information form (IMM 5283)
3. Review the Instructions - Use of a Representative form (IMM 5561)
4. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
5. Complete the Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (IMM 5475)
6. Complete the Document Checklist (IMM 5280)
7. Send your completed application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta

To apply as a live-in caregiver

For each applicant,

1. Complete the In Canada Application for Permanent Residence (IMM 5002)
2. Complete Schedule 1: Background/Declaration (IMM 5002 SCHEDULE 1)
3. Complete the Live-in Caregiver - Employer Declaration of Hours Worked form (IMM 5634)
4. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
5. Complete the Document Checklist (IMM 5282)
6. Send your completed application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta.

To apply as a temporary resident permit holder

For each applicant,

1. Complete the In Canada Application for Permanent Residence (IMM 5002)
2. Complete Schedule 1: Background/Declaration (IMM 5002 SCHEDULE 1)
3. Complete the Use of a Representative form (IMM 5476)
4. Complete the Document Checklist (5528)
5. Send your completed application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta.