Re: New Rule - to apply from home country only?

Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:37:37 GMT
Newsgroups: misc.immigration.canada
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This is not the new rule - this is rule implemented with IRPA on June 28,
2002. It wasn't fully enforced by many visa posts until few months. The rule
says the following:
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11. (1) An application for a permanent resident visa - other than an
application for a permanent resident visa made under Part 8 (refugees) -
must be made to the immigration office that serves:
(a) the country where the applicant is residing, if the applicant has been
lawfully admitted to that country for a period of at least one year; or
(b) the applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is
stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which
they are residing without having been lawfully admitted.
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You can read about it here also:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/offices/apply-where.html
As you can see applications may be submitted to visa post serving either
country of nationality or country of current residence as long as person is
lawfully admitted to such country for at least 12 months. So, if you have
been lawfully admitted to US for at least 12 months then you can apply
through Buffalo.
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Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
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"Harsh Walia" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks
>
> Someone told me that a new rule starting this May states that new
> applications for Canadian immigration can only be applied from the
> country from where a person holds his citizenship. If I am an Indian
> Citizen and living in United States does it mean that I cannot apply
> from Buffalo anymore. Early help would be appreciated on this.
>
> Thanks
> Harsh