Business Visa

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What qualifications are required?

The self employed refers to a foreign applicant who possesses a minimum of 2 years of business experience in a business activity conducted under his/her personal name and has legally obtained and accumulated assets worth at least CAD$ 100 000.

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Unlike the entrepreneur and investor categories, other factors such as age, academic background, work experience, language skills, family ties in Canada and/or previous work experience or studies in Canada are also taken into consideration.

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What are the benefits of Business Visa?

If your application is successful, you will be issued a visa of permanent residency in Canada. This visa will allow you to indefinitely live in Canada and work or invest at your own free will. You will also have the right to study in any Canadian university under the same conditions as a Canadian citizen. In a nutshell, this visa gives you the same rights as those of a Canadian citizen, with the exception of the right to vote and obtain a Canadian passport. After 3 years of permanent residency in Canada, you will be entitled to claim the Canadian citizenship.

In addition to having free access to one of the best health care systems in the world, as a permanent resident or Canadian citizen, you will also be given access to one of the world's most renown education systems, which is free for all students in public schools at the primary and secondary level. You will also benefit from family allowance to assist large families, employment insurance in the event of unemployment, and social services for destitute persons.

What are the processing costs?

Depending on the business visa category and the province in Canada you will choose as your final destination, governmental processing fees may vary between CAD$ 1 540 and CAD$ 5 390  for the main applicant and CAD$ 1 040 and CAD$ 1 190 for the spouse. For each child, processing fees can range between CAD$ 150 and CAD$ 300 depending again on the destination in Canada.

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Note that additional costs may be associated with the processing of your visa application, such as, medical examination, police clearance certificates and mailing / courier costs.

How long will it take?

The time required to obtain a permanent residency visa can vary between 12 and 36 months, depending on the country where your application was filed. Processing times may be hindered by the number of applications received and the capacity of each visa post to deal with them. Although some variations exist from one office to another, the system requires that all the necessary documentation be submitted at the time the file is opened.

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