The Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V) would need to review the notes on the Global Case Management System (GCMS). Officers typically place these notes from the initial work permit application at the visa office. These notes indicate that the visa officer has confirmed the applicant’s marital status.

The Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V) could ask the visa office to confirm or discredit the statutory declaration or other information provided by the live-in caregiver as well. This information would typically concern the live-in caregiver’s marital status at the time of the application for permanent residence.

Non-accompanying family members could become accompanying family members. For this, the principal applicant would need to make a request prior to the authorities granting permanent residence to the applicant. In addition, this change can only take place once the applicant has paid all the appropriate fees at the time of making the request.

For more information about processing family members, officers would need to review:

• Section 5.12 of chapter OP 2, Processing members of the family class and,

• Section 8 of chapter OP 24, Overseas processing of family members of in-Canada applicants for permanent residence

Processing Family Members

The visa office responsible for the family member’s country of residence is responsible for determining the eligibility of most family members. However, in some cases, the Manila visa office might be servicing some of the family members. In this scenario, the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V) would need to complete the eligibility assessment. If, in these cases, the officers deem the eligibility or admissibility assessment of the overseas family members to be complex, the officers would need to refer the processing of the overseas family members to the Manila visa office. In such cases, the officers would need to add Manila as the secondary office. In addition, the officers would need to remove the application from any active processing groups.

It is worth highlighting that the visa office in Manila, Philippines, is responsible for permanent resident applications from:

• Caroline Islands

• Guam

• Japan

• Johnston Atoll

• The Republic of Korea

• Kosrae

• Marianas

• The Marshall Islands

• Micronesia

• Midway Island

• Northern Mariana Island

• The Pacific Islands

• Palau (Belau)

• The Philippines

• Ponape

• Truk Island

• Wake Island and,

• Yap Island

The visa office in Manila, Philippines, is responsible for processing permanent resident applications including self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec selected skilled workers, Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and family sponsorship.

Note:

• Some individuals might want to apply for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trade, Canadian Experience Class or some Provincial Nominee Programs

• These individuals would need to apply online via Express Entry

• In addition, applicants would need to mail all new family sponsorship applications to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

In addition, the visa office in Manila, Philippines, is responsible for temporary resident applications too from:

• Caroline Islands

• Guam

• Japan

• Johnston Atoll

• The Republic of Korea

• Kosrae

• Marianas

• The Marshall Islands

• Micronesia

• Midway Island

• Northern Mariana Island

• The Pacific Islands

• Palau (Belau)

• The Philippines

• Ponape

• Truk Island

• Wake Island and,

• Yap Island

The visa office in Manila, Philippines, is responsible for processing temporary resident applications including visitors, students, temporary workers and permanent resident travel documents.

Clients would need to use the web form provided on the website of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for making enquiries. They could use the web form for:

• Asking about applications that have passed the normal processing times

• Provide additional information about their applications and,

• Report various technical issues

The general e-mail id they could use is: MANILIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca

Clients would need to note that the closest Visa Application Centres (VACs) comprise:

• Manila and Cebu in the Philippines

• Tokyo, Japan and,

• Seoul, South Korea

It is worth highlighting that Visa Application Centres (VACs) typically accept applications for:

• Study permits

• Work permits

• Visitor visas i.e. temporary resident visa and,

• Travel documents for permanent residents