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ApplySelfemployed

How to apply website

Followthesestepstoapply:

1. Gettheapplicationpackage
Theapplicationpackage(/english/information/applications/fqselfemployed.asp)includesa
guideandalltheformsyouneedtofillouttoapplytotheprogram.Usetheguidetohelp
youfillouttheformscorrectly.
Fillouttheformsonyourcomputer.Whenyouaredone:
ValidatetheGenericApplicationFormforCanada[IMM0008](PDF(Portable
DocumentFormat),496.57KB(Kilobyte))
(/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008ENU_2D.pdf)online.ClicktheValidatebutton
ontheform.Ifthereareanyfieldsyoustillneedtofillout,theywillbeoutlinedin
red.
Printthevalidatedapplicationform,includingthebarcodepage(s).(Thispage
willcomeupafteryouvalidatetheform).
Signanddatetheformwhereasked.
Includeallthepagesoftheapplicationform,includingthebarcodepage(s),with
yourapplication.
Printtheotherforms,andsignanddatewhereasked.
Eachofyouranswersmustbecompleteandtrue.
Youmustfilloutalltheformslistedintheapplicationpackage.UsetheDocument
Checklist(PDF(PortableDocumentFormat),382.41KB(Kilobyte))
(/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5784E.pdf)tomakesureyoudonotmissanything.
Findoutmoreaboutthebarcodeform(/english/information/applications/additional.asp).
Answerallofthequestionscarefully,completelyandtruthfully.Thereareserious
consequencesforapplicantswhomisrepresentthemselvesorwithholdrelevant
informationontheirapplication.
Youmustincludealltheforms,information,documents,signatures,languagetest
resultsandfeesthatareaskedfor.Ifanyaremissing,yourapplicationisnot
complete.Wewillsenditbacktoyouwithoutprocessingit.

2. Payyourapplicationfees
Youwillhavetopay:

a) Theprocessingfeeforyouandyourfamilymemberswho
willcometoCanadawithyou
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Whenyouapply,youneedtoincludeeveryonewhowillcometoCanadawithyou.This
informationwillaffectyourfees.Checkthefeelist(/english/information/fees/fees.asp)to
seehowmuchitwillbe.
Wewillnotrefundtheprocessingfee.Makesureyouareeligiblebeforeyouapply.

b)TheRightofPermanentResidenceFee
Youmustpaythisfeeifweapproveyourapplication.Thisfeecoversyouandyourfamily
members,ifanyarecomingwithyou.Youmustpayitbeforeweissueyourpermanent
residentvisa.
Wewillrefundthisfeeif:
youcancelyourapplication,
yourapplicationisnotapproved,or
youdecidenottocometoCanada.

c)Otherfees
Youmustalsopayfeestothirdpartiesfor:
yourmedicalexam(/english/information/medical/index.asp),
apolicecertificate(/english/information/security/index.asp),
yourlanguagetesting
(/english/immigrate/self_employed/selection_factors/language.asp),and
servicesataVisaApplicationCentre,ifyouuseone.

d)Payment
YoumustpayyourprocessingandRightofPermanentResidencefeesinCanadiandollars.
FillouttheFeePaymentForm(IMM5620)(PDF(PortableDocumentFormat),633.81KB
(Kilobyte))(/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5620E.pdf)andincludeitwithyourapplication.CIC
currentlydoesnotacceptonlinepaymentsforpermanentresidenceapplicationsunder
theSelfEmployedClass.
Theinstructionguide(/english/information/applications/guides/4500ETOC.asp)hasmore
detailedinformationonfees.

3.Submityourapplication

Makesureyou:
answerallquestions,
signyourapplicationandallforms,
includeyourprocessingfee,and
includeallthesupportingdocuments.
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Ifyouforgetsomething,yourapplicationwillbesentbacktoyou.Youwillhavetofixany
errorsandresubmitit.UsetheDocumentChecklist(PDF(PortableDocumentFormat),
382.41KB(Kilobyte))(/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5784E.pdf)tomakesureyoudonot
forgetanything.
Youshouldalso:
validatetheGenericApplicationFormforCanada[IMM0008](PDF(Portable
DocumentFormat),496.57KB(Kilobyte))
(/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008ENU_2D.pdf)onlinebyclickingontheValidate
buttonontheform,
printthebarcodepage(s),and
includeallpagesoftheapplicationform,includingthebarcodepage(s)withyour
application.
Thiswillhelpmakesureyourapplicationiscompleteandhelpyouavoiddelays.
Findoutmoreaboutthebarcodeform(/english/information/applications/additional.asp).
MailyourapplicationandfeepaymentformtotheCentralizedIntakeOfficeinSydney,Nova
Scotia,Canada(/english/information/offices/canada/sydney.asp):
CentralizedIntakeOfficeSelfemployedClass
P.O.Box7200
Sydney,NSB1P0E9
Canada
Donotsendyourapplicationtoanyotherprocessingcentreorvisaoffice.

Alsointhistopic
Determineyoureligibility(/english/immigrate/business/selfemployed/applywho.asp)
Apply(/english/immigrate/business/selfemployed/applyhow.asp)
Checkprocessingtimes(/english/information/times/permec.asp)
Afteryouapply:getnextsteps(/english/immigrate/self_employed/next_steps.asp)
Prepareforarrival(/english/immigrate/self_employed/arrival.asp)

DateModified:
20150826

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