I received this letter as below, anyone can explain why they are requesting these informations, in another time they are demanding to submit my passport???
Dear applicant,
The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You must complete the
following steps within 30 days in order for our office to issue your Confirmation of Permanent Residence and, if
applicable, your permanent residence visa. If for any reason you are not able to meet this deadline, please inform us
immediately by email to:
dakar.immigration@international.gc.ca with details concerning your situation.Please
cite your full name and file number (in the subject) on the return envelope. Failure to do so may delay your
application processing. Please read the step 4 (what you should know)
STEP 1: CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES:
Should any of the following circumstances apply to you or any accompanying family member, you must inform this
office immediately:
Change in marital status, for example due to marriage, divorce, legal separation,
annulment or death of spouse;
Change in family composition, for example due to adoption or birth of a child,
including a child born to your accompanying dependent child,
Death of principal applicant, spouse, accompanying children, or death of
sponsoring relative;
Change in health;
You or any of your accompanying family members being charged or convicted of a
criminal offence
Change in contact information: mailing address, e-mail address, or telephone
number.
Your failure to inform IRCC of any of these changes may result in the cancellation of your permanent
resident visa and may render you and your accompanying family members inadmissible to Canada. Your
failure to declare all of your family members, accompanying or not, will permanently exclude them from
sponsorship under the Family Class regulations
STEP 2: Passport Requirements
If you require a visa to enter Canada, then submit your passport(s):
Please provide your passport or travel document and a passport or travel document for each accompanying
family member. An accompanying family member must have his or her own passport or travel document.
There must be at least two blank pages in your passport(s).
Please note that permanent resident visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or Military passports or
travel documents.
All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on the bio-data page
must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the passport; there cannot be any loose
pages.
Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
If you do not require a visa to enter Canada:
Please submit one photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for
you and one for each accompanying family member.
Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 12 months from the date of this letter.
Please note that you cannot use a Diplomatic, Official or Military passport to travel to Canada to become a
permanent resident of Canada. You must be in possession of an ordinary passport.
STEP 3: PREPARE YOUR DOCUMENTS
All required documents must be submitted in one single package. You must submit together:
1. Passport(s)ORphotocopy(ies) of passport(s), as explained in Step 2. Your passport and a passport for
each accompanying family member. Please note that you will need either your passport or a national
identity card with photo in order to undergo your medical examination, if a medical examination is
required. Please do not send your passport until you have attended your medical examination.
2. Two recent photographs of yourself and two recent photographs of each of your accompanying family
members. Write your file number and the name of each person on the back of their photos. Wait until the ink
dries before stacking the photos on top of each other.Please visit the following link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
If you do not meet the photo specifications the processing of your application will be delayed.
3. A medical exam (if applicable)for you and member of your family whether accompanying or not). Forms for
medical examinations were sent in separate email. Be sure to check your junk mail (spam) to ensure that the
email has not been sent there. Please inform us immediately by email to:
dakar.immigration@international.gc.ca if you haven’t received the medical examinations forms.You must
perform the medical examination within 30 days of the date of this letter or this email if you have received
the letter via email. Please note that you will need your passport or a national identity card valid for your
medical exams. To find a doctor in your country, territory or region to carry out your medical examination for
immigration purposes, please click on the following link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/liste-md.aspx (select
the relevant country or territory). Only designated doctors approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
may conduct the review
4. Form Schedule A-IMM 5669 and IMM5562 fully completed. You must answer all questions. Pay attention
to questions (IMM 5669 )7-8 and 12 and make sure to give us all your activities and addresses since
your 18th birthday and not only for the last 10 years.No period should remain unexplained. The dates
and months must follow each other the principal applicant, his spouse and/or partner, if applicable, and all
children over 18 years old must complete this form (if applicable. If you do not mention all periods, the
processing of your application will be delayed
5. Form IMM 5604 (if applicable) ( Declaration from non-accompanying parent/guardian for minors immigrating
to Canada) (if applicable).You have to provide this form along with a copy of your biological mother’s /father’s
ID card or passport bearing his/her e-mail and/or phone contacts.
6. Recent original police certificate from your current country of residence for you, your spouse, your
partner and all your children over 18 years old and all countrywhere you have lived for more than six (6)
months consecutive if the police certificate have not been previously submitted. If you do not submit the
requested police certificate,the processing of your application will be delayed.
7. The “Updated Information Chart” fully completed for you and your family member (whether
accompanying or not).One sheet per family. (See attachment).
8. The Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) for you, your spouse (if applicable) 490$/215.000 CFA
per person, if not already paid.For more information please visit the following link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp
A receipt will be issued for each payment received at one of the partnering financial institutions.
Please attach the original receipt to your application and keep a copy of the receipt as proof of payment. Do
not send cash. We will not be responsible for cash sent to our office.
A receipt will be issued for each payment received at one of the partnering financial institutions. Please
attach the original receipt to your application and keep a copy of the receipt as proof of payment. Do
not send cash. We will not be responsible for cash sent to our office.
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS
Submitting your passport(s), photos and updated information
For security reasons, your visa(s) can only be issued by our office in Dakar. You may submit your package by
courier to our address below. Do not send your passports and documents by regular or registered mail.
To submit your package by courier
Passports and other documents must be sent to the following address:
Canadian Embassy,
Visas & Immigration Section (Canadian Embassy Annex)
18 rue Émile Zola, Plateau
P.O Box 6106 (Dakar étoile),
Dakar Sénégal
You can also send your / your passport (s) through VACs serving your country of residence. See details and cost:
http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/French/index.html see list in Africa and the Middle East.
You must contact a courier company and pre-pay for the return of your passports and original documents
