How to submit an application
How to submit different types of applications:
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- Temporary resident visa (visitors, students, temporary workers) and Permanent resident travel document
- Family class applications
- Economic Class
- Address
- Security
Temporary resident visa (to visit, study or work temporarily) AND Permanent Resident Travel document:
Visa Application Centre (VAC)
A NEW VAC will be opening in Port-au-Prince on July 3, 2013, and will be located at 117 Bis Route du Canape Vert, Pétion-Ville.
As of July 3, all temporary resident applications (visitor visa, study or work permit) or permanent resident travel document applications should be submitted either online or through the VAC. More details…
You must obtain an appointment to submit an application at the Embassy.
To obtain an appointment, you must contact us via email at VRT-Haiti@international.gc.ca and provide us with:
- Your name
- Your passport number
- Your cell phone number
- The number of applications you want to submit.
In the e-mail response, you will receive the date of your appointment and information regarding the forms to be filled out, the documents to be provided and the payment method of the processing fees. On the day of your appointment, you must provide the written confirmation of the appointment (a copy of the e-mail response) to be admitted to the visa office of the Embassy.
Length of time to obtain an appointment:
You will obtain an appointment around 8 weeks after the date that you submitted your request for an appointment via email. At the time of obtaining an appointment, add an additional week to the processing time. The processing time begins the date the application is filed at the Embassy (this time is not guaranteed, it is an average).
When filing your application to the Embassy, you will receive a numbered voucher, which will indicate the date that you must return to the Embassy to retrieve either your passport with visa, your passport and a letter of refusal or a request for additional documents.
Request to change the date of an appointment (exceptional cases only)
Once you have obtained the date of your appointment, it is not possible to change it. If you send us an email requesting an earlier date, you must clearly state the reasons why you need an earlier date. An officer in the Immigration section of the Embassy will determine if you can obtain a new appointment date.
The officer will authorize a change only if it is determined that the application is in the national interest of Canada or if compassionate grounds warrant a change (the agent may ask for proof). For example, the following reasons will not be considered valid justification for the authorization of a change of the date for an appointment :
- Attend a wedding;
- Attend a birth;
- Cheaper airfare at an earlier date;
- Attend a business meeting that the officer does not consider important enough for Canada;
- Attend a school graduation ceremony.
If a new appointment date is approved, you will receive an email confirming the new date. Otherwise, you will receive no response and the initial date of appointment received will remain unchanged.
Family class applications:
All applications for sponsored family class members must be submitted to the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Canada. For more information on how to pay and where to submit your application, refer to Sponsoring Your Family.
Economic Class
All applicants in the economic classes must submit their initial application to the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Canada. For more information, visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website.
Address:
Embassy of Canada to Haiti
Immigration Section
Route de Delmas
Between Delmas 71 and 75
Port-au-Prince
Security – Getting into the Embassy
Luggage, such as backpacks, suitcases or packages larger than a standard handbag, are not allowed into the Embassy. The Embassy offers no storage facilities and applicants carrying such items will not be allowed entry.
Applicants are also discouraged from bringing mobile phones or other electronic devices, such as Blackberries, iPods, PDAs and remote-entry automobile keys, to the Embassy. Holders of such items will be delayed for searches and examination.
Please note that food and drinks are not permitted within Embassy.
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