Permanent Resident Fees

Immigration Cost Recovery Fees Effective October 12, 2009

	Indian Rupees	CAD$
Permanent Resident Fees
Skilled Worker applicants
Principal applicant	24,060	$550
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law partner	24,060	$550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner	6,560	$150
Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed Persons Class applicants
Principal applicant	45,940	$1050
A family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older, or is less than 22 years of age and is a spouse or common-law partner	24,060	$550
A family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner	6,560	$150
Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) Please note that for Family Class applicants, the Right of Permanent Residence Fee must be paid by the sponsor in Canada only.	21,440	$490

This fee is payable by principal applicants (with the following exceptions) and accompanying spouses and common-law partners. It must be paid before the immigrant visa is issued overseas or before the applicant becomes a permanent resident in Canada.

Exceptions:

• dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor, a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild; and
• protected persons, including Convention refugees

On May 2, 2006, the Government of Canada announced a significant reduction to the Right of Permanent Residence Fee. 

The Right of Permanent Residence Fee for immigrants (RPRF) will be refunded for unsuccessful immigrant applications or for those who withdraw or otherwise abandon immigration to Canada before the visa has been used.

You may be entitled to a refund.  Find out how to claim your refund here, or you can find out more information about the Right of Permanent Residence Fee refund and other Citizenship and Immigration programs and services on the CIC Web site.

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