IRCC has declared that on 1st December 2023, fees for international citizens applying to maintain their status in Canada after being unacceptable will be elevated. The elevation applies to the application below:
| Fees | Present Fee | New Fee From 1st December 2023 |
| Approval to return to Canada | $400.00 | $459.55 |
| Rehabilitation – inadmissible on the basis of criminality | $200.00 | $229.77 |
| Rehabilitation – unacceptable on the basis of severe criminality | $1,000.00 | $1,148.87 |
| Regain your status as a visitor, employee, or student | $200.00 | $229.77 |
| Regain your status as an employee and obtain a new work permit | $355.00 | $384.77 |
| Regain your status as a student and obtain a new study permit | $350.00 | $379.77 |
| Temporary resident permit | $200.00 | $229.77 |
The application charges are being changed for inflation based on the Service Fees Act (SFA). These charges have been adjusted to record for inflation since 2018 and will continue being changed yearly due to inflation every 1st December.
As an aspect of the Service Fees Act, temporal reimbursements are allocated to customers when service norms are unsatisfied. This temporal reimbursement, referred to as remissions, will be given to candidates if Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) obtains their request before or after 1st December 2023. The partial reimbursement will be allocated by 1st July of the following fiscal year.
How to Overcome Inadmissibility
Canada’s acceptable conditions ensure that international citizens satisfy specific requirements before they are permitted to enter the nation, which comprises of meriting a criminal setting review. Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada and Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) protect the borders from any individual who may stand as a threat to the nation. Therefore, they may refuse access to an international citizen who is possibly to violate an offense at the time of their stay in Canada.
If you are an international citizen apprehended or sentenced for a criminal violation, you may be regarded criminally unacceptable to Canada. Hence, there are three primary methods to bypass Canada’s unacceptability. These include:
- A temporary resident permit request
- A criminal rehabilitation request
- A lawful opinion letter
The temporary resident permit request permits temporary entry to Canada for a particular time. A temporary resident permit is utilized in Canada when a visitor possesses an accurate motive for going into Canada, and the advantages of their access surpass any threats to the Canadian community.
A temporary resident permit can be permitted for three years, based on the motives of access to Canada. An individual can apply for a temporary resident permit anytime, and the candidate does not need to have concluded their criminal convictions. An international citizen may also present an illegal rehabilitation application. This request permanently erased past criminal records for the intention of going into Canada. The criminal rehabilitation request is a one-time answer and does not need continuation. Upon obtaining acceptance for criminal rehabilitation, an individual will no longer be regarded as unaccepted and will not require a temporary resident permit to access Canada. For one to be qualified for criminal rehabilitation, you are required to satisfy the following measures;
- Is required to have violated an act outside of Canada that would be equivalent to a criminal act under the Canadian criminal code.
- Is required to have been charged of or accepted to violating the act.
- Five years are required to have passed since the convictions have been concluded. This comprises jail duration, penalties, probation, or community service.
Lastly, suppose you have violated or been charged with an offense. In that case, you can pre-emptively bypass being deemed unacceptable to Canada by presenting a legal opinion letter to the judicial administration handling your case. A Canadian immigration attorney sketches a legal opinion letter and clarifies the outcomes of a charge for the Canadian relocation intentions. It references applicable parts of Canadian rules to assist the officer in specifying the convictions and how various consequences, such as charges and penalties, would impact the capacity to migrate to Canada.