The Canadian Immigration Agency recently released the relevant procedures for applying for maple leaf card and published an application form on its official website for download by those in need. According to the regulations of the Immigration Bureau, applicants must record their residence, work and study status in the past five years in detail on a monthly basis, and at the same time, they must be a government-certified professional as the guarantor to prove the authenticity of the information provided.

Since the federal government issued a new immigration policy on June 28, the old immigration documents will gradually fade out of history and be replaced by maple leaf cards. The launch of Maple Leaf Card is mainly based on security considerations. Compared with old immigration paper, maple leaf cards do not contain photos of the licensee, thus reducing the risk of forgery and abuse. In addition, the maple leaf card is portable and has a similar size and texture to a credit card, making it easy to fit into a wallet.

Application timetable for maple leaf card

The immigration department estimates that about 1.5 million people in our country need to update their existing immigration documents to maple leaf cards. Based on this data, the entire process of completing the card replacement procedure is expected to last about one year. The order of applications is arranged in reverse order according to the morning and evening of immigration qualifications, that is, those who obtain immigration qualifications earlier will start applying later. The specific arrangements are as follows:

In 2002, if you want to apply for an immigration application, you must submit your application between October 15 and November 30.

Those who become immigrants in 2001 can submit applications between December 1 and February 28, 2003.

Those who obtain immigration status in 2000 can submit applications to relevant departments within the period from March 1 to April 30, 2003.

Applying to immigrants from 1996 to 1999 in May 2003;

Applying to immigrants from 1992 to 1995 in June 2003;

Applying to immigrants from 1988 to 1991 in July 2003;

Applying to immigrants from 1980 to 1987 in August 2003;

Become an immigrant from 1973 to 1979 and applied in September 2003;

Become an immigrant before 1973 and applied in October 2003 or after.

Application form website www. cic. gc. ca

The Immigration Bureau has published the application form to the online platform (website: www.cic.gc.ca). The table consists of seven parts.

The first part involves personal information, including name, gender, date of birth, contact address, and phone number.

The second part needs to record personal experiences over the past five years, covering detailed information about the place of residence, employment and learning institutions, and must be listed in detail on a monthly basis. If the overseas stay time has exceeded two years in the past five years, the relevant situation needs to be explained in detail.

The third part records relevant historical information about individual immigration over the past five years, including whether immigration has been conducted in other countries and the relevant specific situations. The fourth part is the personal statement process, requiring the information provided by the filler to be true and correct, and the date must be indicated and the name must be signed. The fifth part is a filling area specially prepared for those who have lost their maple leaf card.