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IMMIGRATION

Canada

Work permit

Nairobi visa office

instructions

For the following countries:

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia,

Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan

Table of contents

Document checklist – Work permit

Consent to verification of documents

This application is made available free by

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Canada and is not to be sold to

applicants.

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disponible en français

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Application for a work permit – Checklist

Complete and place this checklist on top of your application. You must submit a certified translation with any document that is not in English or French. Failure to submit all required documentation may result in the refusal of your application or processing delays.

Travel plans are done at your own risk until you receive the letter of authorization to work in Canada from the High Commission.

False statements or submission of fraudulent documents will result in immediate refusal Number of people travelling to Canada (principal applicant and accompanying family members): In addition to a work permit, are you submitting applications for the following?

Number

required

Spouse or

common law

partner

Open work permit - complete an application for a work permit

Temporary resident visa (if not applying for an open work permit) - complete an application for a temporary resident visa

Minor Children

Open study permit - for accompanying children aged 6-18 years old - no separate application form is required Temporary resident visa (if a study permit is not re quired)

- no separate application form is required

Dependent over

18

Study permit for accompanying dependents aged 18-22– complete an application for a study permit which must include a letter of acceptance from a college or university in Canada Temporary resident visa (if a study permit is not required)

– complete an application for a temporary resident visa 2

Submit the following items:

Two passport photographs for each applicant. Signed, dated and taken in the past six months.

Valid passport from each person requiring a temporary resident visa. Your passport should be valid for at least six months from the date of travel to Canada. Include all cancelled or expired passports, if applicable. If you do not reside in your country of citizenship, please provide your work permit or temporary stay permit.

A photocopy of the bio-data page of each applicant’s passport. Copies of birth certificates for minor children and marriage certificate as applicable. Job offer from your employer in Canada on headed paper indicating your job title, duties, salary and dates of employment. Submit a copy of your contract if possible. Evidence that you meet the requirements of the job offer (example: employment references outlining previous jobs and job duties, copies of relevant education certificates, proof of professional qualifications). Other documents (family, financial, employment, property ties) in order to satisfy the officer that you will return to your country of residence after your visit. Self-addressed pre-paid return courier envelope to return your passport and documents.

Consent to verification of documents

Family Information Form IMM 5707, fully completed, dated and signed. Completed and signed Schedule 1 form (Application for Temporary Resident Visa – IMM 5257B).

If applicable, you must also submit:

If a minor is travelling with only one parent, custody documents or notarized permission from the other parent is required.

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Applicants applying in the categories below should also submit the following documents

Nurses, doctors and other medical professionals

Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination

Letter confirming eligibility for interim licensing or registration with the regulatory body in the province to which you are destined in Canada (for example: the College of Registered Nurses or the College of Physicians and Surgeons.) Clinical fellows destined to British Columbia, Ontario or Alberta do not require a letter from the regulatory body.

Original police certificate issued during the past twelve months. Intra-company transferees

Letter from employer explaining why your transfer is necessary and how you meet the requirements.

Evidence of relationship between current employer and employer in Canada. Live-in caregivers

Evidence of completion of high school

Original police certificates from every country you have lived for more than six months since the age of 18.

Contract with your employer in Canada.

Evidence of language ability in French or English. Evidence that you meet the training or experience requirements of the program

(example: education certificates and reference letters outlining your duties and dates of employment).

Truck Drivers

Evidence of completion of high school.

Copy of driving license (and counterpart document D740, if applicable). 4

Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12 months.

Evidence of financial ability to support accompanying family members. Provincial nominees

Provincial nominee certificate.

Post-doctoral fellows

Evidence of PhD completion (PhD certificate or letter from your university). Visiting researchers

Research proposal outlining research to be undertaken in Canada, goals of research in relation to your academic pursuits in your own country, how you were chosen, amount and source of any funding you will receive. Media crew

Full details of filming including purpose, location, dates, type of production, distribution audience.

Telefilm Canada Co-op Agreement, if applicable.

Construction workers

Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12 months.

Quebec English language assistants

Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination

Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12 months.

Déclaration d’affectation from the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec confirming details of your placement.

League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers

Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination

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Letter from the League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers confirming your placement details

Charitable workers

Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12 months.

Charity registration number of the employer in Canada. 6

Consent to verification of documents

1. 1. Applicant

I, (print full name) consent to the release to Citizenship and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency

(CBSA) by the issuing authorities all information required for the purpose of verifying the documents I have submitted in support of this application. Signature:

Date:

2. 2. Parent or Guardian (if applicable)

I, (print full name) consent to the release to Citizenship and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency

(CBSA) by the issuing authorities all information required for the purpose of verifying the documents I have submitted in support of this application. Signature:

Date:

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