飞出国：今天（2016-12-15）加拿大移民部将发布最新加拿大夫妻团聚移民申请手册（New Application Kit 加拿大新夫妻团聚移民申请指南）。
2015 年加拿大夫妻团聚移民有7万个申请，配额是4.8万，大批申请人因配额原因需要等待1年半（境外）甚至2年到2年半（加拿大境内申请），当然，实际申请过程中有些申请人可以在1年左右拿到签证。
- Overseas and in-Canada applications all processed within 12 months (for 80% of cases).
In 2015 alone, nearly 70 000 applicants applied through spousal sponsorship but there was only space for 48 000 people to be admitted to Canada that year.
For 2016, the Government of Canada increased the number of spaces in the annual immigration levels plan. This allows for 12 000 more spouses, partners and dependent children to be admitted to Canada, compared to the previous year, for a target of 60 000 admissions. Historically the levels target was an average of 47 000.
为了改变这种情况，2016年加拿大移民部设定的夫妻团聚移民配额提升到6万，同时将于2016年12月15日发布最新申请手册，改变申请流程，提升审理速度，80%以上的2016年12月7号后递交是申请人处理周期将会在1年之内，而且境内和境外的申请流程，材料清单，处理周期都将简化统一。
Current:
- Processing time of 26 months for in-Canada applicants and 18 months for overseas applicants (for 80% of cases flyabroad).
Starting December 7, 2016:
Overseas and in-Canada applications all processed within 12 months (for 80% of cases fcgvisa).
2017年加拿大夫妻团聚移民申请流程及变化
2016年12月15日最新加拿大夫妻团聚移民指南主要是对既有申请进行归并，让申请简化：境内境外申请人将统一使用一套指南，申请人可以按 “Basic Guide” 准备材料，细节的可以参考 “Complete Guide”，申请表也将合并，同时提供新的统一的材料清单以替换当前14种材料清单。IRCC 可以在收到申请人基本资料基础上开始处理，需要的话会要求申请人不了。同时要求申请人关联到在线系统，以方便与移民部互通信息。
Overseas and in-Canada applications all processed within 12 months (for 80% of cases)
- Get new application kit. 12 month process
- Read basic guide. Refer to complete guide if needed, and check country specific requirements.
- Identify your checklist. Identify which checklist applies to your situation: spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or a dependent child.
- Fill out forms and assemble application package. Include all forms and documents required on the checklist for your situation.
- Mail application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Processing starts.
- Receiver letter of acknowledgement and instructions. Review instructions to create online account and link your application.
- Link paper application to online account if you wish. Makes it easier to receive and send information.
- You have 30 days to submit background information. Complete and submit Schedule A and police certificates.
- Medical examination: Wait to receive instructions and medical form, then do your exam
- Check account. Receive requests for additional information through your online account, if required.
- IRCC completes processing. IRCC will finish processing your application after it has all the necessary information.
- Decision issued: If approved, applicant receives permanent residence on visa. If refused, applicants receive letter.
Improvements to spousal sponsorship process: The New Application Kit
The Government of Canada is releasing a new spousal sponsorship application kit on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website on December 15, 2016. The new application kit will make it easier and faster to apply through the spousal sponsorship program at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Standard Time. As part of the new application process, applicants will not have to provide certain information up front, such as medical examination results.
The changes to the kit will include the following:
- A new application kit for use by all spousal applicants. Applicants will no longer have to choose between two different kits depending on whether they live in Canada or outside Canada. All applicants will use the same application kit.
Since some applicants may have already started filling out their application using the current kit, IRCC will continue to accept new applications using the current kit until January 31, 2017\. After this date, only applications using the new kit will be accepted.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin using the new kit, which is easier to use and understand, as soon as it is available on December 15, 2016.
- To help clients through the application process, a brand new “Basic Guide” has been developed. This guide summarizes the applications process and gives clients a clear explanation of what they need to do to apply.
If applicants need more detailed information, they can consult the **“Complete Guide”, which has been improved**. Right now, there are several different application guides for sponsors and applicants. These have been combined into one document that is shorter and easier to understand.
- One new Relationship Information and Sponsorship Evaluation form has been developed. Right now, the sponsor must complete a sponsorship evaluation form, and the sponsor and applicant may also complete either one or two additional relationship questionnaires, depending on whether the applicant lives in Canada or outside Canada. These will all be merged into one form to be completed by both the sponsor and the person they are sponsoring and will be the same for all spousal applicants.
- To help clients make sure their application is complete, four new document checklists will be available, depending on who is being sponsored. These will replace the current 14 checklists. Applicants will select the appropriate checklist depending on who is being sponsored (i.e., a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child). The new checklists clearly summarize all the forms and documents that must be included with the application and will help applicants determine what specific information will be needed for their application.
All new applications that are received using the new application kit must include all the required documents listed on the checklist. This will ensure more efficient and timely processing by eliminating the additional processing time that results from back-and-forth between IRCC and clients while the Department waits to receive required documents. If an application is received that does not have all the required forms and documents on the checklist, IRCC will not accept it for processing and will return the application to the applicant.
The changes being made will also address one of the main challenges identified by sponsors and applicants: the period of time between when they submit their application and when they receive a decision. During this time, they may face uncertainty about the status of their application, particularly if they are not contacted for more information or to attend an interview. To help with this, IRCC will do the following:
- Ask applicants to link their paper application to an online account. This will make it easier for clients to receive information from IRCC, send information back to IRCC and check whether they have been asked to send any additional information or documentation. Clients who receive requests for information will be asked to respond within the time frame provided.
- Require certain information later in the process. With the new application kit, IRCC can start processing the application after receiving it with all the required documents on the checklist. The applicant will be asked to provide certain information and documents later in the process rather than upfront as was previously required, namely their Schedule A: Background/Declaration form, medical examination and police certificates. Additional information may be requested as well.
