Permanent residence for extended family of former Afghan interpreters: Who can apply
This program is now full
We are no longer accepting new applications under this special program.
We’ll continue to prioritize processing all eligible applications.
On this page:
- Who is eligible for this public policy
- Family members you can bring with you to Canada
- Being admissible to Canada
Who is eligible for this public policy
To be eligible for this temporary public policy, you must meet the following requirements:
- you’re an Afghan national
- you’re outside of Canada
- you were in Afghanistan on or after July 22, 2021 (you don’t need to currently be in Afghanistan or return to Afghanistan to be eligible)
- your Afghan family member (the former interpreter)
- worked for the Government of Canada or the Canadian Armed Forces and
- immigrated to Canada under the 2009 or 2012 public policies:
- Special immigration measures for local staff in Kandahar who support Canada’s mission in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan as of October 9th, 2009
- Temporary public policy concerning certain local staff who provided direct support to the Canadian mission in Kandahar as of February 2012
- you provided a complete and signed statutory declaration from your Afghan family member who immigrated to Canada under the 2009 or 2012 public policies
- you’re one of the following family members to the former Afghan interpreter:
- their child (your age doesn’t matter)
- their grandchild
- their parent or grandparent
- their sibling (brother or sister, including half-brothers and half-sisters)
- their sibling-in-law (brother-in-law or sister-in-law) if
- the former Afghan interpreter’s sibling is missing and presumed dead, or deceased, and
- you were married or in a common-law relationship with the sibling when they disappeared or died, and
- you don’t have another spouse or common-law partner
- you and any family members coming with you have
- a valid passport or travel document or
- a valid identity document or statutory declaration (as described under sections 178(1) and 178(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations), if you don’t have a passport or travel document
If you’re in Afghanistan and plan to leave
The Government of Canada remains firm in its commitment to welcome vulnerable Afghans to Canada.
If you plan to leave Afghanistan, you must check and follow the travel requirements of the country you plan to enter or travel through. Along with your passport, you may need to get a visa to legally enter another country.
It’s important to follow the immigration laws of countries you plan to enter. If you don’t, you could
- be detained
- be unable to leave the country or
- get deported back to Afghanistan
This can make it harder to get help to travel to Canada or any other country in which you plan to resettle.
اگر قصد خروج از افغانستان را دارید، لطفاً خود را از شرایط سفر به کشوری هایکه قصد دارید وارد آن شوید یا از ان کشور ها بگزرید باخبر بسازید. برعلاوه از پاسپورت، شما نیاز به اخذ ویزه دارید تا بشکل قانونی وارد یک کشور دیگر شوید.
مهم است تا از قوانین مهاجرت کشورهای که پلان دارید وارد آن شود باخبر باشید و پیروی کنید. در غیر ان، ممکن است:
- توقیف شوید،s
- نخواهد توانست تا ان کشور را ترک کنید یا
- دوباره به افغانستان شما را روان خواهد کردند.
چنین یک اتفاق می تواند در قسمت دریافت کمک برای سفر به کانادا یا هر کشور دیگری را که قصد زندگی را در آن را دارید، مشکلتر میسازد.
که چېرته تاسو پلان لرئ چې له افغانستان څخه ووځئ، باید هغه هېواد ته د سفر شرایط وګورئ او وڅارئ چې غواړئ ور ننوځئ او یا سفر وکړئ. تاسو باید له خپل پاسپورټ سره ویزه ترلاسه کړئ تر څو په قانوني بڼه بل هېواد ته ننوځئ.
دا مهمه ده چې تاسو د هغو هېوادونو د کډوالۍ قوانین وڅارئ چې غواړئ ور شئ. که تاسو دا کار ونکړئ نو:
- رد به شئ،
- و به نکړای شئ چې هېواد پرېږدئ
- یا بېرته افغانستان ته ستانه شئ.
دا کولای شي کاناډا یا بل هغه هېواد ته ستاسو رسېدل سخت کړي چې غواړ هلته مېشت شئ.
Family members you can bring with you to Canada
You can bring the following family members with you to Canada:
- your spouse or common-law partner
- your dependent child
- who is under the age of 22 and does not have a spouse or partner or
- who is 22 years old or over and meets both of the following requirements:
- has depended on you for financial support since before the age of 22
- is unable to support themselves financially because of a mental or physical condition
- your grandchild (dependent child of your, or your spouse or partner’s, dependent child)
You must include these family members in your application. If you don’t, they won’t be able to come with you.
Being admissible to Canada
You and your family members must be admissible to Canada to be approved for permanent residence. Make sure you know how you could be inadmissible to Canada.
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