How to apply

Before you apply online, make sure you have the following:

Get instructions to apply online

Select the country or territory you’re applying from to get your local visa office instructions and to apply online:

  • Bénin

    Are you applying with a family member who is applying for a work permit?

  • Burkina Faso

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  • Burundi

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  • Cabo Verde

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  • Cameroon

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  • Central African Republic

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  • Chad

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  • Comoros

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  • Côte d'Ivoire

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  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  • Dominica

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  • Republic of the Congo

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  • Djibouti

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  • Egypt

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  • Equatorial Guinea

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  • Gabon

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  • Guinea

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  • Guinea-Bissau

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  • Haïti

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  • Lebanon

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  • Madagascar

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  • Mali

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  • Mauritania

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  • Mauritius

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  • Morocco

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  • Niger

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  • Rwanda

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  • Saint Lucia

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  • São Tomé and Principe

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  • Senegal

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  • Seychelles

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  • Togo

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  • Tunisia

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If you are not applying with a family member who is applying for a work permit

You must apply online. You need an account to apply online.

You can use your account to

  • pay your fees
  • submit your application
  • check the status of your application

When you apply, make sure you

  • select “I am an applicant who meets another exception listed on the IRCC website” when asked “which exception do you qualify for?
  • include all the documents you need
  • submit your language test results
    • If you’re applying through the IRCC Portal, upload your language test results in the Additional Documents field under the Optional Document section.
    • If you’re applying through the IRCC secure account, upload your language test results in the Client Information field under Optional Document section.
  • follow your visa office instructions, in case you need to provide other documents:

Create an account or sign in

If you are applying with a family member who is applying for a work permit

You must apply through the IRCC secure account when applying with a family member who is applying for a work permit, even if they apply at a different time.

You must apply online. You need an account to apply online.

You can use your account to

  • pay your fees
  • submit your application
  • check the status of your application

When you apply, make sure you

  • select “I am an applicant who meets another exception listed on the IRCC website” when asked “which exception do you qualify for?
  • include all the documents you need
  • submit your language test results through the IRCC secure account by uploading your language test results in the Client Information field under Optional Document section
  • follow your visa office instructions, in case you need to provide other documents:

Create an account or sign in

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