Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Resettlement Update

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateJune 23, 2022

CategoryFamily, residence

Policy toolEligibility

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Canada implemented an updated public policy for Afghan nationals, establishing a consolidated cap of 5,000 individuals and providing exemptions from specific financial inadmissibility provisions and certain medical exam requirements for family-reunification applicants.

Official source excerpt

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… extended members of their families who are outside Canada, this public policy will facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas. As such, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), justifying an exemption from provisions of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) for up to 5,000 individuals, when foreign nationals meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) described below. ## Part 1 - Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable … Part 1 of this public policy. ## Provisions of the *Act* for which an exemption may be granted: - Paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act – the requirement to submit to a medical exam - only as it applies to a foreign national who is a non-accompanying family member, when processing the principal applicant’s permanent residence application pursuant to this public policy; and - Section 39 – inadmissibility for financial reasons. ## Provisions of the *Regulations* for which an exemption may be granted: - Paragraph 10(1)(d) – the requirement to provide evidence of payment of the applicable fee; - Paragraph 10(2)(c) —the requirement to indicate the class prescribed by these Regulations for which the application is made; - Paragraph 50 (1) – the requirement to hold a passport or travel document; - Paragraph 70(1)(a) —the requirement to apply for a permanent resident visa as a member of a class referred to in subsection 70(2) of the *Regulations*; - Paragraph 70(1)(c) —the requirement to be a member of an immigration class; - Paragraph 70(1)(d) —the requirement to meet the selection criteria and other requirements applicable to that class; - Section 307 – the requirement to pay the application processing … came to Canada under previous public policies* signed on October 25, 2021 and the *Updated Temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for families of Afghan nationals who came to Canada under previous public policies* signed on March 16, 2022, that are pending at the time of the signature of this Public Policy will be processed under this Public Policy. This temporary public policy takes effect upon my signature, and it may be revoked at any time. The public policy ends once applications for 5,000 foreign nationals have been received (principal applicants and their family … prior to the end or revocation of this public policy will be processed under the public policy. The Honourable Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 23 day of June 2022 ## Page details 2023-03-01 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status …

IRCC Public PoliciesIRCC Public Policies. Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Resettlement Update. Effective 2022-06-23.Open official source

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Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Resettlement Update

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2022