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Biometrics Collection Exemption for In-Canada Temporary Residence

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

CountryCanada
Operative dateJuly 15, 2020
CategoryStudent, skilled work
Policy toolFees

Policy effect

IRCC exempted temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from the requirement to provide biometrics due to Service Canada service limitations. This included a waiver and refund process for the associated biometric fee.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: IRCC exempted temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from the requirement to provide biometrics due to Service Canada service limitations.; This included a waiver and refund process for the associated biometric fee.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… reopen its offices to the public, biometrics collection services will resume at a later date. Recognizing the impact this ongoing service disruption has on applicants in Canada, IRCC has put in place until further notice a public policy to exempt temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from having to give their biometrics. This means we will be able to fully process and make decisions on applications. With the public policy in place, IRCC is now able to help many temporary residence applicants in Canada to move forward with their plans, for example, to study, work or extend their … restoration (extension) of temporary resident status - a temporary resident permit ## What to do if you’re in Canada and applying for temporary residence - **Do not pay the biometric fee** (CAN$85), **even if the system asks you to pay it** when you submit your application. Under this public policy, you’re currently exempt from the requirement to give your biometrics. - If you pay the **biometric fee** because you’ve been prompted to do so, and you receive a** biometric instruction letter**, you do **not** have to give your biometrics if you’re in Canada and applying for temporary residence. When … we finalize your application, we’ll send you a refund for the biometric fee. You do not need to do anything to initiate the refund. ## What do to if you’re in Canada, and you have a pending temporary residence application for which you’ve paid the biometric fee - Under this public policy, you’re exempt from the requirement to give your biometrics. - You do not need to do anything. We will process your application and send you a refund for the biometric fee (CAN$85). For the latest information on biometrics, please keep checking our [COVID-19 biometrics Web page](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration …
IRCC NoticeIRCC Notice. Biometrics Collection Exemption for In-Canada Temporary Residence. Effective 2020-07-15.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, "Temporary public policy to exempt foreign nationals in Canada applying for temporary residence from the biometrics requirement", Canada.ca.; IRCC, Public Policy: Temporary public policy exempting temporary residence applicants within Canada from the biometrics requirement, Canada.ca (July 15, 2020).Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/biometrics-exemption-temporary-residents.html

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