Special Immigration Measures for Turkish and Syrian Nationals

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

CountryCanada

Operative dateMarch 29, 2023

CategoryResidence, student, skilled work

Policy toolEligibility

Policy effect

Temporary residents from earthquake-affected regions are eligible for fee-waived status extensions, open work permits, or stream changes. PR applicants are exempted from passport requirements, and priority processing is applied to applications from the region.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Temporary residents from earthquake-affected regions are eligible for fee-waived status extensions, open work permits, or stream changes.

Official source excerpt

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… steps to make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada to extend their stay. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced new immigration measures to support Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada who may be unable to return home at this time due to the destruction caused by the earthquakes in the region. Effective March 29, 2023, Turkish and Syrian nationals can continue to study, work or visit family by applying for an extension of their status free of charge. An open work permit pathway will be made available for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada. These measures will make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams. Recognizing that some permanent residence applicants have lost their travel documents as a result of the earthquakes, we will waive the requirement to hold a passport or travel document to be approved for a permanent resident visa to come to Canada. We are also making it easier for Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Türkiye and Syria to return to Canada by waiving fees for temporary passports, limited-validity passports or emergency travel documents, as well as Canadian citizenship certificates and permanent resident travel documents. These new measures build on work already under way to prioritize overseas applications from those who have been personally impacted by the earthquakes. New and existing temporary residence applications from the affected regions, as well as permanent residence applications—including refugee resettlement applications—are all being processed on a priority basis. This includes visitor visa applications for immediate family members of Canadian … applications in progress in Türkiye and Syria. Of these, approximately 1,700 (750 permanent and 920 temporary residents) were from the area impacted by the earthquakes. - These measures will be in effect from March 29 to September 25, 2023. - More information about how to apply for these new measures will be available on IRCC’s website in the coming weeks. - As of February 24, 2023, Canada announced $50 million in humanitarian support for the earthquake response in Türkiye and Syria. This funding will help support a range of critical humanitarian activities and a timely, effective and coordinated …

Government of Canadacanada.ca. Special Immigration Measures for Turkish and Syrian Nationals. Effective 2023-03-29.Open official source

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Special Immigration Measures for Turkish and Syrian Nationals

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2023