1. How to apply for a landed immigrant status Canada
A landed Immigrant status in Canada comes with the approval on Permanent
Residence. The status is required if one intends to stay permanently in Canada and
the same for his or her immediate family i.e. spouse, children or parents. The
immigrant might not be allowed to live and work in
Canada if the existing temporary visa expires and PR
(Landed Immigrant) has not been obtained. As a landed
Immigrant, one is just one step to being a Canadian
citizen only that the former is not allowed to vote or take
an electoral standing. The status come equivalent to a Green Card (at US) for
someone who doesn’t hail from Canada. An immigrant can acquire the visa through
the Skilled Worker visa or an Investor visa. How to apply for a landed
Immigrant Status Canada gets easier if one already has a work visa for Canada.
The applicant needs to first place an application for Permanent Residency PR along
with the appropriate processing fee. The fee would be returned back in case the
application gets rejected. This should be accompanied with all the papers on
education, professional expertise, skills, adaptability, financial stability and
residence. The application, processing fees and all the relevant papers need to be
submitted to the nearest CIO ‘Central Intake Office’ at Nova Soctia, Canada. The CIO
will take some time to give the papers a preliminary check on completeness and
general eligibility. The application is subsequently sent back to the Canadian Visa
Office for a more intricate examination and further approval. The immigrants must
also comply with requirement on medical examination and send the reports to the
visa office as soon as demanded. The immigration authorities do also ask for a police
certificate by the home country to make sure that no criminal record exists. In
certain cases the visa office also asks the immigrant to provide an IELTS certificate
‘International English Language Test Score’ on communication abilities.
If the visa application gets the nod of the auth0rities the applicant need to reach the
consulate or the embassy to get a confirmation on Permanent Residence and get the
passport stamped. In case the applicant is already in Canada a mere confirmation by
mail or post would suffice the purpose. How to apply for a landed immigrant

2. status Canada is easier said than done. The immigrants need to pay a good
attention on how to highlight the features that could get an early visa on PR. The
documentation should be well complied with all the policy guidelines to make sure
that rejection doesn’t happen. However, it must be noted that PR comes easy for
those who already have a work permit in Canada and have resided in the country for
a good many years. Similarly the existing investors (on temporary investment) are
also able to acquire the Landed Immigrant Status without much difficulties and
formalities on the process. Permanent Residency opens up the gate on ‘n’ number of
opportunities for the immigrants which otherwise were restricted.
Summary: The Landed Immigrant status is required if one intends to stay
permanently in Canada and the same for his or her immediate family i.e. spouse,
children or parents. As a landed Immigrant, one is just one step to being a Canadian
citizen only that the former is not allowed to vote or take an electoral standing.