Generally, you must provide biometrics for visa applications if you're applying for:- A visitor visa.
- A work or study permit (excluding United States nationals)
- Permanent residence.
- Refugee or asylum status.
- An extension of your stay in Canada, known as a visitor record.
- A work or study permit extension.
Get the biometric instruction letter
After you pay the biometric fee, you'll get a letter confirming that you need to give your biometrics and telling you where you can go. You need to bring this letter when you give your biometrics. You also need to bring your valid passport.
Applicants with Multiple Citizenships
Applicants with multiple citizenships must use the same travel document (e.g. passport) for the entire application process.
This same document should be used when giving biometrics at a Visa Application Centre or at an Application Support Centre (ASC) if you applying from the United States.
Applicants who have already submitted an application and w.
Biometrics Collection at Visa Application Centres
Individuals submitting an application outside Canada for the first time will need to submit their biometrics at a Government of Canada-authorized Visa Application Centre (VAC).
To find the VAC that is nearest to you, consult this page.
Travellers from visa-exempt countries who are coming to Canada as tourists with a valid Electronic Travel Authoriz.
Biometrics For Permanent Residence Applications
The Government of Canada says anyone applying for permanent residence will need to give their biometrics and pay the fee regardless of whether they have provided biometrics in the past to support a visitor visa, study or work permit application or a different application for permanent residence (provided they do not meet the requirement for exempti.
Do I need a biometric If I'm a permanent resident?
permanent resident.
Biometrics are required to extend permits and visas if the applicant's previously given biometrics are no longer valid.
All permanent resident applications from family, economic, and refugee class require biometrics.
Applicants in the following categories are not required to give biometrics to travel:.
Does Canada require biometrics?
Canada’s biometrics program may require you to submit your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) when you apply for a study permit, work permit, visitor visit or permanent residence in Canada.
In-Canada Applications
In-person applications are available at specified Service Canada locationsacross Canada.
Foreign nationals between ages 14 and 79 must submit biometrics if they are applying within Canada as a: 1. foreign worker (including work permit extension) 2. international student (including study permit extension) 3. visa-required visitor (including extendin.
Reducing Application Delays
The Government of Canada provides the following advice for reducing application delays:.
1) Do not mail in your application.
Either apply online or in-person at a Visa Application Centre.
2) Pay both the application fee and the biometrics fee when you submit your application.
3) Give your biometrics at the same time as you apply at a Visa Applicatio.
What data is included in a biometric application?
Biographic data:
Name date of birth and other personal details of an applicant as listed on the biographic data page of the applicant’s passport or travel document. 10 fingerprints:Fingerprints of the applicant, captured electronically during the biometrics collection session, using an electronic fingerprint-capture device. 