CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

  Loss of Fingers and Biometrics  Dear Miss Powell, I am contemplating applying to live in Canada, but so many of my friends have been rejected. Now, I’m wondering: how does Canada screen individuals to decide who will get a visa? What are they looking for? I was told that they need to take your fingerprints, but I had an accident a few years ago and I loss two of my fingers. Will this stop me from qualifying? I hope that my question is selected for publication. – A.N. Dear A.N., I am sorry to hear about the loss of your fingers and trust that it has healed, without debilitating effects. You should not let your injury prevent you from applying for permanent residence, if you can prove that you are admissible. When an individual applies to live permanently in Canada, the government does a background check on everyone to ensure that anyone that is granted entry will not negatively affect the health, safety, and security of those living in Canada. CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR APP...

Dear Miss Powell, I see where you say that Canada is processing visa applications worldwide, and I want to renew my Canadian visitor’s visa, but I hear that applications are not being processed because they can’t get fingerprinting done. Why do they need my fingerprints when I give them my police record to show I’m not a criminal? Is this all part of the information grabbing by countries nowadays as they use the coronavirus as an excuse to collect people’s information? How come some people are exempted and some not? A friend told me that she renewed her visa and she didn’t need to do any fingerprinting. What is going on? I’d like to visit my sick Auntie and want to know why they want my fingerprints. – Y.T. Dear Y.T., I understand your concern. However, everyone wishing to enter Canada to visit, work, study, or live permanently will be required to appear in person at a biometrics collection service location or visa-application centre (VAC) to provide their fingerprints and to have a di...