The fee-information here is for all the prospective applicants planning to immigrate to Canada. Here is how you can calculate your fee:

* Note: Hire the services of an Immigration expert (www.abhinav.com) rather than calculating it by self to avoid any hassles and errors.

Potential applicants are needed to pay two fees:

• The cost recovery fee: An applicant is required to pay the cost-recovery fee as well as the fee needed for the processing of application for a Permanent resident Visa for Canada. The applicant must pay the fee when the application is made at the CIO (Central Intake office, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Nova Scotia). In addition to this, the fee should be paid by the main applicant as well as dependents who intend to migrate to Canada. If the application is refused by CIO, the fee will be refunded.  In addition, please note that the principal applicant under the Federal Skilled Worker Program can claim credit points for spousal education only if fee for spouse is also deposited along with the application at CIO stage. It is essential to know that once the application is approved by CIO, application processing is presumed to have begun and the applicant is NOT likely to be eligible to refund the fee back.
• The right of permanent residence fee (RPRF): This is to be paid for the main applicant as well as their spouse. It is only required to be paid after the approval of the application made for the Skilled Worker category.

Mode of Payment

The applicant can pay the fee online or offline. If an applicant is making payment by credit card, he should ensure that credit card remains good for payment at all times. Should the payment by credit card be declined for any reason, the file will be returned without processing. Another aspect that an applicant should ensure is that fee demand draft should carry at least 6 months validity. It may take some time, before an application is reviewed at CIO and hence delayed deposit of fee demand draft for payment collection at their end. Shorter validity will mean that draft validity date may expire by the time file is reviewed. In that case, the file may run the risk of being returned without processing at CIO, Nova Scotia.

Calculation of fee plays a crucial role and one minor fault may lead to a miscalculation. In such critical cases, it is always advised to take guidance from an expert in this field, who knows all the nitty-gritty of the procedure. In addition, the rules and fee keeps on changing. Nothing can be more upsetting then return of file without it being processed for the simple reason that fee payment draft was made for wrong amount!

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