IRCC Announces Updated Immigration Fees Starting December 1, 2024

Highlights: IRCC Released New Immigration Fees effective From December 1, 2024 

• IRCC announced new immigration fees for several Canadian applications.
• The Immigration Department increased the Canadian fees for most Canadian visa applications.  
• The new immigration fee structure came into effect starting December 01, 2024.
• The latest fee increment does not apply to applications submitted before the announcement.

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List of Updated Canada Application Fees

Canada has updated the immigration fees for most Canadian visas, including Canada visitor visa, Canada student visa, Canada work permit, temporary resident permits, and more.

 

The table below lists the previous and new Canada application fees.

Application type	New fee	Previous fee
Authorization to return to Canada	$479.75	$459.55
Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality	$239.75	$229.77
Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality	$1,199.00	$1,148.87
Restore your status as a student	$389.75	$379.00
Restore your status as a visitor	$239.75	$229.00
Restore your status as a worker	$394.75	$384.00
Temporary resident permit	$239.75	$229.77

 

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What if you have already paid the old application fees?

The new visa fee changes will not affect online and paper applications submitted before the announced fee hike.

IRCC will more likely accept your application if you have:

• Completed the old fee payment in full
• Submitted a fully filled application form
• Emailed the application before the fee changes  

Note: After receiving and reviewing your application, IRCC will send instructions on how to pay the difference between the updated fees and the old fees.  

 

*To know more about how to pay the difference amount after the fee changes, also read…

 IRCC to increase visa application fees from December 01, 2024. Apply now!

 

 

Steps to submit your Canada visa application

You can follow the steps given below to submit your Canada visa application:

Step 1: Choose the correct type of Canada visa

Step 2: Create an online account for application submission.

Step 3: Arrange all the required documents and paperwork based on the selected visa

Step 4: Fill out the application form

Step 5: Submit the document checklist.

Step 6: Complete the visa application fee payment

Step 7: Submit the visa application and await the status of your Canadian visa.

 

 

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