{"id":7734,"date":"2023-06-22T19:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altecglobal.wpenginepowered.com\/biometrics-now-required-for-all-canadian-permanent-residence-applicants\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T19:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T19:35:41","slug":"biometrics-now-required-for-all-canadian-permanent-residence-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/biometrics-now-required-for-all-canadian-permanent-residence-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Biometrics Now Required for All Canadian Permanent Residence Applicants!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Attention all permanent residence (PR) applicants! Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented a new policy regarding biometrics submission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_1f4a1.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" title=\"\"><\/span> As of June 14, all PR applicants must submit biometrics, regardless of whether they have previously done so for a temporary residence permit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1f504.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" title=\"\"><\/span> This update signals a return to pre-pandemic procedures, where biometrics were mandatory for PR applications.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1_1f310.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" title=\"\"><\/span> During the pandemic, temporary measures allowed PR applicants to reuse biometrics if submitted within the past decade due to temporary closures of Visa Application Centres (VACs).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_2705.png\" alt=\"\u2705\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" title=\"\"><\/span> With pandemic restrictions easing and IRCC&#8217;s increased capacity, regular service standards are being restored.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2_1f4e7.png\" alt=\" \" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" title=\"\"><\/span> An IRCC official clarified that biometrics reuse was a temporary pandemic measure, and now applicants must provide biometrics for all PR applications, irrespective of previous submissions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Remember, these changes do not apply to temporary resident status applications such as work, visitor, or study visas. Biometrics submission is not required for extension applications.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Discover the world of biometrics: fingerprints and a facial photograph are collected for identification purposes. Let&#8217;s keep Canadians safe and ensure the integrity of the immigration system. Some exemptions apply based on nationality and specific categories.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4711\" src=\"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20230622-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u5982\u679c\u60a8\u60f3\u77ad\u89e3\u66f4\u591a\u6709\u95dc\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u79fb\u6c11\u7684\u8cc7\u8a0a\uff0c\u8acb\u4e0d\u8981\u7336\u8c6b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicvisa.com\/en\/free-assessments\/\">\u9810\u7d04<\/a> \u9032\u884c\u5c08\u696d\u8aee\u8a62\uff0c\u5c0b\u627e\u6700\u9069\u5408\u60a8\u7684\u8def\u5f91\uff01<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention all permanent residence (PR) applicants! Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented a new policy regarding biometrics submission. As of June 14, all PR applicants must submit biometrics, regardless of whether they have previously done so for a temporary residence permit. This update signals a return to pre-pandemic procedures, where biometrics were mandatory [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20230622-1-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20230622-1-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"altecglobal","author_link":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/author\/altecglobal\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicvisa.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}