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FAQ on Canada Visa Passport Request & Biometric

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FAQ:
If I’m asked to give my biometrics, does that mean my application is approved?
No. Giving your biometrics is one of the steps you need to do before we can process your application. Once you give us your biometrics, we’ll use them to assess your application.

Why do I have to give my biometrics (fingerprints and photo) when I apply?
Most people have to give biometrics when they apply for a visitor visa, a study or work permit or permanent residence.

Canadian visa officers use biometrics to confirm your identity. Biometrics also helps to:
make it more difficult for someone to forge, steal or use your identity,
resolve problems or errors that may happen if your name, date of birth and/or place of birth are similar to those of someone else, and
confirm your identity the next time you apply, so it is easier for you to re-enter Canada.

How often will I need to go in person to give my fingerprints and photo?
If you apply for a visitor visa, study permit or work permit, you’ll only need to give your biometrics once every 10 years. We’ll keep your biometrics on file for the next application you make within a 10-year period. But if you apply for permanent residence, you’ll need to give biometrics each time you apply.

If I get my photo taken for biometrics, do I still need to submit a paper photograph as part of my application?
No. We’ll use the digital photograph taken when you give your biometrics.

I cover my head or face for religious or cultural reasons. What will happen when I go to have my photo taken for biometrics?
When you have your photograph taken, your whole face must be clearly visible.
You may request to have your photo taken by an operator of the same gender and you may ask for a privacy curtain.

What will happen to my fingerprints and photo after they are collected for biometrics?
After you give your biometrics, your fingerprints and photo will be encrypted and sent electronically to a secure Government of Canada database. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will check your fingerprints against the fingerprint records of:
criminals,
refugee claimants,
deportees, and
temporary resident applicants.

Any matches to existing RCMP records will be analyzed by the visa officer, who will use the information to make a final decision on your application.

When you arrive in Canada, a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) border services officer will use your biometrics to verify that you are the same person the visa was given to.

How long will you keep my fingerprints and photo (biometrics)?
For visitor visa, or study or work permit applications they will keep your fingerprints and photo for 15 years from the date you gave your biometrics.
However, if your application is refused based on serious security concerns, human or international rights violations, serious criminality, or organized criminality, they ’wil keep your fingerprints and photo until your 100th birthday.

If my visa, work or study permit application is refused, will I have to give biometrics for my next application?
No, when you apply for a visitor visa or a work or study permit and you give your biometrics, they will stay valid for a 10-year period, even if your visa or permit application is refused or has expired.

I’m applying for a work or study permit from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and need to give biometrics, but there is no service available where I live. What do I do?
You can apply for a work or study permit online if you’ve given biometrics to IRCC within the last 10 years.

If you need to give biometrics and there is no biometric service available where you live, you usually have to find the location closest to you.
However, if you’re a resident of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, you can apply for your permit at a port of entry (POE), where we can take your biometrics. Make sure you have everything you need to apply for a work permit or a study permit at a POE.