This tutorial video shows you how to complete your application correctly and avoid common errors that can cause delays. It will help anyone traveling or immigrating to Canada, applying for Canadian citizenship, sponsoring a refugee or filling out other Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) applications.
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The host appears and stands on the right side of the screen. There is a spinning red globe that appears on the left side of the screen.
Image of spinning red globe disappears.
An image of the generic application form for Canada appears in the background while the host continues speaking.
The text “Save time: send a complete application” appears on screen to the sounds of typing.
The host reappears on the right side of the screen. His name, David, appears as text on the left side of the screen to the sounds of typing. Underneath, the text “Citizenship and Immigration Canada” appears on screen.
The video changes to a close-up of a big pile of application forms on a table.
The shot of the pile of application forms disappears. A woman appears on screen, pulls back a chair and sits at a table with a laptop and paperwork in front of her.
The woman holds the mouse with her right hand and is looking at the computer screen.
The woman disappears from the screen.
The video changes to a close-up of the host on the left side of the screen.
In the background, an image of an application checklist appears.
The background image disappears, leaving the host alone on screen.
The video changes to a wide shot of the host, on the right side of the screen.
An image of a pause button appears on the left side of the screen with swoosh and clicking sound effects, while the text “Pause” appears to the right of the button.
An image of a play button appears on the left side of the screen with swoosh and clicking sound effects, while the text “Play” appears to the right of the button.
The buttons disappear and an image of the CIC Video Centre Web page appears on the left side of the screen, while the host stays on the right.
The image of CIC’s website disappears, and the video changes to a close-up of the host.
The host disappears and the video changes to a shot of a laptop screen, which is seen over the shoulder of a woman while she is typing.
The video changes to a close-up of the computer screen while the woman is reading an “Application for Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada” form, scrolling up and down.
The woman clicks on the blue “Validate” button at the top of the form. There is a clicking sound effect. The image of the computer screen shows the form with highlighted sections in red.
The host disappears and the woman working on the laptop reappears.
The video shows a close-up of the computer screen as the woman clicks on the “Save” button.
The woman reappears on the screen, sitting at a computer desk with laptop and paperwork. She is going through and verifying paperwork.
The woman disappears, and the shot changes to a close-up of the host.
A wide shot of the host on the left side of the screen is shown.
The text “Do not leave empty question boxes or blanks” and an image of a red “X” appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of an “X” being marked.
The text “Write N/A” and an image of a green check mark appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
The video shows a close-up of the host.
The text “Answer all questions” appears on the left side of the host with swoosh and clicking sound effects.
The host and the text disappear from the screen.
The video shows a close-up of the woman sitting at a computer desk and typing. The shot changes to a close-up of her fingers typing on the keyboard. There are typing sound effects.
The shot changes to a close-up of the host.
The host disappears and the shot changes back to the woman sitting at the computer desk in front of a laptop. She is holding a big yellow envelope and putting documents into it for mailing.
The shot changes to a wide shot of the host on the left side of the screen.
The text “Clear and correct answers” and an image of a green check mark appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
The text and green check mark disappear.
The text “NO vague or irrelevant answers” and an image of a red “X” appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of an “X” being marked.
The text and red “X” disappear.
A faded image of a person’s hands typing on a keyboard appears in the background as the host speaks.
The image of a person’s hands typing on a keyboard fades to a white background while the host speaks. The host is standing on the right side of the screen.
The text “NO unanswered questions” appears on the left side of the host with a swoosh sound effect.
The shot changes to a wide shot of the host standing on the right side of the screen.
An image of an application guide on the CIC website appears on the left side of the screen.
The Permanent Resident Card Photo Specifications appear on the screen. The page scrolls down to show examples of photographs that do not meet CIC’s photo specifications.
The photo specifications disappear, and the host is shown standing on the right side of the screen. A woman sitting down at a computer desk, typing on a laptop, is shown in the background. The background fades to white.
The text “Bring photo specifications to your photographer” and an image of a green check mark appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
The text “Check your photos” appears on the left side of the host with a swoosh sound effect.
The shot changes to show a woman sitting at a computer desk with laptop and paperwork. The woman is gathering the papers together and inserting them into an envelope.
The text disappears and is replaced by a faded image of a document checklist.
The text “Use the checklist” and an image of a green check mark appear on top of the image of the checklist. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
The image of the document checklist, the text, and the green check mark disappears, but the host is still standing on the right side of the screen.
The text “Check application guide or document checklist to see if originals or photocopies are required” and an image of a green check mark appear on the left side of the host. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
A small picture of an Asian woman and an image of a Permanent Resident Card appear under the text.
The text and images disappear and the woman reappears sitting at a computer desk with a laptop, putting her paperwork together.
The text “DO NOT substitute documents” and an image of a red “X” appear below the woman and desk. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of an “X” being marked.
The previous text disappears off the screen. The text “Send correct documents” and an image of a green check mark appear below the woman and desk. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made. The text disappears.
The woman at the computer desk disappears from the background. The host remains on the right side of the screen.
The text “Read questions carefully” and an image of a green check mark appear first to the left of the host, and then the text “Use checklist” and another image of a green check mark appear underneath. There are swoosh sound effects and then the sound of a check mark being made.
An image of a type of statutory declaration appears on the left side of the screen, while the host remains on the right side.
The image disappears. The host remains on the right side of the screen.
The video changes to a wide shot of the host, who is standing on the right side of the screen.
The host disappears from the screen.
The woman sitting at a computer desk with her laptop and paperwork reappears on the screen and is writing with a pen on a piece of paper.
The text “Include supplementary forms” and an image of a green check mark appear to the right of the woman and desk. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made. The text disappears.
Host: “Check your application guide, locate the right forms and complete them. Do you have a family? Spouse or dependants—or both? Make sure you provide all the information we need for your entire family.
The shot changes and the host reappears in a wide shot on the right side of the screen while an image of a diverse group of people appears on the left side of the screen.
The shot changes to a wide shot of the host on the right side of the screen.
A list of words appears on the screen. The text reads: “Photos, Supporting documents, Supplementary forms, Correct fee, Sign all documents” and there is a swoosh sound effect each time a word appears.
The host disappears from the screen. The video shows a close-up of the woman’s hands putting together documents on a computer desk, with a laptop and coffee mug in the background. The close-up continues as the woman’s hand is shown picking up a pen and filling out an application checklist.
The host reappears on the right side of the screen.
A close-up of the woman’s hands on the keyboard appears, to the sound of typing.
The shot changes to show the woman putting paperwork together and getting ready to insert it into an envelope.
The shot changes and the host reappears on the right side of the screen.
An image of an application form with a blank sheet of paper on top of it appears in the background to the left of the host.
The text “To provide extra information to support your application, include a note on a separate piece of paper” appears underneath the application form to the sound of a swoosh.
The shot changes to the woman sitting at a computer desk with a laptop and paperwork. She is putting her documents together and inserting them into an envelope.
The text “Do not send documents we have not requested” and an image of a red “X” appear to the right of the woman and desk. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of an “X” being marked. The text disappears.
The woman gets up from the computer desk with the envelope and leaves.
The host reappears on the right side of the screen while the text “Sign and date” and an image of a green check mark appear to his left. There is a swoosh sound effect and the sound of a check mark being made.
A close-up of a hand signing a document appears in the background behind the host, who is still standing on the right side of the screen. The background fades away to white.
The text “Find guides online at www.immigration.gc.ca/guides” appears on the left side of the host, to the sound of typing.
The host disappears, and the text “Save time: Send a complete application” appears on the screen to the sound of typing.
The text “Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2012” appears on the screen. The music stops.
The Citizenship and Immigration Canada federal identity logo appears on the screen.