How to apply
Before you apply online, make sure you have the following:
- instruction guide to fill out your forms
- scanner or camera to create electronic copies of your documents
- valid credit or debit card to make a payment
Get instructions to apply online
Select your country of citizenship from this list of eligible countries to get your local visa office and online application instructions:
- Bénin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominica
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haïti
- Lebanon
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Saint Lucia
- São Tomé and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Togo
- Tunisia
For citizens of Bénin
For citizens of Burkina Faso
For citizens of Burundi
For citizens of Cabo Verde
For citizens of Cameroon
For citizens of Central African Republic
For citizens of Chad
For citizens of Comoros
For citizens of Côte d'Ivoire
For citizens of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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For citizens of Dominica
For citizens of Republic of the Congo
For citizens of Djibouti
For citizens of Egypt
For citizens of Equatorial Guinea
For citizens of Gabon
For citizens of Guinea
For citizens of Guinea-Bissau
For residents of Haïti
For citizens of Lebanon
For residents of Madagascar
For citizens of Mali
For citizens of Mauritania
For citizens of Mauritius
For citizens of Morocco
For citizens of Niger
For citizens of Rwanda
For citizens of Saint Lucia
For citizens of São Tomé and Principe
For citizens of Senegal
For citizens of Seychelles
For citizens of Togo
For citizens of Tunisia
If you are not applying with a family member who is applying for a work permit
You must apply online. You need an account to apply online.
You can use your account to
- pay your fees
- submit your application
- check the status of your application
When you apply, make sure you
- select “Yes, I meet an exception from submitting a provincial or territorial attestation letter” when asked, “Do you have a provincial or territorial attestation letter or meet an exception from submitting a provincial or territorial attestation letter”
- include all the documents you need
- submit your language test results
- Submit your language test results through the IRCC secure account by uploading them in the Proof of Language Test Results field.
- follow your visa office instructions in case you need to provide other documents: