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15 June 2015

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Canada and Pakistan: Requirements for a minor to obtain a visa to travel to Canada with only one parent; whether minors need official permission of the non-travelling parent (2013-June 2015)

Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa

In its electronic application package for applicants in Pakistan applying for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) for Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has included a Document Checklist [IMM 5484] (Canada 8 June 2015). According to the Document Checklist, a minor travelling alone or with one parent must include "custody documents or a letter of authorization from the other non-accompanying parent or a letter of authorization signed by both parents or legal guardians, if applicable" (Canada Dec. 2013). A copy of the Document Checklist for a TRV is attached to this Response.

Further information could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within the time constraints of this Response.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

Canada. 8 June 2015. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). "Application for Visitor Visa (Temporary Resident Visa - TRV)." <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp?countrySelect=PK> [Accessed 8 June 2015]

_____. December 2013. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). "Document Checklist for a Temporary Resident Visa." <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5484E.pdf> [Accessed 9 June 2015]

Additional Sources Consulted

Oral sources: Attempts to contact the following were unsuccessful within the time constraints of this Response: Canada – Canada Border Services Agency, High Commission of Canada in Pakistan.

Attachment

Canada. December 2013. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). "Document Checklist for a Temporary Resident Visa." <http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5484E.pdf> [Accessed 9 June 2015]

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