Only one chance for Canadian citizen hopefuls  

加拿大收紧移民政策 入籍笔试面谈只有一次机会

据加拿大《星岛日报》报道，加拿大联邦公民及移民部宣布大幅收紧入籍规定，自9月3日起，缺席入籍笔试面谈者，如果未能提出一个合理解释，并在30天宽限期内没有回应，将被取消入籍申请，要重新办理。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Applicants for Canadian citizenship won.t get a second chance to take the test or interview if they don.t show up for their tests with a citizenship official, according to a tightened immigration policy in Canada.

Starting Sept 3, applicants will be sent one test and interview notice. If the applicant does not show up at the appointed place and time, and fails to provide an acceptable reason for the absence, his or her application will be administratively closed, according to Operational Bulletin 476-B, a revised immigration policy issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) last Wednesday.

Operational Bulletin 476-B amends the original Operational Bulletin 476 and introduces new procedures for administrative closure of citizenship applications.

Prior to Operational Bulletin 476-B, applicants who could not make their test or interview with CIC staff were re-scheduled for a second test and interview session or, in some cases, scheduled for a hearing with a citizenship judge. This procedure is no longer in effect.

The amended policy informs applicants that they have 60 days from the date of the first appointment to provide CIC with an acceptable reason for failing to attend.

If an acceptable reason is not provided within 60 days, the applicant will be mailed a final notice letter. It serves as a last reminder for the applicant to contact CIC if they have an acceptable reason for failing to attend their test/interview. This notice gives the applicant 30 days to do so.

Once the 30-day period has elapsed, and no response has been provided, the application is to be closed immediately in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).