Ukrainians in Canada Now Eligible for Permanent Resident Status

Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) is no longer permitting applications. On October 23, 2023, a new route was established to aid Ukrainians residing in Canada. It will provide prospects to eligible individuals to remain in Canada.

What is Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET)?

This standard was authentic until July 15, 2023, to permit Ukrainians impacted by the Russian attack on Ukraine to come to Canada. Present CUAET holders had until March 31, 2024, to relocate to Canada from abroad. The standard strived to assist Ukrainians and their loved ones in relocating to Canada as soon as possible. It offers them the capacity to get employed and study in Canada. Also, it permits them to remain for up to three years.

CUAET obtained 1,189,320 requests, and 922,590 were accepted. Accepted applications were approved for up to three years, which is an excellent relief for the people who desired to leave behind the brutality since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

A Fresh Route for Ukrainians

On October 23, 2023, the Minister of Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada, Honourable Marc Miller, established a new route to provide permanent residents for Ukrainian citizens with family members in Canada. This will assist them to reunite with their families and remain permanently in Canada.

This new route will begin on October 23, 2023, and it will offer PR to Ukrainian nationals who already have one or more family members with Canadian citizenship or PR status. Hence, those who disobey the new scheme’s requirements can also apply for temporary resident status to relocate to Canada. Having arrived in Canada, TR will be qualified to apply for a prolonged stay of up to three years via study or open work permits. Ukrainian citizens also possess access to immigration benefits, which include language apprenticeship and employment benefits. These benefits are targeted at assisting Ukrainians to live and incorporate into the Canadian community smoothly and help them prosper here in Canada.

Those Qualified

Category 1

In this class, Ukrainian family members of a Canadian national or PR in Canada are regarded as qualified. This comprises partners or common-law partners, kids, grandchildren, parents, etc.

Conditions For This Category

Conditions for the candidate:

• Be a Ukrainian citizen.
• Be a family relative of a Canadian national or PR, which includes:
  • Siblings or half-siblings
  • Partners or common-law partners
  • Grandchildren and Grandparents
  • Children and parents
• Be available in Canada when:
  • You present your application.
  • You are endorsed PR
• Possess accurate temporary resident status in Canada or have applied to renew your status if it has lapsed for less than 90 days.
• Has a passport or travel records or offers accompanying identity papers if you do not have one.
• Offer a signed statutory statement from (IMM 0191) from your family relative in Canada illustrating your connection with them.
• Be acceptable to Canada.

Conditions For The Citizens

• Be presently residing in Canada
• Be above the age of 18
• Have not been approved PR themselves under this approach

Category 2

In this classification, partners or common-law partners of Ukrainian citizens with family in Canada are considered qualified.

Conditions for the Candidate

• Be available in Canada when:
  • You present your application.
  • You are endorsed PR
• Not have remarried or been in common-law association with another individual since vacating Ukraine.
• Possess accurate temporary resident status in Canada, or apply to renew your status if it has expired for less than 90 days.
• Handle a passport or travel papers, or offer accompanying identity records if you have none.
• Offer a signed statutory statement from (IMM 0191) from your partner family member in Canada clarifying your relationship with them,
• Be acceptable to Canada.

Your partner or spouse is required:

• To be unable to vacate Ukraine, be missing, have died, or have assumed to have passed away.
• Be the family relative of a Canadian national or PR, which includes their:
  • Sibling or half-siblings
  • Children, notwithstanding their age
  • Grandparents and Grandchildren
  • Parents.

The Canadian national or PR, which includes your husband, common-law partner family members, are required to:

• Be presently residing in Canada
• Be aged 18 and above
• Not have been approved PR under this approach.

People Not Qualified to Apply

If you do not satisfy the standard of either of the two classifications mentioned, which includes if:

• Your kind of relationship is not mentioned above
• You are unacceptable, other than for monetary motives
• You are not in Canada