Monday's Assignment

What do the acronyms CIC, IAD, and IRB stand for?

What's your family like? Immigrants often travel as families or try to reunify their families at a later time. What is the process for sponsoring family members to Canada? We start on the weekly theme of family relationships with the following flowchart:

Here are your tasks:

1. CLB 5 R Interpret a simple chart to explain a familiar government process (such as how a law is passed). Write 8 or more sentences about how the above process works.
1. Try to use passive verbs in the present tense, e.g. If your application is accepted, you do not need to reapply, or Next, the appeal is considered by the CIC.
2. Check your sentences with a partner before posting.
2. Compare this process with that in your country of origin. Add 2 - 3 sentences. What are some major differences?

The process for sponsoring family members to Canada

If you are a Canadian citizen or a permaneant resident, you can bring your  families to canada.  

You ought to finish the application on CIC  website by filling out some forms. 

When your application is accepted,  all that you can do is to wait. 

If everything goes well,  your families will get their visas after a few months. 

If your application is refused, you can  appeal with the IRB within 30 days.

IAD member will consider the appeal.

Maybe the appeal will be sent to Altemative Dispute Resolution. 

If CIC still refuse  the application after the appeal has being allowed,  you can repeat  appeal within 30 days.

NOTE

CIC=citizenship and Immigration Canada
IAD=Immigration Appeal Division
IRB=Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Lucy