Pathway to permanent residence: Family reunification for Ukrainian nationals – Admissibility

The principal applicant and their family members must meet admissibility requirements related to:

• criminality
• security
• health

Certain exemptions are provided in the public policy for those who have specific inadmissibilities.

Inadmissibilities should be considered at the stage at which they are known by the decision-maker.

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• Determining admissibility
• Inadmissible applicant or family members

Determining admissibility

Once the delegated officer has determined that a principal applicant is eligible under the public policy, the principal applicant and their family members, whether accompanying or not, must:

• provide biometrics, if required
• complete medical examinations, if required
• pass criminal and security checks by IRCC

The processing office will request that the principal applicant and their family members submit police certificates from their current country of residence and every country they have lived in for six consecutive months or longer since they were 18. Officers may also make determinations on criminal inadmissibility using other reliable documentation when police certificates are not available. See Police certificates for immigration and citizenship for more information.

To receive final approval under the public policy, the principal applicant and their family members must not be inadmissible (other than an inadmissibility on financial grounds, as per section 39 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [IRPA]).

Inadmissible applicant or family members

Family members of the principal applicant eligible for permanent residence under this public policy will be granted the same admissibility exemptions. Family members are persons who meet the definition of a “family member” in subsection 1(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) as assessed by a delegated officer.

After reviewing the application, if an officer concludes that the principal applicant or a family member of the principal applicant is inadmissible, the officer must:

• outline their concerns to the principal applicant in a procedural fairness letter
• provide an opportunity for the principal applicant to submit additional information about the possible inadmissibility to address these concerns

Provisions in the IRPA and IRPR for which an exemption may be granted

• section A39– the requirement for a foreign national not to be inadmissible for financial reasons
• paragraph R10(2)(c)–the requirement to indicate the class prescribed by these Regulations for which the application is made
• subsection R50(1)– the requirement to hold a passport or travel document
• paragraph R70(1)(a)–the requirement to apply for a permanent resident visa as a member of a class referred to in subsection R70(2)
• paragraph R70(1)(c)–the requirement to be a member of an immigration class, and
• paragraph R70(1)(d)–the requirement to meet the selection criteria and other requirements applicable to that class

Non-accompanying family members must be declared and examined for admissibility purposes.

If no additional information is provided by the deadline, or if the additional information does not resolve the inadmissibility concerns, the officer may refuse the application. See Making a final decision.