How to apply

I, [Insert name of applicant and date of birth], authorize [Insert name of representative], who is my [Indicate paid representative/family/friend/ or anchor] to serve as my representative and to submit an application under the Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Temporary Resident Visas for Certain Extended Family affected by the Crisis in Gaza on my behalf with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency. I confirm that I have provided all required information pertaining to my application to my representative. I authorize Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency to release information from my case file and that of my family members under 18 years of age to my representative. This authorization is in accordance with the Privacy Act. I am aware that any information that would be subject to exemption, if I had the right of access under the Privacy Act or the Access to Information Act, will likely not be released.

I also solemnly declare that I understand the information my representative has provided in this application, and I confirm that the questions in the application are answered fully and truthfully. I consent for my representative to affix their signature to my application, by typing their name in the application form.

I further give my consent to the disclosure by the Government of Canada of my full name, date of birth, sex (as per ID), passport or national ID details, mobile phone number and current location by district to other Canadian federal departments, the governments of Israel and Egypt, as well as any service providers assisting the Government of Canada. I also consent on behalf of any of my family members that are minors. I understand that my adult family members will be providing their own consent.

[Insert names of children, relationship, and date of birth]

I understand that the governments of Israel and Egypt, and service providers require my personal information and the personal information of my family members to make necessary transit arrangements.

I understand that the Government of Canada is not providing any assurances as to how my personal information will be protected, used or further disclosed once it is shared with the governments of Israel and Egypt, as well as service providers. I understand that my information may be shared on a list in a public forum.

I understand that the Government of Canada accepts no responsibility or liability for any further use of my information by the governments of Israel and Egypt, as well as service providers, or disclosure of my information by these organizations to other parties, including other governments or government entities.

I understand that the Government of Canada is not responsible for any losses or injuries I or my family members may suffer in the course of this transit.

I understand that disclosing my personal information will not guarantee that I will be permitted to leave Gaza. I also understand that even if the Government of Canada facilitates my travel from Gaza to Egypt, this does not guarantee onward travel to Canada if I am subsequently deemed not to be eligible or admissible to Canada.

I confirm my consent and the consent of my family members who are minors to the above representation and disclosure by the Government of Canada. I declare that I have read and understood all the statements on this form, and have asked and obtained an explanation for every point that was not clear to me.

By providing the following personal information, I am indicating consent to the disclosure and this information will constitute my official signature.

This stage can be completed by you or your representative (someone applying on your behalf, such as your anchor, another family member, a friend or a paid representative).

Before starting this stage of the application process, you must have your unique reference code or codes ready. The codes must be used when completing this stage of the process.

Important

• After you get your reference code, you should submit a complete TRV application quickly, as the code does not guarantee you a space.
• Use only 1 reference code and submit 1 TRV application for yourself even if you receive more than 1 code. Discard any additional unused codes that were assigned to you.
• If all available spaces are filled before you submit your complete application, your application will not be processed under this temporary public policy.

Get the required documents ready

The below documents are all required and must be included in the TRV application, even if a document is listed under the “Optional documents” section. If you don’t submit these documents with your application, it will be rejected. Documents written in a language other than French or English must be translated.

Know the fees you need to pay

The fees include

• the TRV application processing fee
  • CAN$100 per person, or
  • CAN$500 per family unit of 5 or more people
• the biometrics fee for anybody who needs to give biometrics
  • CAN$85 per person, or
  • CAN$170 per family unit of 2 or more people applying at the same time

You don’t have to pay the fees yourself. You can have somebody else pay the fees as long as an acceptable method of payment is used. We accept credit cards and prepaid cards from Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, JCB® and UnionPay®.

Log in to the IRCC Portal

You must use the IRCC Portal to apply for a temporary resident visa. If you don’t have an IRCC Portal account, you need to create an account first. You can use the same account for each applicant.

After creating your account, log in and follow these steps:

1. Under “Start an application:” select “Apply to visit, study or work in Canada as a temporary resident”
2. Check the acknowledgment checkbox and click the “Start application” button
3. If you’re applying for more than 1 person, answer “Yes” to the question “Do you want to apply for more than 1 person at the same time?”
   • On the “Manage group page”, click the “Add member” button for each person in the family unit that is applying.
   • Click the “Continue” button for each applicant to start filling out their application. One TRV application must be completed for each person in the family unit.
   • The names of each group member will update automatically once their information has been entered into the application.
4. Under “I want to apply for a:” select “Visitor visa or super visa”
5. Under “Why do you need a visa?” select 1 of the below options (depending on the person in group 1’s relationship to the anchor)
   • To visit my spouse, common-law partner, dependent child, parent, step-parents, guardian or tutor who is a Canadian Citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian act or permanent resident of Canada
   • To visit my grandparent, grandchild, sibling, half-sibling, step-sibling or non-dependent child who is a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident of Canada
6. In the “Tell us about what you’ll do in Canada. Include dates” text box, enter the applicant’s unique reference code.
   • You can find the code in the letter we sent you after you submitted the crisis web form.
   • Enter 1 code per applicant.
   • If more than one person is applying for a TRV, each applicant must use the unique reference code that was assigned to them.
7. On the “Documents to support your application“, page upload the required documents in the fields listed above.
   • If you have multiple documents to upload in the same field, you need to combine them into 1 document.
   • If your documents are too large and go over the maximum file size allowed, you need to reduce the file size.
8. Complete the consent and declaration.
9. Complete the application for each member of your group.
10. Pay any applicable fees with a credit card.
11. Submit your application.
    • A family unit can submit their TRV applications together as a group.
12. If you’re applying for more than 1 family unit, you need to start another application. Start again at step 1 and complete the TRV applications for the next family unit.

Apply online using the IRCC Portal(opens in a new tab) 

To ask us to process your existing TRV application under these measures, you need to update your application and send us the required documents.

This stage can be completed by you or your representative (someone applying on your behalf such as your anchor, another family member, a friend or a paid representative).

Before starting this stage, you must have your unique reference code. You must use the code for this stage of the process.

Important

• After you get your reference code, you should submit your request to us quickly, as the code does not guarantee you a space.
• Use only 1 reference code and submit 1 TRV application for yourself even if you receive more than 1 code. Discard any additional unused codes that were assigned to you.
• If all available spaces are filled before you update your application and send us the required documents, your application will not be processed under this temporary public policy.

Get the required documents ready

You must include all the below documents with your request. If you don’t submit these documents with your request, we won’t be able to process your application under these measures. Documents written in a language other than French or English must be translated.

Upload your documents and submit your request

You must use the IRCC web form to

• update your existing TRV application
• send us the required documents

This is a different web form than the one that was used in stage 2.

When completing the web form, you must include the below information:

• applicant’s full name
• applicant’s date of birth
• application number or UCI for the existing TRV application
• the keyword GAZATRV23 must be included in the text box at the bottom of the form
• the unique reference code that was issued to you must be included in the text box at the bottom of the form