How to give your fingerprints and photo (biometrics)
By Canadian Express Entry Migration
Sat, 30-Sep-2023, 17:12
If you’re applying for the first time, you need to give your biometrics (unless you’re exempt).
See who needs to give biometrics.
If you are applying for a visitor visa, or a study or work permit and you’ve given your biometrics before, your biometrics may still be valid.
Find out if your biometrics are still valid and when they expire by using the Check status tool.
If they’re still valid and you’re applying for a visitor visa, or a study or work permit, you don’t need to give your biometrics again.
Steps to give your biometrics
1. Pay the biometric fee
You must pay the biometric fee when you submit your application, or you may experience delays.
Exception: There is no fee to give biometrics for a transit visa.
2. Get the biometric instruction letter
After you pay the biometric fee, you’ll get a letter confirming that you need to give your biometrics and telling you where you can go.
You need to bring this letter when you give your biometrics.
You also need to bring your valid passport.
Asylum claimants and protected persons with no passport
How fast you get the letter depends on how you apply and when you pay your biometric fees. Answer a few questions to find out.
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3. Visit our Email address
You must give your biometrics in your nearest embassy.
You need to make an appointment to give your biometrics. Book your appointment as soon as you get your biometric instruction letter.
If you can’t book an appointment by the deadline in your biometric instruction letter, there may be temporary measures in place to help you.
