In the case of disagreement, the Immigration Department is of course cautious. The large-scale consultation meeting on this issue originally scheduled to be held in Xuan Yue this year has been postponed to 1 1 month. Considering the possibility of federal elections in Canada this fall, it is unrealistic to reach a consensus on this issue before the end of the year. Even if a new policy is formed, it must be implemented through various steps such as publicity and internal procedure adjustment, so there will be no policy change in the short term. It is suggested that applicants who meet the requirements of investment immigration submit their applications as soon as possible under the existing policies, so as to lock the policies in advance and avoid the possible adverse effects of future policy changes on the applicants.
In short, the innate advantages of Quebec investment immigrants determine that they will inherit and become one of the most popular choices among Canadian trade immigrants in a relatively long period of time, which is more suitable for those trade elites who value obtaining permanent residence status but are unwilling to give up their domestic career. Canada KBL employee group, an overseas partner of Shanghai Entry-Exit Service Center for Private Affairs, has long been committed to the service of Canadian trade immigrants, especially Quebec investment immigrants, and has accumulated rich experience. On Saturday, 29th of this month, at 2pm, Mr GillesCyr, former director of the Immigration Bureau, will attend the "Excellent Seminar on Canadian Investment Immigration" held in Shanghai Hotel, where interested applicants can listen to and interpret the immigration trends.
It is understood that some officials of the Federal Immigration Department do advocate adjustments to reduce the accumulation of application cases and increase the contribution of investment immigration projects to the Canadian economy. However, a considerable number of immigration officials are cautious about this. Their main basis is to substantially adjust Canada's investment immigration policy under the current economic crisis, which is unfavorable to the long-term development of the project.
Recently, it has been reported that the assets of investment immigrants related to the state and Quebec will be reduced and the investment amount will be adjusted, which has attracted much attention from all walks of life.
Asset demand and investment trends;
As for investment requirements, federal investment immigrants are very different from those in Quebec in the past. At first, the federally invested immigrants had only one choice of "full investment", that is, investing in a fund of 400,000 Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 2.4 million yuan) designated and guaranteed by the Canadian government, and returning it without interest after five years. After Quebec investment immigrants promised the applicants to raise money from the fund, commonly known as "financing plan", federal investment immigrants also slowly launched similar financing plans, and the financing cost also decreased from the initial 13 and140 thousand Canadian dollars to120 thousand Canadian dollars. The flexibility of Quebec investment immigrants has been fully reflected here. It made a good start in financing loans at the beginning of the project, which greatly lowered the investment threshold for investment immigrants and attracted a large number of applicants to buy funds designated by the Quebec government.
Application process and cycle: Federal investment immigrants and Quebec investment immigrants are very different. The application for investment immigration in Quebec must first be submitted to the Quebec Immigration Bureau, which will review the documents and arrange an oral examination. After the oral examination, the investment will be made, and CSQ (Quebec nomination certificate) will be issued after the completion, and then transferred to the Canadian federal government for trial. After passing the security check and physical examination, the Canadian federal government will issue a Canadian permanent residence visa (commonly known as "green card"). Generally speaking, it takes 8- 10 months for Quebec investment immigrants to go to the oral examination, and the whole application cycle takes about 2 years. Applications for federal investment immigrants are submitted directly to the Canadian Embassy in Beijing or the Hong Kong Consulate. Federal immigration officers review documents, arrange oral examinations, notify investment, conduct safety inspections, and arrange family physical examinations. Finally, the Canadian federal government issues a Canadian permanent residence visa. Generally speaking, it takes 1 year or more for federal investment immigrants from sending documents to oral examination, and the whole application cycle takes about 3-4 years.
Corporate governance experience: the requirements of federal investment immigrants and Quebec investment immigrants are basically the same, and both require the main applicant to have more than two years of comprehensive governance experience in the last five years, which can be a legal person or shareholder who owns the company's shares, or a senior manager (such as general manager, deputy general manager, directors and some managers) who has both personnel rights, financial rights and management rights. The Quebec Immigration Bureau also accepts applications from professionals who are business partners (such as doctors who are partners in clinics and lawyers who are partners in law firms). ).
Quebec, located in the east of Canada, is one of the regions with the most European culture on the North American continent. Due to special reasons in history, Quebec enjoys a unique autonomous status among the ten provinces in Canada, so it has immigration selection criteria independent of the Canadian federal government. According to statistics, 75% of investment immigration applicants choose Quebec investment immigration, and only 25% of investment immigration applicants choose federal investment immigration. Compared with federal investment immigrants, Quebec's investment immigration regulations are more relaxed and flexible, and the application cycle is faster.
Family assets: there is little difference between federal investment immigrants and Quebec investment immigrants. * * * The difference is that they all require more than 800,000 Canadian dollars (equivalent to about 5 million yuan), including real estate, company net assets, deposits/funds and stocks; Since February this year, the Quebec Immigration Bureau has also recognized the asset departments that continue to inherit and accept donations in the applicant's asset composition.
Among many immigration plans in Canada, Canadian investment immigration is a classic, while Quebec investment immigration is a hot spot in the classic. Looking at the development track of Chinese mainland Quebec investment immigrants 10, its flexible, transparent and efficient strategy has won the favor of pan-Bo immigrants. Over the years, the number of applicants from Chinese mainland has been at the top of Quebec's investment immigration applications. From June to June, 2009, 65438, Quebec Immigration Bureau * * * received 2033 applications, of which 76% came from Asia, an increase of 26% compared with the same period in 2008. This makes Quebec's investment immigration project have to be called "one of the most popular classic immigration projects". Application conditions for Canadian investment immigrants (investment immigrants have no restrictions on the applicant's education, English level and age)
1. The total personal net assets exceed 800,000 Canadian dollars (about 5.6 million yuan), mainly including:
① Bank deposits (not less than 800,000 RMB) ② Stocks ③ Real estate ④ Company shares.
(The owner's equity in the audit report can be multiplied by the applicant's proportion to get the company's shares).
2, there are relevant documents to confirm the authenticity of its source.
A, the applicant has more than three years of business management experience.
B, the identity of the applicant can have four kinds:
(1) shareholders and chairman of the board of directors of the company (assets are bank deposits+real estate+stocks+company shares);
2 shareholders of the company, non-legal representatives (assets are bank deposits+real estate+stocks+company shares);
③ Senior managers employed, such as general manager, deputy general manager, sales manager, CXO, etc.
(Assets consist of bank deposits+stocks+real estate);
(4) The contractor can contract a company's department or the whole company.
(mostly applicable to the heads of collectively-owned enterprises).
3. The applicant must actually invest 400,000 Canadian dollars in Canada. There are two ways to invest:
① A total investment of 400,000 Canadian dollars, about 2.8 million RMB, was remitted to the account designated by the government. The investment period is five years, and there is no investment interest. After five years, the investment will be returned without interest, and the investment will be guaranteed by the government of Quebec, Canada. The applicant is equivalent to losing five years' interest;
(2) Loan investment, the applicant only needs to actually invest 6.5438+0.2 million Canadian dollars, and the rest of the loan, but after five years, the return on investment is zero. Generally speaking, it is a loss of 6.5438+0.2 million Canadian dollars or about 800,000 RMB in exchange for the identity of a family. Conditions and expenses of Canadian investment immigrants
Advantages of Canadian National Investment Immigrants
Canada has more than 200,000 immigration indicators every year. Among all immigration categories, the most popular is investment immigration. This kind of immigration is suitable for applicants with abundant funds, but there is no investment risk. And once the main applicant is approved, he can bring his family to Canada without any additional conditions. This is the only immigration project in the world that accepts investment immigrants without any additional conditions.
Canadian federal investment immigrants require applicants to have no academic qualifications and any foreign language ability, and the application period has been shortened to about 18 months. Applicants only need to legally obtain a personal net asset of more than 800,000 Canadian dollars, and the visa obtained is a permanent green card without any additional conditions.
Canada is also a high welfare country, with a free medical system, government-funded social welfare and a comprehensive unemployment insurance and pension plan; At the same time, Canada also has a sound education system and many well-known universities. Children can enjoy 12 years of free education from primary school to middle school, and they don't need to take exams to enter the university.
Application conditions
1. The net assets exceed 800,000 Canadian dollars.
2. More than three years of comprehensive business management experience.
3. Invest 400,000 Canadian dollars in the fund designated and guaranteed by the Canadian government for a period of 5 years.
Investment method (either of the two options)
1. Invest 400,000 Canadian dollars in the fund designated and guaranteed by the Canadian government, and repay the principal without interest after five years.
2. Pay interest of 654.38+0.2 million Canadian dollars to the fund designated and guaranteed by the Canadian government, and borrow 400,000 Canadian dollars from the Canadian bank through this fund.
application expenses
1. Pay the Canadian federal government application fee when submitting the application materials: each principal applicant 1050.00 Canadian dollars; Spouses and children over the age of 22 must pay $550.00 each; Children under the age of 22 are required to pay $ 150.00 each.
2. After passing the medical examination, the landing fee paid before obtaining the visa: 975 Canadian dollars per principal applicant, 975 Canadian dollars per deputy applicant and children over 22 years old, and no landing fee for children under 22 years old (excluding 22 years old).
3. Investment funds
The investment amount will be invested in government funds. After the interview is passed or the test is exempted, the immigration officer will inform you in person or in writing to arrange payment. There are two payment methods:
A. Invest 400,000 Canadian dollars (full investment), guaranteed by the government. After five years, the principal can be recovered and the interest returned to the government.
B. If the financing investment is 400,000 Canadian dollars, the investment after the interview is 6,543,800 Canadian dollars (in the form of loan investment), and the rest will be arranged by the bank. 130,000 can't be recovered.
4. Other expenses
Notary fees: collected by the notary office one by one, and the total amount varies from person to person.
Medical examination fee: adult 1350 RMB, minor 450- 1350 RMB. Cost evaluation of Canadian investment immigrants
1, application fee
A. federal application fee:
(Principal Applicant) $ 1050 Canadian dollars
$550 (spouse)
$550 per person (children over 22 years old)
(Children under 22) $ 150 Canadian dollars/person
B. Quebec application fee:
(Principal applicant) $3,850.
(Spouse) $ 150 Canadian dollars
(Children) $ 150 Canadian dollars/person (regardless of age)
2. Notary fees
According to different applicants, it is about 6,543,800 RMB.
3. Audit fees
The charging standard is generally 8,000 yuan-1 10,000 yuan for three-year audit.
4. Real estate appraisal fee
Generally ranging from 3000 yuan to 5000 yuan.
5. Interview translation fee (the interview price in Montreal is different from that in Hong Kong)
1400 hkd
6. Landing fee
The main applicant and the deputy applicant are 490 Canadian dollars/person, and there is no landing fee for children.
7. Medical examination fee
Adults 1300 RMB/person, children 800 RMB/person.
Step 8 invest
A, fully invest 400,000 Canadian dollars, and return the principal of 400,000 Canadian dollars after five years;
B, the loan investment is 400,000 Canadian dollars, and the actual investment in five years is 6.5438+200,000 Canadian dollars.
After that, the refund amount is zero. 1. Confirm whether the application conditions for investment immigration are met through communication with company consultants.
2. Sign an agency agreement to authorize the company to act as an agent for Canadian investment immigration applications.
3. Confirm the client's application plan and assist the client to prepare and collect all kinds of relevant documents.
4. Help customers review and sort out various documents and draft relevant documents.
5. Handle the required notarization, audit and evaluation for customers.
6. Prepare the application fee and submit the application to Quebec Immigration Bureau.
7. The Quebec Immigration Bureau issued the file number. (Confirm receipt of customer materials and prepare for further processing)
8. The Immigration Bureau shall issue a letter of material review. (If necessary, further supplement the information required by the audit)
9. The Immigration Bureau sends an interview letter to inform the queuing letter.
10, the Immigration Bureau issued an interview notice (specific time, place, etc. )
1 1. The company arranges special personnel for one-on-one interview training and prepares materials before the interview.
12, lawyers review materials, provide mock interviews, and make every effort to improve the success rate of applicants.
13, the immigration lawyer accompanied the interview, and the interview passed, and the immigration bureau issued a transfer notice, and the company assisted the customer to transfer the investment funds.
14, CSQ (Quebec's choice certificate, indicating that Quebec has accepted the applicant) issued by the Immigration Bureau.
15. Matters related to arranging the applicant's physical examination.
16. Submit the applicant's materials and the federal application fee to the Immigration Department of the federal government of Canada (Quebec is only a province, and it has no right to issue immigration documents, which needs to be handled by the federal government).
17. Immigration documents issued by the Federation.
18, the company continued to provide customers with on-site installation services after arriving in Canada to ensure that the applicants can adapt to life in Canada as soon as possible.