IRCC Announces Updated Immigration Fees Starting December 1, 2024

Highlights: IRCC planned to surge the immigration fees from December 1, 2024

• From December 1, 2024, IRCC planned to update immigration fees.
• The Immigration fees will be applicable for several applications.
• Applicants who have submitted a completed application before increasing the new fees will not be effective.
• IRCC will inform those applicants who have to pay the difference before the increase.

 

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IRCC updated the visa application fees

Below is the comparison of the new and the old fees:

Application type	New fee	Previous fee
Authorization to return to Canada	$479.75	$459.55
Inadmissable on the grounds of criminality	$239.75	$229.77
Indadmissable on the grounds of serious criminality	$1,199.00	$1,148.87
Restore your status as a student	$389.75	$379.00
Restore your status as a visitor	$239.75	$229.00
Restore your status as a worker	$394.75	$384.00
Temporary resident permit	$239.75	$229.77

 

Applicants who have paid the old fees

It will not be effective if the applicant has already submitted a complete online application before the newly updated fees. Applications received and confirmed by IRCC immediately after submission are already paid.

 

 If an applicant has submitted a graduation extension, then there is a chance that they will have paid the old fee before IRCC receives your application. If the fee has changed since the applicant has sent in a paper application, IRCC will not reject your application until and unless:

 

• Paid the total fees (old fees)
• Submitted a complete application
• Applied for the application before the fee changed

 

Once IRCC receives the application, it will inform you how to submit the payment for the difference between the new and old fees.

 

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Steps to calculate the fee differences

If the applicants have to pay the difference between the old and new application fees, they will have to issue a payment and submit the receipt with the application.

 

Below are the steps to estimate the difference: 

 

Step 1: Evaluate the fee difference

Step 2: Click on the “Make an additional payment or pay other fees”

Step 3: Pay the remaining fees

Step 4: Receive the receipt

Step 5: Submit the receipt

 

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