January 28, 2013 —Effective January 28, 2013, the Visa and Immigration Section at the Canadian Embassy in Seoul is closed. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is making changes to the way it operates in Canada and abroad. It is stepping up the pace of modernizing the way it works.
Closures to our operations network are not simply a matter of achieving savings; they are also a result of the transformative change that is taking place in program delivery. For example, online submission of applications for temporary resident lines of business is now available and makes it possible to move processing to where capacity exists. By centralizing some of this work, we can reduce our overseas network with a view to better focus programs and services, streamline internal operations, transform the way we do business and achieve better results for Canadians. The decision to close this visa office is tied to that strategy.
Persons who have already submitted applications do not need to do anything. Their files will continue to be processed. People who are submitting new Temporary Resident applications should do so online. Persons applying for Permanent Residence should continue to submit applications to the centralised offices in Canada, unless otherwise directed by CIC.
If you already submitted an application
Temporary resident applications that have already been submitted at the visa office in Seoul will continue to be processed to completion at that office.
All permanent resident applications previously submitted to the visa office in Seoul will now be processed in Manila.
Economic and Family Class applications that have already been submitted to the CIO-S or CPC-M and have received positive eligibility will be redirected to the appropriate visa office. Applicants are not required to contact the offices to ensure their application is redirected.
New temporary resident applications
Applicants can submit Temporary Resident applications online or at a visa application centre where available.
For residents of South Korea, all Temporary Resident applications previously processed by the visa office in Seoul will now be processed at the visa office in Manila.
New permanent resident applications
All new Economic Class applications should continue to be sent first to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada (CIO-S).
All new family class applications must first be mailed to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (CPC-M). Applications that have received positive eligibility will be transferred to the visa office now responsible for further processing.
CIC는 업무 현대화의 추세에 맞추어, 캐나다 및 전세계의 사무실의 운영절차를 변경하고 있으며, 1월 28일부터 주한캐나다대사관의 비자 및 이민 업무가 종료됩니다.
이미 신청서를 접수하여 진행 중이라면 특별한 action을 취할 필요가 없습니다: 수속은 계속 될 것입니다. 새로운 임시 거주 비자를 신청자는 온라인 신청을 이용해야 합니다. 영주권 신청자는 CIC의 다른 지시가 없는 한, 캐나다내의 CIO 로 예전처럼 접수하면 됩니다.
신청서를 이미 접수한 경우,
기존에 서울대사관에 접수된 임시 거주비자 신청서는 서울 대사관에서 마무리 될 것입니다.
기존에 서울대사관에 접수된 영주권 신청서는 마닐라에서 처리될 것입니다.
CIO에 접수된 영주권 신청서는 적절한 visa office 로 이관될 것입니다. 신청서 이관여부에 대하여CIO에 연락할 필요 없습니다.
신규 임시 거주비자 신청자
모든 신규 임시비자 신청서는 온라인 (applications online) 또는 담당 비자 센터(즉 마닐라) 로 접수해야 합니다.
신규 영주권 신청자
모든 신규 Economic class 는 이전과 마찬가지로 먼저 CIO-Sydney로 접수해야 합니다.