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In addition, the OCI card is only valid with a valid foreign passport. As of 2022, there are 4 million holders of OCI cards among the Indian diaspora. [5] The OCI scheme was introduced by The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 in response to demands for dual citizenship by the Indian diaspora. It provides overseas citizens with many of the ...
The Canadian Certificate of Identity (French: Certificat d’identité) is an international travel document issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to a permanent resident of Canada who is not yet a Canadian citizen, is stateless, or is otherwise unable to obtain a national passport or travel document. [1]
It is entitled the "Overseas Citizenship of India", and is commonly referred to as the OCI card. The name is itself misleading, as it doesn't offer Indian citizenship. The Constitution of India does not permit full dual citizenship. The OCI card is effectively a long-term visa, with restrictions on voting rights and government jobs.
The primary purpose of the passport card is used as a federal issued Identity card and a limited travel document under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative for travel by land and sea to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The cards are proof of U.S. citizenship and accepted for domestic airline travel under the REAL ID Act, [158] [159 ...
The International Experience Canada (IEC) program provides young nationals from select countries, with the opportunity to travel and work in Canada for a maximum of 24 months. Interested candidates are randomly selected depending on the spots available for their country of origin and for the category in which they are eligible.
Canada is not a Visa Waiver Program country, the permission to travel is from US immigration law. [344] [345] Canadian Passport required and must be valid for the period of intended stay. [342] Canadian Passport exemptions only for nationals of Canada with a NEXUS card embarking in Canada or USA. [342]
The Yukon Nominee Program (YNP) is an economic-based immigration program for the Yukon, administered by the territorial government’s Department of Economic Development (Immigration Unit) in partnership with IRCC under the Agreement for Canada-Yukon Co-operation on Immigration.
Before 1910, immigrants to Canada were referred to as landed immigrant (French: immigrant reçu) for a person who has been admitted to Canada as a non-Canadian citizen.The Immigration Act 1910 introduced the term of "permanent residence," and in 2002 the terminology was officially changed in with the passage of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.