The Process for Determining Whether the Authorities Have Described the Applicant in the Ministerial Instructions (MIs)

The officers might come across applications, where the Ministerial Instructions (MIs) apply to the type of application submitted by the applicant. In this scenario, the officers would need to assess whether the Ministerial Instructions (MIs) also describe the applicants or not.

Officers would hold the view that the Ministerial Instructions (MIs) describe applicants, and in the case of applications for permanent residence, any accompanying family members from a visa required country, if they meet any of the following criteria:

• If they have resided in, travelled to or transited through Ebola Affected Countries (EAC) within the three months prior to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) receiving the application, as:
• Permanent resident visa applicants outside Canada or,
• Temporary resident visa applicants
• If they intend to travel to or transit through Ebola Affected Countries (EAC) in the future as a temporary resident visa applicant or,
• If they have resided in, travelled to or transited through Ebola Affected Countries (EAC) within the three months prior to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) receiving the application, as temporary resident visa applicants
• If they have resided in, travelled to or transited through Ebola Affected Countries (EAC) within the three months prior to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) making a final decision as permanent resident visa applicants outside Canada

Officers would need to find answers to the questions mentioned above. While doing this, they would need to examine:

• The applicant’s address history
• The applicant’s work history
• The applicant’s passport and,
• Any other information provided on the application

In addition, the officers would also need to conduct a check of electronic immigration systems. This would include systems like the Global Case Management System (GCMS) etc.

Note:

• The World Health Organization (WHO) has deemed the following countries as having widespread and persistent (or intense) transmission of the Ebola virus disease:
• Guinea and,
• Sierra Leone
• Therefore, the Ministerial Instructions (MIs) consider these countries to be Ebola Affected Countries (EAC)
• This information is accurate at the time of publication of this OB

Source: Citizenship and Immigration