e-3515 (Citizenship and immigration)
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that “applications by a child or his or her parents to enter … a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be dealt with by States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner”;
- Temporary residence visas are taking several months to process, resulting in the prolonged separation of families;
- Biometric data is required to obtain a visitor’s visa; and
- A common reason for denial of a visa is that the officer has not been satisfied that the applicant will return to his or her country following the visit.
- Open for signature
- July 22, 2021, at 9:31 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 20, 2021, at 9:31 a.m. (EDT)