Q 1:If I’m asked to give my biometrics, does that mean my application is approved?
如果我被要求提供我的生物信息，那是否意味着我的申请被批准了? QA&
Answer: No. Giving your biometrics is one of the steps you need to do before we can process your application. Once you give us your biometrics, we’ll use them to assess your application.
不。在我们处理您的应用程序之前，您需要先进行生物识别。一旦你给我们你的生物信息，我们就会用它们来评估你的应用。
Q 2: Why do I have to give my biometrics (fingerprints and photo) when I apply?
为什么我申请时必须提供我的生物信息(指纹和照片)?
Answer: Most people have to give biometrics when they apply for a visitor visa, a study or work permit or permanent residence.Canadian visa officers use biometrics to confirm your identity. Biometrics also helps to:
l make it more difficult for someone to forge, steal or use your identity,
l resolve problems or errors that may happen if your name, date of birth and/or place of birth are similar to those of someone else
l confirm your identity the next time you apply, so it is easier for you to re-enter Canada.
大多数人在申请访客签证、学习或工作许可或永久居留时必须提供生物信息。
加拿大签证官使用生物信息来确认你的身份。生物识别也有助于:
让别人更难忘记、窃取或使用你的身份，
如果你的姓名、出生日期和/或出生地与他人相似，解决可能出现的问题或错误
证实你的身份你下次申请,所以它对你来说更容易进入加拿大。
Q 3: Will it take longer to process my application because I have to give biometrics?
因为我必须提供生物识别，所以我的申请需要更长的时间来处理吗?
Answer: It depends on the type of application.For all applications, give us your biometrics as quickly as possible after we send you the letter that tells you how and where to give your biometrics. If there is no biometric service available where you live, you may need extra time to travel to a service location. Find the location closest to you.
l For visitor visa, study or work permit applicants:
The time it takes you to give your biometrics isn’t included in the application processing time.
The sooner you provide your biometrics, the sooner we can start processing your application.
After we send you a request, you have up to 30 days to submit your biometrics.
l For most permanent resident applicants:
The time it takes you to give your biometrics is included in the application processing time.
这取决于应用程序的类型。对于所有的应用程序，在我们给您发送了告诉您如何以及在哪里提供您的生物信息的信函之后，请尽快提供您的生物信息。如果你居住的地方没有生物识别服务，你可能需要额外的时间去服务地点。找到离你最近的地方。
l 访客签证、学习或工作许可证申请人:
应用程序处理时间不包括生物信息的使用时间。
你越早提供你的生物信息，我们就能越早开始处理你的申请。
在我们向您发送请求后，您有30天的时间提交您的生物信息。
l 大部分永久性居民申请人:
应用程序处理时间包含了您提供生物识别所花费的时间。
Q4: If my visa, work or study permit application is refused, will I have to give biometrics for my next application?
如果我的签证、工作或学习许可申请被拒绝，我下一次申请是否需要提供生物信息?
Answer: No, when you apply for a visitor visa or a work or study permit and you give your biometrics, they will stay valid for a 10 year period, even if your visa or permit application is refused or has expired.
不用再次提供，当你申请访客签证、工作或学习许可，并提供生物信息时，即使你的签证或许可申请被拒绝或已经过期，它们仍将有效10年。
Q5: If I am in Canada, do I have to give my biometrics immediately?
如果我在加拿大，我是否必须立即进行生物信息测定?
Answer：If you’re in Canada and you apply for a visitor visa, study permit, work permit or permanent resident visa or status, you don’t have to give your biometrics until we open collection centres in Canada in 2019.
When the new collection centres are open in Canada, you’ll have to give biometrics for your next application, including a renewal or an extension.
如果你在加拿大申请访客签证、学习许可、工作许可或永久居民签证或身份，你不需要提供你的生物信息，直到我们2019年在加拿大开设收集中心。
当新的收集中心在加拿大开放时，你必须为你的下一个申请提供生物信息，包括续签或延期。
Q6: Do I need to give my biometrics to visit Canada if I’m in the United States and I’ve already given my biometrics when I entered the U.S.?
如果我在美国，我是否需要提供我的生物信息来访问加拿大，而我在进入美国时已经提供了我的生物信息?
Answer: Yes. If you’re a foreign national (not a U.S. national) visiting or living in the United States, you’ll still need to give your biometrics to Canada. You only need to give your biometrics once you get the letter from us that asks you for it. In the United States, you can give your biometrics at any of the 135 Application Support Centers.
是的。如果你是外国人(不是美国人)，访问或居住在美国，你仍然需要向加拿大提供你的生物信息。你只需要给你的生物信息一旦你收到了我们的信要求你。在美国，你可以在135个应用支持中心中的任何一个提供你的生物信息。
Q7: What if I have a Canadian visa that has not yet expired when you start taking biometrics from citizens of my country or territory?
如果我的加拿大签证在你开始从我的国家或地区的公民那里获取生物信息时还没有过期怎么办?
Answer:If you have a valid visitor visa, you won't need to give your biometrics until the next time you apply.
如果你有一个有效的访客签证，你将不需要给你的生物识别，直到下一次你申请。
Q8:I cover my head or face for religious or cultural reasons. What will happen when I go to have my photo taken for biometrics?
出于宗教或文化原因，我会遮住自己的头或脸。当我去为生物信息拍照时会发生什么?
Answer:When you have your photograph taken, your whole face must be clearly visible.
You may request to have your photo taken by an operator of the same gender and you may ask for a privacy curtain.
当你拍照时，你的整个脸必须清晰可见。
你可以要求由同性别的操作者为你拍照，你也可以要求一个隐私窗帘。
Q9:If I get my photo taken for biometrics, do I still need to submit a paper photograph as part of my application?
如果我的照片是生物信息的，我还需要提交一张纸质照片作为申请的一部分吗?
Answer:No. We’ll use the digital photograph taken when you give your biometrics.
不。我们会用你做生物测定时拍的数码照片。
