hi sis redtag!
This fee is payable by principal applicants (with some exceptions) and accompanying spouses and common-law partners. It must be paid before the immigrant visa is issued overseas or before the applicant becomes a permanent resident in Canada.
The following applicants are not required to pay this fee:
dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor, a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild; and
protected persons, including Convention refugees.
eto yung nabasa ko sa website ng cic sis, here's the link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp
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