今天，移民局官网发布消息，加拿大境内生物信息采集（Biometric）将于11月30日重新开放网上预约。
移民局同时确认，临时签证的申请人和过往10年曾经做过生物采集的永久居民申请人，依然享受豁免生物采集。也就是说，目前只有过去10年没有做过生物采集的永久居民申请人才需要现在预约做生物采集。从下周一（11月30日）开始，还没有接到Service Canada电话联系的这部分永久居民申请人可以自己在网上预约时间进行生物采集了。只有已经预约的申请人可以前往Service Canada进行生物采集，不接受直接上门(Walk-in).
3月17日，移民局宣布取消境内所有的biometrics预约，之后生物采集一直处于停滞的状态。9月中旬之后，Service Canada开始电话联系申请人进行生物采集预约，但部分申请人并没有接到电话或者错过了电话。现在生物采集恢复正常网上预约，对于目前在加拿大境内的移民申请人来说是一个好消息。
Ottawa, November 27, 2020—The Service Canada appointment system for scheduling biometrics appointments will reopen online on Monday, November 30, 2020.
This is good news for clients of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as they will now be able to book their own biometrics appointments online.
Since mid-September, Service Canada officers have been calling clients to schedule biometrics appointments. But as of November 30, clients who have not been contacted should use the online scheduling tool to schedule their own appointment, as stated in their biometrics instruction letter.
Clients should choose the closest Service Canada office to them for their appointment. Only clients with appointments will be able to use the service, as walk-in service is not available.Permanent residence applicants who have not enrolled their biometrics within the past 10 years will require an appointment to fulfill the biometric requirement of their application.
Public policies exempting temporary residence applicants in Canada, and permanent residence applicants who have enrolled their biometrics in the last 10 years, continue to be in effect.
Health and safety protocols are in place in Service Canada Centres, and clients need to follow all applicable public health guidelines.
