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Death in Canada Can His Brother From India Attend the Funeral
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I am residing in Brampton for past 9 years. My maternal cousin died today morning in Vancouver. He had been separated from his wife and 2 years old son since January of this year. His parents have a temporary resident visa but there are no flights available these days. Can we send the dead body to India? If not, can his younger brother from India obtain a visitor visa and attend his funeral in Canada?
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Sending a dead body to any country is a big challenge now a days. The airlines staff would not feel comfortable to board a dead person to anywhere during Covid-19 crisis. The authorities will not issue permits for sending a body to overseas. The staff at destination will not cooperate to examine the coffin due to fear of Covid-19. I humbly suggest you to perform the funeral rituals here and show the family through technological equipment.
No doubt, his brother can try to attend the funeral. You can quickly submit the application but biometrics services are closed in and outside Canada. It could take a while to receive a visa by the brother. Make sure when you take a letter from Funeral home, there should be enough time for the processing of application by the brother. Later on when the brother gets visa and comes to Canada, he has to quarantine for 14 days, then he would be able to attend funeral services.
There are new exemptions to travel restrictions. The immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanents may now be eligible to enter Canada. To be eligible, they must have to prove that:-
a) That they are immediate family members of Canadian citizen or permanent resident
b) They will be staying in Canada for at least 15 days
They must also have a quarantine plan that shows how they will quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada.
When you arrive in Canada either by air, land, or sea, your health will be assessed before you are permitted to leave the port of entry. If you are a foreign national and you have symptoms of COVID-19, then you will not be allowed to enter Canada.
If you are planning on travelling to Canada, you must make the following arrangements for your 14 day quarantine period:
1 ) Find a place to stay for the 14 days
2 ) Transportation to and from quarantine site
3 ) Groceries
4 ) Access to essential services and medical care
The 14 quarantine period is mandatory even if you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19. A CBSA officer may not allow you to enter Canada if you do not show that you have a proper plan for the quarantine. If you are in breach of the mandatory 14 day quarantine period, then you may face the following penalties:
1 ) Fine of up to $750,000
2 ) 6 months of jail time
3 ) Found inadmissible to Canada and removed from Canada and banned from entering for 1 year.
Only essential service providers such as truck drivers who regularly cross the border are exempt from the 14 day quarantine requirement.
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