Parents & Grandparents Program(PGP) 2024

[explorer976]

Hello!

I am working on the application for my PGP2025 invitation. I may be overthinking this! Did anyone include a cover letter? I dont have any items that need explaining but I am wondering if adding a cover letter with all the information listed again is helpul or not needed and I should just go ahead and submit as soon as possible? Thank you all in advance for sharing your wisdom and experience!!

 

[Greninja]

Hello!

I am working on the application for my PGP2025 invitation. I may be overthinking this! Did anyone include a cover letter? I dont have any items that need explaining but I am wondering if adding a cover letter with all the information listed again is helpul or not needed and I should just go ahead and submit as soon as possible? Thank you all in advance for sharing your wisdom and experience!!

yes, you can give ircc a checklist but its optional.

 

[SamCanada2024]

Hello!

I am working on the application for my PGP2025 invitation. I may be overthinking this! Did anyone include a cover letter? I dont have any items that need explaining but I am wondering if adding a cover letter with all the information listed again is helpul or not needed and I should just go ahead and submit as soon as possible? Thank you all in advance for sharing your wisdom and experience!!

Good day, no conver letter is needed, just a resume that has no gaps... ensure you mention the entire career history.

 

[explorer976]

Good day, no conver letter is needed, just a resume that has no gaps... ensure you mention the entire career history.

Thanks. It is for my mother who has been housewife/unemployed whole life so there is not much to add in the resume. Is there a particular way to mention this?

 

[YVR123]

Thanks. It is for my mother who has been housewife/unemployed whole life so there is not much to add in the resume. Is there a particular way to mention this?

Do not over think. Just put down her as home maker/housewife and list common household duties.
The instruction is general so it's there for everyone.

 

[Shankar Iyer]

Hello!

I am working on the application for my PGP2025 invitation. I may be overthinking this! Did anyone include a cover letter? I dont have any items that need explaining but I am wondering if adding a cover letter with all the information listed again is helpul or not needed and I should just go ahead and submit as soon as possible? Thank you all in advance for sharing your wisdom and experience!!

Doesnt matter what you include, IRCC will ask you extra documents if/when they need. Doing all that work upfront does not speed things up was my experience.

 

[SamCanada2024]

Thanks. It is for my mother who has been housewife/unemployed whole life so there is not much to add in the resume. Is there a particular way to mention this?

No particular way, just list it under work experience, unemployed, stay at home mother.

 

[VA123]

Hi all,

My parents got their passports stamped and COPRs Mid July. However, before they could land My dad passed away in early August. He was the principal applicant. Now we have the VISA stamped for both, but landing is not posible if not accompanied by principal applicant. I need to inform IRCC and they will tell us the next steps, however, the webform says they will not respond if you are not a principal applicant or a authorised representative. We did not designate anyone as a authosised representative. Has any one faced or seen this issue. How should I go about infomring IRCC and getting their response?

Appreciate any inputs you can provide.

 

[VA123]

May 28nd - ITA
June 3rd - submitted
July 15th - ADR; submitted the same day
Sept 14th - AOR
Sept 21st - Meds Approved (My parents had med done in Canada in 2023)
Oct 4th - PCC request
Nov 11th - PCC submitted
Dec 12th - Informed IRCC about Dad's Passing Away ; IRCC requested more docs same day
Jan 02nd - docs submitted to make my Mom as the primary applicant
Jan 9th - New Application number Assigned with my Mom as Primary applicant
Jan 15th - biometric requested
Jan 16th - biometric submitted
Jan 20th - IRCC asked for a registered Death Certificate of my father; waiting for it now from Service Canada
Jan 22nd - sponsor Approved and file move to Mississauga
Jan 24th - Medical Passed
Mar 5th - Death Certificate Submitted
March 24 - Pre-Arrival Letter
May 16th - P1 email received and responded.
June 24 - P2 email

Hi Kunal,

A quick question - Were you the authorised representative on the file when you asked to change principal applicant to your mother or did you submit that form after the fact? or was it your mom (dependent applicant) that informed the IRCC via Webform?

My dad passed away after Visa stamping but before traveling. He was the principal applicant. I need to inform IRCC about the change of status but am unsure if they will pick up the info. if I am not an authorised rep. and my mom is a dependent applicant.

Thank you very much for any asistance you can provide.

 

[Greninja]

2024 PGP Application Updated
Aug 14, 2025 - PR Application Approved on Portal
Aug 12, 2025 - Passport Submitted
July 29, 2025 - Final Decision + PPR
July 04, 2025 - 2nd Pre-arrival letter by Email
May 18, 2025 - 1st Pre-arrival letter on Portal
April 02, 2025 - Medical Exams Passed
Mar 24, 2025 - Medical Exams Done
Mar 15, 2025 - Fingerprints Completed
Feb 28, 2025 - Requests for Med. Exams + Fingerprints
Dec 05, 2024 - AOR + PCC Requests
Oct 23, 2024 - Documents Submitted
Oct 17, 2024 - ADR
July 10, 2024 - Application Submitted
May 28, 2024 - Invitation Email Received
Oct 16, 2020 - Interest Sponsor Form Submitted

 

[kunalkhanna]

Hi Kunal,

A quick question - Were you the authorised representative on the file when you asked to change principal applicant to your mother or did you submit that form after the fact? or was it your mom (dependent applicant) that informed the IRCC via Webform?

My dad passed away after Visa stamping but before traveling. He was the principal applicant. I need to inform IRCC about the change of status but am unsure if they will pick up the info. if I am not an authorised rep. and my mom is a dependent applicant.

Thank you very much for any asistance you can provide.

Sorry to hear about your dad. May God give you and your family the strength to bear this loss.
I was the authorised representative on the file. but in my case the PR processing was in progress but it had not reached to the stage where Visa was issued. I informed IRCC and then they asked me to resubmit a couple of forms to make my mother as the primary applicant. Also submit the death certificate as the proof.
Now if you are not the authorized representative, then i think your mother should submit those through the webform.
Better call IRCC immediately and ask them to talk to you by taking your mom's consent verbally on the phone itself if possible.

 

[KEN2000]

hi, we finally got invitation to apply immigration for my wife's parents after waiting for 5 years since 2020. I would like to know when can you link the application to GCkey from your experience? Also We are applying for my mother in law, her son and daughter, not my father in law due to his illness, I will be the cosigner with my wife. does not mean we put 5 as number of family when link application or 6? Thanks

 

[YVR123]

hi, we finally got invitation to apply immigration for my wife's parents after waiting for 5 years since 2020. I would like to know when can you link the application to GCkey from your experience? Also We are applying for my mother in law, her son and daughter, not my father in law due to his illness, I will be the cosigner with my wife. does not mean we put 5 as number of family when link application or 6? Thanks

You cannot leave out the father in law in the application process. He can be include in non-accompanying. As long as the mother in law and father in law are married they all need the pass the medical exam, police and security check He doesn't need to land (no need to pay his landing fee) but everyone needs to pass the checks in the sponsorship application to get approval. He also needs to be included in the family size calculation.

I am not sure about the family member for "linking" but you won't be able to link until you get AOR of the application.

 

[KEN2000]

You cannot leave out the father in law in the application process. He can be include in non-accompanying. As long as the mother in law and father in law are married they all need the pass the medical exam, police and security check He doesn't need to land (no need to pay his landing fee) but everyone needs to pass the checks in the sponsorship application to get approval. He also needs to be included in the family size calculation.

I am not sure about the family member for "linking" but you won't be able to link until you get AOR of the application.

Thanks for your reply, we put my mother in law as principle applicant, and checked my father in law as not accompanying to Canada due to his physical condition, we have provided all of his information in the application as well.

 

[floomy]

Hello. Just received the letter about pre landing service.
Submitted the medical by Aug 12.
So .. what happen next??
Thank you!!

Application submitted July 2024.