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    IRCC's visa extension refusal due to not sending passport to affix visa-but I was already a PR! How to change the decision?

    Hi everyone! I have been in Canada based on my study permit and eventually on the 5th of July 2023, I and my family became permanent residents. Just before our PR was approved, we had applied for extending our permits and had them extended and then applied for extension of our TRV visas...
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    IRCC refused visa extension as I didnt send them my passport to affix visa but I already was a PR and that's why I didn't send my passport to them.

    Edit: to make it more simple and short: While I had a trv based on my study permit, which did not expire yet, I applied for extension. just after that I received CoPR. IRCC requested my passport to affix my visa but I didn't send my passport as I was already a pr. then months after that IRCC...
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    Applied for TRV renewal, and got Visitor Record instead. But why? Is there a mistake?

    Hi there, we, a family of 3 have been in Canada on SP and OWP. We extended the permits and then applied for TRV renewal. My TRV renewal was approved, others still waiting. Then we received eCoPR, so are PR now. waiting for the cards. my husband and daughter's TRV renewal application was approved...
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    Merging PR confirmation portal accounts of the whole family under the principal applicant account and (de facto) pr card processing times

    Hi, we are a family of 3 and although we mentioned in our reply letters to pr confirmation emails that we wish to proceed under the account of the principal applicant (my husband), they sent separate passwords to me and my daughter and we had to log in and upload our photos etc on separate...
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    TRV extension processing timelines please!

    After extending our permits, we applied for a new TRV. Can you please share your recent processing timelines? Thanks PS: I applied yesterday, on 12 June. One of my friends (single student) said it took her 1 week or so. But she also told me her permit extension took her less than 1 month but...
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    Proof of next terms enrolment when renewing the TRV

    I recently extended my SP and now applying for a new TRV. I am a PhD candidate and the year is divided into 3 consecutive terms with no summer holidays etc. TRV application wants 'proof of next terms enrolment'. The problem is that the spring summer term just started and I just paid the tuition...
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    Processing time of new TRV after SP extension

    Can you share your timeline re TRV application processing time after you received your SP extension? Thanks
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    Revived TR 2 PR application

    Note: If you find these explanations long, pls go ahead and read the bold section below only ( I thought explaining the background of the problem would be better.) thanks! Hi there, my husband applied to TR 2 PR in 2021 and we uploaded our docs and paid the fee. Then we received an ITA for...
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    Applied for SP and SOWP extensions together, only SP extensions approved, SOWP still in progress. Is that normal?

    Hi, we applied for my SP extension and my daugther's SP extension and my spouse's Spousal open work permit extension together on 5 December 2022 and just saw that only the SP extensions were approved and spouse's OWP is still in progress. It has already been more than 5 months since we applied...
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    Can we be a student at another (diploma or certificate) program while writing dissertation in a PhD program?

    I would like to take an 8 month or 1 year long program for graphic design. I am still in a PhD program in Ottawa. Is this possible? (thinking that they even allow full time working for international students for a year now and I will just be writing my dissertation so it wont be a problem to...
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    Does a translator certification received in Canada provide extra CRS points? thanks

    Trying to increase CRS score. I have been a legal translator for more than 10 years and I was wondering if I received a certificate from e.g. ATIO to certify my translation skills, does this count as a credential and give me points? Thanks
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    OINP PhD Stream EOI Scoring Rules Changed!

    I just saw this!!! In November 2022 they changed the scoring and they now give points according to what field you study, and many other changes. I am a PhD candidate in law and STEM PhDs are given more points whereas arts and humanities etc get 0!! where you live etc also matters! what the heck...
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    Timelines for joint submission of application for SP extension + SOWP extension +child's SP extension please!

    Applied for my SP extension, my spouse's OWP and my child's SP extension on 5 December 2022. Still waiting. Anyone applied around same time? Did you pass eligibility? Please share. thanks
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    Timelines for joint submission of SP extension + SOWP extension + child SP extension

    Applied for my SP extension, my spouse's OWP and my child's SP extension on 5 December 2022. Still waiting. Anyone applied around same time? Did you pass eligibility? Please share. thanks
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    OINP -job offer - foreign worker stream- can we apply with sowp with offer from current employer?

    I cannot understand whether or not someone working in Ontario for 3 years with SOWP can apply for OINP job offer -foreign worker stream by requesting a job offer from his current employer. I understand that in EE job offer we need LMIA or LMIA exempt job and a closed work permit. But what about...
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    Cannot create new profile/cannot delete already withdrawn and refunded application

    Greetings! We were in the pool for EE and then applied for TR2PR. When we received ITA for EE under CEC, we didn't want to take someone else's place and wanted to withdraw our tr2pr application and we read that we could do it simply by requesting refund. We were refunded the tr2pr application...
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    TR to PR- IRCC sent Application no to link account even though full refund was requested and received

    Hi there, we wanted to withdraw our tr to pr appl. as we received ITA for EE. We requested refund and we received it. we thought we automatically withdrew our application but today we received a letter with the application no and requesting us to link our application. should we send a webform to...
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    Does age cause IRCC to be reluctant to process your application after ITA and AOR?

    Assuming that an applicant is 46-47 and despite getting 0 in CRS, with his overall CRS points, he and his dependents were sent the ITA and they uploaded everything and got their AOR. I assume because of the 1) many years of foreign experience 2) evaluation of dependents as well 3) maybe even...
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    Military service that was 20 years ago

    Hi there, please kindly advise: In our post ITA form, we listed personal history for the last 10 years for my husband. Then there was the question like "have you listed all military service periods...", since it was 20 years ago, we said no but in our letter of explanation, we indicated that...
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    which is processed faster currently? CEC or TR2PR?

    which is processed faster currently? CEC or TR2PR? Any experiences? thanks