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Can I stay in Canada while I await my PR?

Mike7Louw

Newbie
Jun 18, 2019
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Hi. I applied my common law visa around 9 months ago. The next step I've been told is to wait for a request for my passport. At present I am living in Vietnam but my working contract is coming to an end in the next 6 weeks.

My questions and concerns are:
1. Can I fly to Canada and wait (obviously not work) while the final steps of my application are processed? I have a temporary residency visa that will cover me for 6 months.
2. If I fly to Canada under the pretense that I will sit and wait, do I need to show that I will leave the country or can I simply book a flight into Canada?
3. If I choose to leave Vietnam (my case is being handled by a visa office in Singapore) and wait it out in South Africa, how does this affect the visa office and in turn the processing times?

Thanks in advance to the responses on my niche questions!