Filing for an Outland while waiting on TRV Extension

[zainy]

Hi all,

I have been working on my paperwork for months, and it is finally about ready to be sent off. I have been "staying" with my husband in Canada since we got married in June 2014.

My original TRV expired in July but I had filed for an extension which I received till February. We had estimated being done with the paperwork by then, but faced some setbacks so I have applied for my second extension which I believe may still be getting processed.

QUESTION: Can I send out my outland application while my second extension is in process? Maybe send proof of receipt for it? Or would I need to wait on the extension to arrive and attach that to the application?

 

[zainy]

You should be able to Send you application.I do not think you need to provide Receipt for Request of Extension as it is not mentioned anywhere.But still you can Confirm from CIC Call center.

The only reason I was a little skeptical was because in the supporting documents, it mentions to send your visa or status on which you are currently in Canada. I just don't want them to think I'm out of status.

 

[surleplateau]

Since you have already filed for an extension of your visitor status and it is currently being processed, I believe you fall under "implied status" until CIC makes a decision on your extension request (note that this is different than the "implied status" that comes with Inland-OWP applications).

CIC will probably not have any issues with your waiting for an extension, so you can mark your current status as "visitor, extension request filed [DATE], and they will be able to see it on their system (assuming you applied online for the extension).

In my opinion: don't sweat it. Just show that you took steps to maintain status.

You don't have to wait for the extension to be processed to apply Outland. I applied for my 2nd visitor extension a few weeks before mailing my Outland PR sponsorship. According to the processing timelines, my visa extension was running a little bit behind schedule, but a week after we got Sponsor Approval, I got my visa extension, which leads me to wonder if the CIC person holding my extension request wanted to make sure my PR sponsorship was legit before making a decision.