Hi LLAngel,
So happy for you! Must be nice to be with your husband again. And thanks for your fast response!
Here is what the letter says:
1. Change in your Family Composition
You must notify Vienna in writing if there has been or will be changes in your life circumstances
before using your visas, such as:
A. Family status (e.g. marriage or common-law union, divorce, annulment, legal separation,
birth, adoption, death of the sponsor, principal applicant or any accompanying family
member, including grandchildren born to dependent children); or
B. You or any of your family members being charged or convicted of a criminal offence; or
C. Changes to mailing address/e-mail address/contact information.
Failure to inform CIC of any of these changes may delay processing, may result in the cancellation of
your immigrant visas and may render you and your family members inadmissible to Canada. Failure
to inform CIC of additional dependent family members may permanently exclude them from being
eligible under a sponsorship in the Family Class later on.
2. Validity of your Immigrant Visa and your Confirmation of Permanent
Residence Document
The issuance of your immigrant visa and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence document is
time sensitive so it is important for you to act quickly upon receipt of this letter. Please note that the
validity of your immigrant visa and/or your Confirmation of Permanent Residence is limited by the
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validity of your medical results or the validity of your passport (or of one of your accompanying
dependent), whichever is shortest.
Once you receive your immigrant visa and your Confirmation of Permanent Residence document,
please check the information on it to make sure it is correct. If there are any errors, such as incorrect
spelling of name or incorrect date of birth, please inform the Canadian Embassy in Vienna
immediately and we will confirm if reprinting is necessary. Please note that CIC used precise
guidelines to record names in its database.
You must travel to Canada and present your immigration documents at a Canadian Port of Entry
before they expire. The validity of your immigrant visa cannot be extended. If you fail to enter
Canada before this date and still wish to immigrate to Canada, you must reapply by submitting a new
application and paying new processing fees. All such applications will be assessed according to the
immigration laws in force at the time of receipt of the application. There is no guarantee a future
application will be successful.
3. Final Steps Before Printing your Immigration Documents
Citizens of countries who normally require a visa counterfoil to travel to Canada temporarily also
require a visa counterfoil to immigrate to Canada. Those who are exempted to obtain a visa to travel
temporarily to Canada (citizens of countries listed under paragraph 190(1) of the Immigration and
Refugee Protection Regulations or those who have a travel document described in paragraph
190(2)(c) to (f) of the Regulations) are not required to obtain an immigrant counterfoil to immigrate
to Canada and will only receive a Confirmation of Permanent Residence document.
Our records indicate that you (or at least one of your accompanying family members) require an
immigrant counterfoil to be inserted in your passport in order to immigrate to Canada.
A. Submit your original passport and the original passport of all accompanying family members
a) All passports must be submitted that the same time.
b) They should be valid for a minimum of six months and have at least two blank pages.
c) Please note that Diplomatic, Official or Military passports cannot be used to
immigrate to Canada.
B. Pay your Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF), if applicable
Before a Confirmation of Permanent Residence can be printed, principal applicants (with
some exceptions) and their spouse or common-law partner accompanying them to Canada
must pay the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF). Non-accompanying spouse or
common-law partner, dependent children of a principal applicant or a sponsor, child to be
adopted, orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild and protected persons (such as
refugees) are not required to pay this fee.
If you have not already paid this fee, you can find instructions on how to pay this fee at:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp?cat=perm.
C. Two Passport-sized photographs
Depending on where you file was processed, you may need to send us two passport-sized
photos for you and any accompanying family member. These photos will be used for your
Confirmation of Permanent Residence document and for your Permanent Resident Card after
your arrival in Canada. Please note that CIC requirements for photos differ from those of the
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European Union. You can find our specific guidelines at the following webpage:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
a) You have to submit photos if:
o You submitted your application online (under Express Entry)
o You submitted a physical paper application to one of the Case Processing Centre
in Canada and your file was primarily processed there (such as the Centralized
Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa or
the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga) or it was transferred for processing at
any other offices worldwide other than the Canadian Embassy in Vienna.
b) You may not need to submit photos if:
o You submitted a physical paper application to one of the Case Processing Centre
in Canada (such as the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, or the
Case Processing Centre in Mississauga) and you were informed that your file had
been transferred for processing to the Canadian Embassy in Vienna.
o Our office will use the original passport-sized photos on your paper submission
unless they are older than 18 months. If this is the case, please submit two
updated photos for you and every accompanying family member.
D. Confirm your mailing address
This step is particularly important if you have moved since you submitted your application or
if you have a representative who has been receiving all of your correspondence, but now wish
to have your immigration documents sent directly to you.
E. Report Back to the Canadian Embassy in Vienna, Austria
Please send your passport and all other required documentation (such as a copy of your RPRF
receipt or photos) using one of the options below
a) By contacting one of the Visa Application Centres (VAC) and using their passport
transmission services (an extra fee will be charged)
