Visa renewal
- Thread starter Kirbslair
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If you are travelling prior to TRV expiry, you don't need to apply for a new one.
Status in Canada is granted by CBSA upon entry and has nothing to do with TRV validity.
no as mentioned visa validity is what lets you travel to Canada, so its fine if its going to expire in a month as long as you enter before it expires. The border officer will decide how long to give you to stay. You do not need a visa extension. After it expires you will have to apply for a brand new visa when you wish to return.
Then you will have to change your return ticket or stay illegally. Don't recommend doing the latter as your visa is about to expire and you will be applying for a new one. A brand new one just like you did the first time, only now you can add Canadian travel and following visa rules to your application as proof. That should help getting a new one.
Im not sure if you can apply for an extension if they have specifically written a shorter stay.....not sure hopefully others can help. Also not sure if I would apply for an extension if they have given me a shorter stay. Think I personally would honor it as you are about to apply for a new one.
lets say they give you three week stay, like they did with my wife, now if we extended that right away and stayed with implied status wouldn't they be upset with us? and next time we applied take that into account?
No, should be fine.
CBSA is generally harder on visitors, hence limiting stays upon entry. IRCC tends to be more generous with visitors, hence the usual approval of extensions (within moderation, of course).