A CEC applicant transferred back to India shortly after receiving their Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) raised the question of whether a later transfer affects an already-submitted application.
What group members advised:- Travel after AOR generally doesn't need to be reported and typically doesn't affect the application by itself.
- Once PR is approved, you do need to update your address with IRCC so the physical PR card is sent to the right place.
- The bigger risk is specific to job-offer points. If 50 points were claimed for an LMIA-exempt job offer on the basis that the applicant would keep working for that Canadian employer for at least a year after becoming a PR, being transferred back to the home country shortly after could undercut that claim and potentially draw scrutiny.
Takeaway: simple travel after AOR is usually fine, but if your CRS score depended on a specific ongoing job offer, a change in that employment situation is the part worth worrying about — not the travel itself.