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Canada Permanent Resident Visa Guides

272 guides from real applicants

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Citizenship eligibility if you move abroad as a PR: the 3-in-5-year presence rule

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Do legally married couples need the Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM 5409)?

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First PR landing at a Canadian airport: kiosk, immigration, and goods-to-follow

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Asked to do a TB (sputum) culture test as part of your immigration medical: what the process and timeline look like

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How to find out which visa office is processing your Canada application

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New PR but dependents still on an in-progress work permit extension? OHIP can still be extended for them

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Converting an Oman/Dubai international driving license in Canada: do you need a police experience extract too?

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PCC delayed and your ADR deadline is close: which submission option to use

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New non-Express Entry portal: forms still need a handwritten signature

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COPR holder vaccinated with Sputnik V, which wasn't Health Canada-approved: could I still enter?

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PR residency obligation when work keeps you in the USA: what counts and what doesn't

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Traveling to the US and back while waiting for your PR card after eCOPR

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Immigration officer forgot to save your landing info, and now your SIN application is stuck? Go back to the port of entry

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PR card arrived with a misspelled name right before urgent travel - three options members laid out

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How to travel back to Canada after landing as PR if you haven't received your PR card yet

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Can a sibling sponsor you for Canadian PR? What the rules actually say

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Disclosing a previously-missed US visa refusal when applying for PR

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Opening a Canadian bank account and transferring funds before landing (from India)

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PCC validity when you move countries mid-application: the 'issued after last exit' rule

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Does a spouse/dependent need a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) too, for non-Express Entry applications?

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DEL–LHR–YYZ via Heathrow T5: leave 2+ hours, skip cabin liquids, and the transit-visa rule

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Re-establishing Canadian PR residency obligation after years abroad, without re-applying from scratch

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Indian PCC via BLS stuck? Escalate through the consulate, not the police station

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Already in Canada on a TRV when your COPR decision comes through? How to request virtual landing

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