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Hello everyone, I applied to extend my visitor record in Canada on July 5, 2024. In the application, I requested for the Biometrics Instruction Letter and paid the $85 fee in the application. The letter never came. Instead, they approved the application to the current biometrics expiry date...

Hi everyone, My biometrics is expiring by August 25, 2024 and I want to voluntarily give it again. However, when I answered the online questionnaire that I gave biometrics before, there is no option within the application for me to pay for the biometrics fee. So I just paid for the biometrics...

Hi everyone, My biometrics is expiring by August 25, 2024 and I want to voluntarily give it again. However, when I answered the online questionnaire that I gave biometrics before, there is no option within the application for me to pay for the biometrics fee. So I just paid for the biometrics...

Hi everyone, I applied for a Visitor Record in-Canada and received a letter re: validity of your biometric information. In the letter, it said "However, if you wish to extend the validity of your permit or visa beyond the validity date indicated above you can provide your biometric information...

Hi everyone, my PGWP expires by July 5, 2024. I applied for a Visitor Record in May 2024. Will I be on maintained status after PGWP expires? Or do I need to leave Canada before July 5, 2024? If anyone can point me to the IRCC's webpage on this topic, I would be very grateful.

Hello @scylla, Thanks for the information. When they say "all applications must be submitted before midnight UTC on the date the applicant’s status expires", do they mean before 0:00am UTC or before 11:59pm UTC on the expiry date? Because if it's the later (before 11:59pm UTC on Oct 27, 2023)...

Hello everyone, My visitor record expires on October 27, 2023, and I just sent my application for VR extension on October 26, 2023 (8:45pm EDT). The application went through with confirmation that it's transferred electronically on October 26, but the date of submission is October 27, 2023. Is...

Hi all and @Naturgrl I have a PGWP and a Study Permit at the same time. I'm currently in school and taking classes for Spring 2022 term. The thing is, my school is pushing us to go back in-person class with no safety measure in place and the infection rate of Omicron is staggering high. So I...

Hello, My dad visited me on a visitor visa since January 2021 then extended his stay in Canada on a Visitor Record which will expire by June 2022. He plans to return home in March 2022 and I just wonder if he can board the plane from Canada if his visitor visa is no longer valid? Is a valid...

Hi, can I ask what is the new IRCC portal? is it different from GCKey account? how can I access it? would you recommend using the new portal or GCKey for application? many thanks