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Hello everyone, I'm sure this question has been asked and answered many times before and I apologize for asking it again. For citizenship, I wonder if one must complete the residency requirement of 1,095 days in Canada within the validity period of one's PR status (5 year period), or if the 5...

Hi guys, I left Canada (BC) on September 3rd, but I haven't contacted MSP (the BC healthcare system) to notify them. I don't have healthcare in my new place of residence, because I have to wait 3 months until I can get residency and healthcare coverage here (so November 3rd). Do I have to...

I appreciate your help Scylla! I just checked my PR card expiry date: 16 September 2026. Isn't it odd given the fact that I landed on 20 August 2021? Doesn't that mean my PR card is valid beyond the 5 year mark?

Thank you Scylla. I read some of your posts in other similar threads. Are there pathways available to re-enter and live in Canada if I don't renounce my PR status? What happens if I am in Canada before the 5 year mark and stay in Canada past the 5 year mark, even though my total time in...

No - still in BC. But might move to QC at a later stage.

I contacted the VO and they updated the address. But I remember that they also said it wasn't a big deal anyway.

The question is in the title. Thanks!

Hi guys, I obtained PR status under the Express Entry FSW program. I have been living in BC for 4 months. I am considering moving to Quebec. Do I need to fulfill certain residency requirements before being allowed to move to Quebec? Like staying a certain number of months or years outside of...

Hi guys, My GF registered as an applicant for a work holiday visa (IEC). The passport she used for the initial registration expires in 1.5 years. Is it OK to renew her passport now and use the new passport for the post-ITA phase of her application, or are there risks such as the application...

Thanks @canuck78. Do they automatically issue a 5-6 month stay authorization for eTA visitors? I don't know why I remembered that the period was 90 days, but I'm probably confusing with the US policy.

Hi all, My girlfriend is Croatian and benefits from the visa waiver program. She can come to Canada for periods of 90 days at a time. Can she go to the USA for a few days and come back to Canada to renew her 90 day tourist status (thus extending it for another 90 days)?

Thanks for the info @Naturgrl. Do you know if the IEC program has always been a low priority, or if it's because of COVID and IRCC trying to catch up with all the backlog from immigration programs? I remember getting a work holiday permit myself in 2016 and I was selected within a week. I guess...

Thanks Scylla. I'm just bugged by the fact that many pools have few applicants and yet the website estimates that the chances to get invited are "very low". Isn't IRCC supposed to invite people until they reach the quota by season end? For example there are 275 visas for Croatia. So far they...

Hi all, Does anybody know how it works with the IEC draws these days? Is IRCC issuing Work Holiday permits right now? Thanks

Hi all, How much time does one have to provide proof of funds once their account has been created? Thanks,

Does anyone know how to change the address to receive the PR card to another address than that disclosed at the port of entry? Thanks,

They say not to go to Service Center without an appointment. I filled a request form online but they always call me when I'm not available. Should I just go to a Service Center anyways?

No questions about soft landing though I stated I was a new immigrant and it was my first landing to the customs officer. The customs form is the form everyone has to fill out upon arrival at the kiosks in the arrival hall of the terminal right before customs. It's a declaration that you don't...

Thanks. Do you get your SIN immediately or do you need to wait to receive the card by post?

Hey guys, how long does it take to get a SIN after applying online? I just landed but they didn't have a SIN office at the Vancouver airport. I heard applying by post took a month... How about online application?