Yes, I am from visa exempt country. But still they request my original copy of passport
Dear PHRIXUS,
The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You must complete the following steps within [30] days in order for our office to issue your Confirmation of Permanent Residence and if applicable, permanent residence visa. If for any reason you are not able to meet this deadline, please inform us immediately by email and include the details of your situation.
STEP 1: CHANGES IN YOUR APPLICATION
Has your family composition or personal circumstances changed? Changes include:
Marriage or common-law union, divorce, annulment, legal separation or death of the sponsor, principal applicant or any accompanying family member;
Birth or adoption of a child, including grandchildren born to dependent children;
You or any of your family members being charged or convicted of a criminal offence.
If any of these conditions apply, you are required to inform our office immediately. If available, please include in your email the evidence that supports the change and send it to CPC-CTD-Ottawa @ cic.gc.ca
You must provide us with passports for you and for each accompanying family member. Passports must be valid for at least 6 months and have at least two blank pages. If a child is included on your passport, you must have one blank page per accompanying child.
Please note that Confirmations of Permanent Residence and visas cannot be issued to holders of Diplomatic, Official or Military passports. You must have an ordinary passport.
STEP 2: PASSPORTS
STEP 3: SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS FROM CANADA OR THE US
If you or any of your accompanying family members are outside Canada or the United States, please disregard the following instructions and contact CPC-CTD-Ottawa @ cic.gc.ca so that we can make arrangements to issue the documents at a local visa office.
1. Gather the following documents:
Passport(s)
One copy of this letter
One self-addressed envelope* with your complete mailing address for us to return your
passport(s) and Confirmation(s) of Permanent Residence
One envelope* addressed to our office to send your package
*Please refer to the instructions in the table below.
Incorrect mailing addresses could result in your passport(s) being lost. Our office accepts no
responsibility for documents lost in the mail.