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Is extend stay in Canada the same as extend status as visitor?

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goodideala

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Jul 14, 2023
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In the CIC citizen online application -> Physical presence section, there is question that:

During your 5-year eligibility period, did you have a valid temporary resident status before becoming a permanent resident?

And yes, I was holding a visitor visa (Temporary resident status) before becoming a PR.

Date you received the status: February XX, 2019
Date your status expired: January XX, 2021 (date before becoming PR)

However, between February XX, 2019 and January XX, 2021, I applied extended stay in Canada by applying a visitor record (my visitor visa only allows me to stay in Canada for 6 months in a row).

There is a question in the CIC website:

Did you apply to extend your status?

Should I answer yes or no for this question? Is extending stay in Canada (applying visitor record so that I can stay longer than 6 months) the same as extend status as visitor?

Thanks!
 
Miss bee

Miss bee

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Mar 24, 2020
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goodideala said:
In the CIC citizen online application -> Physical presence section, there is question that:

During your 5-year eligibility period, did you have a valid temporary resident status before becoming a permanent resident?

And yes, I was holding a visitor visa (Temporary resident status) before becoming a PR.

Date you received the status: February XX, 2019
Date your status expired: January XX, 2021 (date before becoming PR)

However, between February XX, 2019 and January XX, 2021, I applied extended stay in Canada by applying a visitor record (my visitor visa only allows me to stay in Canada for 6 months in a row).

There is a question in the CIC website:

Did you apply to extend your status?

Should I answer yes or no for this question? Is extending stay in Canada (applying visitor record so that I can stay longer than 6 months) the same as extend status as visitor?

Thanks!
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Does this question is in online tracker or where is that question?
 
Miss bee

Miss bee

VIP Member
Mar 24, 2020
5,067
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goodideala said:
In the CIC citizen online application -> Physical presence section, there is question that:

During your 5-year eligibility period, did you have a valid temporary resident status before becoming a permanent resident?

And yes, I was holding a visitor visa (Temporary resident status) before becoming a PR.

Date you received the status: February XX, 2019
Date your status expired: January XX, 2021 (date before becoming PR)

However, between February XX, 2019 and January XX, 2021, I applied extended stay in Canada by applying a visitor record (my visitor visa only allows me to stay in Canada for 6 months in a row).

There is a question in the CIC website:

Did you apply to extend your status?

Should I answer yes or no for this question? Is extending stay in Canada (applying visitor record so that I can stay longer than 6 months) the same as extend status as visitor?

Thanks!
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Yes you have to answer yes to that question. When you answer Yes what does it ask ?
 
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goodideala

Newbie
Jul 14, 2023
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Miss bee said:
Yes you have to answer yes to that question. When you answer Yes what does it ask ?
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When I answer yes, it asked me to input the expiry date of my extended visitor record. However, the visitor record expires on 2020-Sep which is before my visitor visa expiry date.

And the website will display error:

Date must be after your status expired.

see: https://ibb.co/X5D6Xkv
 
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