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HappyHenry

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Jun 14, 2021
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Hello everyone, I got my PGWP in May and I applied for the visitor visa after that. Today CIC sent me a request letter about my visa. It said "Please advise how long you have been out of Canada and your tentative return (to Canada) date."
The issue is, I have not left Canada for almost two years, The last time I returned to Canada was September 2019 and never went outside. I do not know why CIC thought I was outside of Canada??
How should I respond to this?
 
k.h.p.

k.h.p.

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How did you apply for a visitor visa from inside Canada? That used to require stating that you were outside of Canada in order to get the TRV.
 
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HappyHenry

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Jun 14, 2021
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k.h.p. said:
How did you apply for a visitor visa from inside Canada? That used to require stating that you were outside of Canada in order to get the TRV.
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I currently live in Canada, I do not think you have to be outside of Canada to apply for the TRV, many people have applied TRV inside Canada after getting the work permit
 
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HappyHenry

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Jun 14, 2021
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k.h.p. said:
Did you follow the instructions on this page, including stating that your country of residence was Canada?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/apply-new-temporary-resident-visa-within-canada.html

Essentially IRCC thinks you told them that you're outside Canada and they are asking for details on when you left.
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Yeah, I followed these instructions, the required documents were only 4-5 for my application so I believe it was for people who are inside Canada. They will require a lot of documents for people who are outside Canada
 
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