Problem with online application for extending my stay as a visitor

[yogini]

Help gus please! I am trying to extend my stay as a visitor online for my common-law sponsorship.
When i type the reason for extending my visa, I got this error message : Your answer is incomplete. Provide the necessary information below to continue. •Your answer must be in English or French, and cannot contain punctuation or special characters.

what can i do????? my visitor visa expires on 31st and I always applied online and had no issue!!!! :'(

 

[sariss]

Why are you waiting until the last minute? They recommend you apply for renewal at least 30 days before it expires.

Are you answering all questions in english?

 

[yogini]

As far as i know, i can still apply for extension before my current one expires, doesnt matter if it is 30 days ago or not. i have done that 4 times and i got no problem at all.
Anyway, just a quick note, i have applied online successfully, thank you.

 

[sariss]

I guess they just recommend it (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/extend-stay.asp). We did ours 60 days before to avoid issues.
Glad you got it done though!

 

[parker24]

As far as i know, i can still apply for extension before my current one expires, doesnt matter if it is 30 days ago or not. i have done that 4 times and i got no problem at all.
Anyway, just a quick note, i have applied online successfully, thank you.

It CAN matter sometimes. I think you've been pretty lucky. But the message you got is EXACTLY why you need to apply EARLIER, in case there's issues.

 

[rachiy]

Yes it is recommended that you apply 30 days in advance (and when you get in a situation with error messages you can certainly understand why) but if there is a chance that something else will come up and you won't need to re-apply, or you really need to maximize your time then 60 days just seems like a waste of 50 good days (and 30 a waste of 20).

 

[user828]

Copy/paste your reply in notepad and re-paste from notepad in CIC