Anyone know if I can submit my application if I am missing my wife's Medical exam. I have an email confirming her appointment. Can I attached a letter of explanation with her schedule appointment? that is all I am missing. I already had my Medical done.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/supporting-information-applications-in-progress.html
What you need to do if you still have to provide a document in support of your application
- Check the last email or letter you received from IRCC to confirm what documents you need to provide. As it can take time to get this information, it’s important to start collecting the documents now, so you will be able to submit them on time when we ask for them.
- You’ll receive another request from IRCC in the coming weeks or months and will have 30 days from the date you receive this new request to submit the supporting documents.
- If you need to provide your fingerprints and photo (biometrics), book an appointment with your local VAC or ASC as soon as possible. Appointment slots fill up quickly, and some offices are operating with reduced hours of service.
- Check IRCC’s website to find out if your local VAC or ASC is open and book your biometrics appointment. At your appointment, follow all local public health requirements and bring a copy of your biometric instruction letter.
- After the 30‑day deadline, an IRCC officer will make a decision on your application, where possible.
- For citizenship applicants, if we don’t receive your documents after 30 days without an explanation, we may stop processing your application and consider it abandoned, or we may make a final decision if we have enough information.
Even if you receive a confirmation of permanent residence or visitor visa, you likely will not be able to travel to Canada. Only foreign nationals who are
exempt from the travel restrictions are eligible to travel to Canada at this time.
What you need to do if you’re still affected by a COVID‑19 restriction or disruption
If you can’t
provide the requested documents, IRCC officers will be as flexible as possible.
- You must provide a reasonable explanation of how you’re affected by a COVID‑19 disruption within 30 days from the date you receive our request.
- Examples of a reasonable explanation include
- the temporary closure of the VAC or ASC in your region, which prevents you from providing your fingerprints and photo (biometrics)
- a regional or city-wide pandemic lockdown that prevents you from obtaining supporting documents, such as a police certificate, or undergoing a medical examination
- If your request for an extension
- is reasonable, based on the explanation provided, IRCC will extend your deadline for an additional 30 days
- isn’t reasonable, IRCC will make a decision on your application, where possible, based on the information we have on file, which could result in your application being refused
- IRCC will inform you of our decision. You will not need to contact us.
- If we don’t hear from you by the 30‑day deadline, IRCC will make a decision on your application, where possible, based on the information we have on file. This could result in your application being refused.
- If IRCC determines that a large number of clients is affected by a pandemic lockdown or a service-related disruption, such as a temporary closure of a VAC or ASC, we will not contact you to request the supporting documents until the situation is resolved.
Keep checking our website for updates, including when the travel restrictions will be eased.
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