Received a letter of written authorization from the IRCC for my wife and child to travel to Canada, with a validity period of 3 months. Does anyone know if this 3 months is intended to be a limit on the duration of their stay in Canada, or does it mean that they have 3 months to land in Canada and then their stay would then be subject to the 6 month maximum stay as per their visitor visas?
Validity period of Written Travel Authorization
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Thanks. I thought the visitor visa allowed a stay in Canada of up to 6 months. Can the CBSA officer change this?
CBSA can issue any length up to 6 months. “Subsection R183(2) states that the standard length of stay for visitors in Canada is 6 months, but this is authorized and established at the discretion of the BSO at the POE.”
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/visitor-record.html
How long did it take for you to get the written authorization? I applied two months ago and still no response.
Applied December 4th, received December 15th. I suppose we were lucky. Did you get an auto-reply after sending the e-mail?
Yes we got this email as well! Let me explain my case as your case might be different. My spouse works and lives in Canada (he has a work permit) and I have a temporary residence visa (I got it last year). Is this your case as well or as you a Canadian citizen? Thank you
It's the exact same case, actually. The only difference is that I'm the one on the work permit and I applied for it on behalf of my spouse and child, right after they applied for their TRVs.
What did you state in your letter/e-mail when applying for the authorization? This is just speculation, but I think what may have made a difference is your explanation of why the travel is essential. In our case, my spouse isn't currently working as we had a baby recently, so they are of course relying on me for financial support and child care. Feel free to PM.
I will send you a private message. Thank you so much for your help!
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