There are many reasons a foreign national may need to extend their stay in Canada. Assuming you entered Canada as a guest or transitory occupant, and need to remain longer, you should make a move to expand your lawful status as a guest.

Extending your stay as a visitor

If you entered Canada as a visitor, you would have entered on one of two documents:

an electronic travel authorization (eTA)

a visitor visa (also called a temporary resident visa)

If you would like to stay in Canada longer, you need to apply for a visitor record.

When do I need to apply?

It is important that you apply before your current status expires. Canada allows most visitors to stay for up to 6 months.

If you entered Canada through a primary inspection kiosk, your status expires 6 months from your date of entry or when your passport expires, whichever comes first.

What is a visitor record?

A visitor record is not a visa. It is a document that gives you status in Canada and allows you to remain in Canada legally. Your visitor record will have an expiry date, at which point you must leave the country or submit another extension to remain in Canada legally. A guest record doesn’t promise you reemergence to Canada would it be advisable for you decide to leave the country.

Extending your stay as a temporary

resident

If you are a visitor, temporary worker, or student, you may apply to renew your status.

In order to be eligible, you must:

Submit your application before the original expiry date of your status

Continue to meet the initial requirements of your stay Abide by all the conditions of your status (i.e. not working or studying without authorization)

Meet the requirements of the category under which you are currently applying to be restored as a temporary resident

How to apply

To apply to extend your stay, you must complete an application package and provide your personal information and necessary documents. You may apply through the online portal here. Each member of your family who wishes to extend their stay in Canada must apply separately. This includes your spouse or common-law partner as well as any dependent children.

Renewing Visitor Visa (Temporary Resident Visa – TRV)

Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Temporary Resident Visa (TRV)

Biometrics requirement expanded to inside Canada applications: you must submit biometrics to broaden or apply for a migration archive from inside Canada – for example concentrate on grant, work license, guest record, and transitory inhabitant visa (TRV/Visitor Visa/Entry Visa) Immigration Canada’s site for more data. U.S. residents are at present excluded from being required to give biometrics. For a full rundown of exclusions, see Immigration Canada’s site.

Just residents of specific nations require a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to enter Canada. A TRV is some of the time alluded to as a “Guest Visa” or “Section Visa”.

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