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International Centre

Temporary Resident Visas

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HELPFUL GUIDES

Download these pdf guides to help you fill out your TRV application forms and help you answer the online eligibility questionaire

 

Depending on their country of citizenship, your family members they may need to apply for a聽聽(TRV, or 鈥渆ntry visa鈥�) that allows them to travel to Canada. If your family members will accompany you to Canada, they can either apply at the same time as you or join you after you have arrived.

To ensure that your family members travelling without you are admitted to Canada as visitors for the length of your study permit, be sure to send them copies of your聽study permit,聽Temporary Resident Visa聽(if you have one) and聽passport聽for them to present to the authorities at the Canadian port of entry (airport or border crossing).

Online application for You and Family Members
If you and your family members TRV expires, 聽you need to apply for new TRVs in order to re-enter Canada at the same time. You can apply for a new TRV in your home country or at the聽.You can now apply for a TRV online. Do not send your passports until you are asked to do so by IRCC.

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1: Log into my IRCC through GCKey or Sign-in partner

If you are a new user, you must register for  Your Client ID from your Study Permit is required to complete the registration.

Step 2: Click on 鈥楢pply for visitor visa or study/work permit'

You will be prompted to enter a personal checklist code.  If you do not already have a code, click on "Determine your eligibility".  Answer all the questions that follow.

Step 3: Fill in the online application form and gather supporting documentation for you and your dependents

1.     Complete the  for you and family members. Validate and save the form(s) as an unsigned copy.

2. Other forms may need to be completed here also.

3. Gather the following supporting documents:

  • digital photo (420x540 pixels)
  • passport pages (only pages with stamps, visas, photos) of each dependent
  • study permit or post-graduate work permit (if applicable)
  • recent transcript (go to DalOnline)
  • proof of next term's enrolment: you can get Confirmation of Enrolment from DalOnline or the Registrar's Office for undergraduate students, or from the Faculty of Graduate Studies for graduate students
  • proof of means of financial support (balance statement from bank)

Once you have all the documents ready, save them electronically, then upload the IMM 5257 form and supporting documents.

Step 4: Pay the application fee

Pay theTRV renewal fee of $100 CAD online per TRV application with a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express).  Do not forget to print a receipt.

Step 5: Submit application and wait for IRCC response

Save or print your confirmation of successful transmission for your records.

Once your application has been processed, IRCC will send you an email and direct you to your "MyCIC" account to check your messages (under "My Messages").

In your "My Messages", print the IRCC letter, then purchase two prepaid (32 x 24 cm and 26 x 16.5 cm)  Xpresspost鈥擭ational envelopes at any Canada Post retail outlet.

Enclose one envelope in the other envelope along with your passports and IRCC letter. This second envelope will be used to return your passports and new TRVs  to you and your family members

Please mail your passport and letter to the following address:

CPP 鈥� Ottawa
P. O. Box 9640
Ottawa, ON, K1G 6T2

Write your Client ID, Application Number (found in your letter) and 鈥淭RV Application鈥� on your envelope (white area above the mailing label).  
Client ID: ######
Application: V######