This refers to your online application for temporary resident visa in Canada.
The Temporary Resident Unit of the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa (CPC-O) only processes temporary
resident visa applications from foreign national currently holding valid temporary resident status in
Canada (i.e. work or study permit).
Our office is unable to process your application for a temporary resident visa. According to our records,
your status in Canada will expire on December 31, 2014.
Before you can apply to obtain a new temporary resident visa to return to Canada, you must first obtain a
decision on your legal status in Canada. If you are currently out of status, you may also have to pay
restoration fees. To find out if you are eligible to extend or restore your status in Canada and to find out
how to apply (online or by paper), please visit the appropriate webpage:
To extend your stay as a student: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-extend.asp
To extend your stay as a worker: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/permit/extend.asp
If you would like to apply for a visitor record or visitor record extension, please go to the following link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/extend-stay.asp
If you have already applied to extend or restore your status, please note that you should wait until your
status is restored or extended before submitting an application to obtain a temporary resident visa.
Should you need to travel urgently, please note that you retain the option of applying for a new temporary
resident visa (or for a new work or study permit) at the Canadian mission responsible for your country of
citizenship or responsible for the country where you will be lawfully admitted.
Since processing had already started on your application, you are not eligible to receive a refund of your
processing fees for this application.
Your file has now been closed and no processing will take place. If you wish to submit a new application,
you will have to resubmit all required documents and pay new processing fees.
Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.
The Temporary Resident Unit of the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa (CPC-O) only processes temporary
resident visa applications from foreign national currently holding valid temporary resident status in
Canada (i.e. work or study permit).
Our office is unable to process your application for a temporary resident visa. According to our records,
your status in Canada will expire on December 31, 2014.
Before you can apply to obtain a new temporary resident visa to return to Canada, you must first obtain a
decision on your legal status in Canada. If you are currently out of status, you may also have to pay
restoration fees. To find out if you are eligible to extend or restore your status in Canada and to find out
how to apply (online or by paper), please visit the appropriate webpage:
To extend your stay as a student: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-extend.asp
To extend your stay as a worker: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/permit/extend.asp
If you would like to apply for a visitor record or visitor record extension, please go to the following link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/extend-stay.asp
If you have already applied to extend or restore your status, please note that you should wait until your
status is restored or extended before submitting an application to obtain a temporary resident visa.
Should you need to travel urgently, please note that you retain the option of applying for a new temporary
resident visa (or for a new work or study permit) at the Canadian mission responsible for your country of
citizenship or responsible for the country where you will be lawfully admitted.
Since processing had already started on your application, you are not eligible to receive a refund of your
processing fees for this application.
Your file has now been closed and no processing will take place. If you wish to submit a new application,
you will have to resubmit all required documents and pay new processing fees.
Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.
