A temporary resident visa (TRV) is an official counterfoil document issued by a visa office that is placed in a person’s passport to show that they have met the requirements for admission to Canada as a temporary resident.
Holding a TRV does not guarantee entry to Canada. The admission of foreign nationals into Canada as temporary residents is a privilege, not a right.
Temporary residents: Eligibility for extending temporary resident status
A person may apply to extend their status as a temporary resident in Canada beyond the initial period granted for their stay by the officer at the port of entry. This includes accompanying family members, regardless of whether or not the principal applicant will be extending their status in Canada. It will be up to the officer to make the final decision after reviewing the circumstances.p>
Additional questions that may help an officer determine eligibility
- Consider the intentions of the client
- What is the client doing in Canada?
- How long has the applicant been here?
- How long is the request for?
- Officers must consider the reason given by the client for applying for the extension.
- Are the plans well thought out or merely frivolous?
- Taking the applicant’s situation in their home country into consideration, is a prolonged stay in Canada reasonable?
- Determine whether the client has the means to support themselves or whether someone else is willing to provide adequate support.
- Assess the client’s ability to leave Canada. Officers should consider whether the applicant has the means to either return to their home country or to proceed onward to a third country.
- What was the original purpose of the visit to Canada? Has it been fulfilled? If no, was sufficient time originally granted to fulfil the purpose?
- What family, employment or other responsibilities and obligations has the person left behind and how have they been discharged? Is the proposed extension logical, reasonable and feasible in light of these circumstances?
