🇨🇦 Canada • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Extend a stay as a visitor — visitor record

Track an application to extend a stay in Canada as a visitor. A visitor record is not a tourist visa or an eTA and does not guarantee re-entry to Canada. This entry covers an extension, not restoration of lost status.

Real cases and timelines: Extend a stay as a visitor — visitor record

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I find experiences and cases for “Extend a stay as a visitor — visitor record”?

No shared cases are available for this procedure or variant yet. You can contribute by sharing your own case timeline and its steps.

How long does “Extend a stay as a visitor — visitor record” take in Canada?

No usable average is available for the cases currently included at this procedure level. Durations can vary by situation; shared timelines will help compare observed processing times once sufficient data is available.

What are the steps for “Extend a stay as a visitor — visitor record”?

The catalog lists the following steps in their configured order:

  1. Visitor record application submitted
  2. Additional documents requested
  3. Decision received
  4. Visitor record received

A case may include only some of these steps or follow a different timeline. This list does not mean that every step is mandatory.

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