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The answer you’re looking for is “No, it won’t affect your application”. That’s it! You’ve got your answer to the question about whether having an Express Entry profile will affect your study permit, visitor visa, or work permit application.
And for those who want to stick around, we’ll explain what all this means and dive into more details about dual intent.
Many applicants ask us this question every time they contact us. If I have an active Express Entry profile, will it affect my TRV application, which means either a visitor visa, a study permit, or work permit from outside or inside of Canada? The simple answer is ‘No’, unless you have an active application for a PR under any of the immigration programs – in which case it’s still possible but you need to declare it on your forms. If you have NOT been invited to Express Entry for a PR, since your points are too low, it will have absolutely no effect on your permit applications through the embassy. They will not know or see your active Express Entry profile. This is a fact. There are approx. 239,000 applicants in the Express Entry pool as of September 8th, 2022, that have not been invited since their points are too low. You do not need to worry about the embassy or IRCC knowing that you have an Express Entry profile. You do not need to declare that you do have an active profile. The only time you need to declare anything on your applications for immigration to Canada are if you have another visa application in process, or perhaps a PR application in process (i.e. you’ve already submitted your PR paperwork), or previous refusals for any country.
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If you’re reading this and you’re confused about whether your Express Entry profile is a PR application or not, just pay attention to this key point: If you have NOT paid the PR processing fee directly to the Canadian immigration government (‘IRCC’), then you DO NOT have an active PR application. Hence, there is nothing to declare, and it won’t affect your visa or permit applications through the embassies.
For applicants who do have an actual PR application in process (they’ve actually submitted a PR application with all supporting documents and paid their PR processing fees), whether it’s through Express Entry, Atlantic Immigration Program, Provincial Nomination, Family Sponsorship, or any other PR stream, you can apply for a temporary visa under ‘dual intent’. That’s IRPA definition under section 22(2) of the Immigration Refugee Protection Act. The exact text states: “An intention by a foreign national to become a permanent resident does not preclude them from becoming a temporary resident if the officer is satisfied that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay.”
What this text basically means is that a visa officer cannot use the existing permanent residency application you have in process against you in issuing a decision on your visa/permit application. The funny point here is, that you could have a PR application in process and could be in Canada on a permanent basis in 3, 6, or 12 months from the time you applied for a visa or study or work permit, and the embassy refuses you. Yes, it’s happened to many people. For example, study permits or visitor visas for spouses & partners who are being sponsored under the PR application are refused many times by the embassy. It will have no bearing on your PR application unless they find some misrepresentation or something wrong in your documents that is critical to the eligibility criteria for your PR application as well. Please also remember that if you do receive a refusal for any type of temporary resident visa while your PR is under process and IRCC requests updated forms and information from you at the last stage of the PR processing, you will need to disclose the refusals as well.
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