Visitor Visa Extension
Prolong Your Sojourn in Canada
If you want to extend your stay in Canada, you must apply to do so. Check your temporary resident status to make sure you apply before the expiry date. You can extend your tourist or business visa in Canada.
How to Prolong the Duration of Your Temporary Visa
Initially, it is essential to submit your application before the expiration date indicated on your study or work permit, the stamp in your passport, or, if there is no stamp in your passport, within 6 months from your entry into Canada.
Implied status
If you submit an extension application for your permit, and your visitor visa expires during the decision period, you retain temporary resident (visitor) status. This is commonly referred to as implied status.
How to Prolong the Duration of Your Temporary Visa
- Extend your visitor, student or work status,
- Change your permit type (for example, from a study permit to a work permit)
- Change your permit condition(s) (for example, if you are studying and you want to change schools, or if you are working and you want to change jobs).