Check Your Application Status
You may be able to check the status of your immigration or citizenship application online. It depends on what you applied for.
If you can’t check your status online, you can use processing times as a guide to find out how long it might take to process your application.
Answer the questions below to find out which one applies to you.
What did you apply for ?
Immigration
This includes applications for:
- federal skilled workers
- federal skilled trades
- provincial nominees
- caregivers
- Canadian Experience Class
- Quebec-selected skilled workers
- temporary resident permits
- protected persons
- humanitarian and compassionate cases
- Quebec investors
- Quebec entrepreneurs
- self-employed persons
- Start-up visas
- Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program
Family Sponsorship
This includes:
- spouse
- partner
- common-law partner
- dependent child
- parents
- grandparents
- adopted children
- children to be adopted
- orphans
- other family classes
Citizenship
This includes:
- grant of citizenship
- citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)
- resume Canadian citizenship
- renounce Canadian citizenship
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
You can get online updates on pending applications and the expiration date or status of existing eTAs.
Visitor Visa
This includes:
- tourist visa
- super visa
- transit visa
- business visa
Work Permit
This includes:
- work permit
- work permit extension
Study Permit
This includes:
- study permit
- study permit extension
- work permit for student
Permanent resident card (PR card)
This includes:
- initial PR card
- renewal
- replacement
Refugees
This includes:
- convention refugees
- humanitarian protected persons
- group of five
- sponsorship by agreement holders and constituent groups
- joint assistance program
- sponsorship agreement
- community sponsors
Verification of status (VOS) or request to amend
This includes:
- confirmation of permanent residence
- replacement of visitor record
- amendment of visitor record
- study permit
- work permit