Permanent residence pathway: Foreign nationals who were in state care – Receiving the application

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

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Intake

Applicants are required to submit a paper application. All applications under the temporary public policy must be submitted to IRCC’s Humanitarian Migration office in Vancouver (HM-V). To facilitate intake identification, applicants should label their envelopes as follows when submitting applications:

IRCC – Humanitarian Migration Vancouver
FN/State Care
300-800 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 0B6

This public policy will be in effect from January 22, 2024, to January 21, 2027, inclusive. Applications must be received on or before the date the public policy expires.

Application date

The received and lock-in date is the received date of the application.

Requirements for submitting an application

Applicants must submit their application to the intake office, including all mandatory forms and information as outlined below:

As indicated in the Document Checklist [IMM 0203 (PDF)], all other supporting documents may be requested at a later stage, during the processing of the application. Applications should not be returned if supporting documents are missing.

IRCC will send an acknowledgment of receipt to the applicant once the application is created in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).

Fees

Applicants are not required to pay the following fees:

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