Get your documents ready

You may need information from some or all of these documents when you create a profile:

• a passport or travel document
  • If your passport expires within 6 months from the day you apply, you should renew it. When you get your new passport, update your passport information in your application.
  • Venezuelan passport holders: You may need to complete extra steps when you create a profile or fill out your application if your passport is expired (the printed expiry date has passed).
    Venezuelan passport holders with expired passports

    If your Venezuelan passport was issued before June 7, 2019

    If your passport has been expired for less than 5 years

    Your passport is considered valid for an additional 5 years after the printed expiry date (to a maximum validity of 10 years).

    When you create a profile or are invited to apply:

    1. Add 5 years to the printed expiry date shown on your passport, and enter it in the expiry date field of the application form.
    2. Include a letter of explanation with your application stating: “I am a Venezuelan national with a Venezuelan passport, which has been extended for 5 years past the printed expiry date.”

    If your passport has been expired for 5 years or more

    Your passport is only considered valid for an additional 5 years after the printed expiry date (to a maximum validity of 10 years).

    If it’s been more than 5 years since the printed expiry date, your passport is considered expired. It is not valid and can’t be used to create a profile or apply through Express Entry.

    You need to get a new passport or another acceptable travel document to create a profile or apply.

    If your Venezuelan passport was issued on or after June 7, 2019

    If your passport is expired it cannot be used to create a profile or apply through Express Entry.

    You need to get a new passport or another acceptable travel document to create a profile or apply.

• language test results
• proof of Canadian education or an educational credential assessment report for immigration purposes if:
  • you’re applying through the Federal Skilled Workers Program, or
  • you want to get points for the education you got outside Canada
• written job offer from an employer in Canada (if you have one)
• proof of work experience (such as a reference or experience letter from an employer)
• certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a Canadian province or territory (if you have one)
• proof of funds
• police certificates
• provincial nomination (if you applied for the Provincial Nominee Program)