Apply for permanent residence: Express Entry
Before you apply for permanent residence
You can only apply for permanent residence through Express Entry if you’ve received an invitation to apply.
Once you have your invitation to apply
Your Express Entry invitation to apply is valid for 60 days only. You should start filling out the online form right away so that you can get all the information and documents you need before your invitation expires.
Follow these steps to fill out the online form:
- Sign in to your account.
- Click the link to apply for permanent residence under Express Entry.
When filling out the form:
- make sure you submit all of the required documents
- all of your answers must be complete and true
- make sure all the mandatory fields are completed, or you won’t be able to submit your application
- you can save your information on the form and go back as often as you need to
Fees
For your application: $1,525
Include your spouse: $1,525
Include a dependent child: $260
Processing time ?
You may need to give biometrics with your application. This processing time includes the time you need to give your biometrics.
If your work permit will expire soon
If your work permit expires before you submit your application and you didn’t apply for a new one yet, it may cause your score to drop.
This could happen if you got points for a job offer but the work permit associated with the job offer expired before you submitted your application. This could cause you to not be eligible anymore.
If your score has dropped below the minimum cut-off for your round of invitations, you should decline the invitation. If you submit your application anyway, we’ll refuse it.
If you decline, you’ll be put back in the pool. You should update your Express Entry profile to show the change in your work status.
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