The invitation changes everything. Until yesterday you were waiting. From today you are behind.<\/p>\n
You have 60 days<\/strong> to submit a complete application for permanent residence. That clock does not stop, it is not extended, and it does not stretch because a document has not arrived from another country.<\/p>\n The difficulty is that the two documents which take longest cannot be rushed \u2014 and those are the two that catch most applicants out.<\/p>\n Most people start at the beginning. Start at the end instead. Ask which document takes the longest to obtain, and set that one moving today. Almost everything else can be done in the final fortnight. A police certificate cannot.<\/p>\n The rule itself is clear. You need a certificate for every country where you have spent six months in a row or longer<\/strong>. The window is the last ten years, and only time after your eighteenth birthday counts.<\/p>\n In practice this often means more than one certificate. Six continuous months in T\u00fcrkiye, the UAE or anywhere else, and that country wants one too. Each has its own process, and some are slow to deal with from abroad.<\/p>\n Start this in week one, not week two.<\/p>\n The exam has to be done after you are invited and before you submit, with a doctor IRCC has approved. These are called panel physicians, and IRCC publishes the official list by city<\/a>. The physician gives you confirmation that the exam took place, and that is what you upload.<\/p>\n Appointments run weeks out in some cities. This also belongs in week one.<\/p>\n You are exempt from this section if you are applying under the Canadian Experience Class, or if you are authorised to work in Canada and hold a valid job offer. Otherwise you have to prove you hold the amount below.<\/p>\nDay one: work the clock backwards<\/h2>\n
Police certificates: the real bottleneck<\/h2>\n
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The medical: after the invitation, not before<\/h2>\n
Proof of funds: the exact figure, and the evidence that counts<\/h2>\n