When extending immigration documents for your family members (e.g. work permit or visitor status for your spouse; visitor status or study permits for your children), please keep the following tips in mind:

• All dependant family members require their own immigration documents
  • Dependent family members include spouses, common-law partners and dependent children 
• Immigration status documents (e.g. study permit, work permit, visitor record) must be extended before their expiry date. 
  • Temporary resident visas (TRV) [visa counterfoil in your passport] and electronic travel authorizations (eTA) are not immigration status documents.  Instead, they are travel documents/travel authorizations that may be required to travel back to Canada if you leave.
• If your family member(s) entered Canada as visitors and do not hold immigration status documents, they are still required to apply to extend their stay in Canada before their visitor status expires. Visit the IRCC website for more information.
  • Your family member(s) may hold a visitor record confirming their visitor status in Canada (looks like a study permit).  
  • Your family member(s) may also have a stamp/markings in the passport from when they initially entered Canada.
    • Your family member(s) might not have received a stamp in their passport when they entered Canada.
• You can apply to extend yours and your family members' immigration documents online via the IRCC website. 
• Pay the appropriate fee for each family member.

If you have questions about extending your family members' Canadian immigration documents, contact an International Student Advisor, Immigration Specialist.