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Archived: June 2, 2025 1138:09 AM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentanis immigration IRCC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Good day, Please see the response to your inquiry below. Question received: I would like to have a clarification regarding the VR Validity in the following scenario when the VR Holder leaves during the VR Validity period and returns to Canada within the VR validity period Client's VRis valid from 2025-01-01 to 2026-01-01. He leaves on 2025-02-01 and returns on 2025-03-01. The one-year VR expiring 2026-01-01 is no longer valid, and he can only stay typically 6 months until 2025-09-01 (unless CBSA decides otherwise) Ibelieve that the following prevails: Ref IRPR 183 Authorized period ends: (4) The period authorized for a temporary resident’s stay ends on the earliest of (a) the day on which the temporary resident leaves Canada without obtaining prior authorication to re-enter Canada; In other words, the VR is not longer in effect once the Client leaves [requester] their re-entry, they can remain in Canada for six months asa visitor unless CBSA decides differently upon entry (ana if the Client is allowed to re-enter) This would apply whether or not the Client goes to the USA or elsewhere in the world. Secondly, can the client, upon re-entry, ask the initial validity of the VR to be maintained? Is that an acceptable approach? response: [requester] you for your email correspondence to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s Immigration Representatives Mailbox This information is provided as general policy guidance and is not a directive for individual case files. For case-specific enquiries, applicants can contact the Department by submitting the IRCC Web form. The Visitor Record (VR) itself is not covered in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) or the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), and is not valid for re-entry. As per R183(4)(a], once a foreign national leaves Canada, their temporary resident status ends. Upon arrival at a port of entry (POE), and as per R185, the border services officer (BSO) has the discretion to either: 000788