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Archived: June 2, 2025 2:52:06 PM From: [runigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Attachments: Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the IRCC Web form. Please see our response to your question: Question received: For the past few years IRC has started taking the position that Visitor Records are rendered invalid when a person leaves the country, and that when they re-enter they cannot rely on their existing visitor record, that they either have to apply for a new Visitor Record at the POE or to extend their status online once in Canada as a visitor. Religious workers often work in Canada based on 186 and Visitor Records confirming their eligibility to work. When these religious workers travel, do their Visitor Records also become invalid? Do Religious Workers then need to apply for new Visitor Records each time they re-enter Canada in order to be permitted to work in Canada? Are Religious Workers who hold Visitor Records allowed to apply for work permits at the port of entry when they re-enter Canada if the trip invalidated their Visitor Record or is this considered flagpoling? We would note that even when asked, CBSA often refuses to stamp passports or issue Visitor [requester] Response: A visitor record is a status document that provides proof of temporary resident status while in Canada, is not a travel document and does not guarantee re-entry into [requester] per 8183(4)(a), once a foreign national leaves Canada, their temporary resident status ends. Clients must apply online for a visitor record to extend their stay as a: © * visitor © * worker authorized to work a without work permit or ©. * student authorized to study without a study permit Foreign nationals seeking entry to Canada to perform religious duties under R186(I) for more than 6 months must hold a valid ootsie