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Archived: June 2, 2025 2:56:28 PM From: Mail received time: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:48:18 Sent: [requester] To: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration [RCC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Attachments: \intb\cbpat3CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Government of [requester] not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. ATTENTION: Ce courriel provient de fext(irieur du gouvernement du [requester] cliquez pas sur les liens et rfouvrez pas les pillees jointes sauf'si vous reconnaisse7 expt iditeur et sachez que le contenu est sir. ‘Thank you very much for the clarification On [requester] 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM Immigration Representatives / Repr/lsentants immigration (IRCC) <[requester email]> wrote: 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: I could not find clarification on the IRCC website regarding the following situation, and I would appreciate your guidance: ‘A person currently holds a valid Visitor Record (VR). This person leaves Canada temporarily. * Upon re-entering Canada, is their existing Visitor Record still valid, or does it automatically become void? * If the Visitor Record is no longer valid, would their new authorized stay be limited to 6 months by defiuit, regardless of the duration stated on their previous VR? “Approved response ‘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 R85, the border services officer (BSO) has the discretion to either: 001637