After a few months and a ton of good karma and prayers, you will finally receive the email you were waiting for all this while, confirming your application has been approved. Yayy! This is the second happiest moment in this journey, next only to getting an ITA. This email, called a passport request (PPR) will end your anxieties in one flash. I still remember getting that email half past midnight our time and excitedly calling Trisha who also received her PPR at the exact same time.
Confirmation of PR
The PPR is a request from the local visa office (Canadian embassy or consulate) for you to submit your passport for visa stamping (if you need one) and also to provide a document called Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR). People from countries who need a visitor visa to travel to Canada will get a single entry PR visa affixed on their passport. You will also receive 2 copies of the COPR, one for you and one for IRCC that you have to submit when you land in Canada for their records. Don’t lose your COPR because this will be your only proof of Canadian residence in your first few days in Canada.
Both, COPR and PR visa will have an expiry date and you will need to land in Canada by that date. This date is one year from the date you took your medical exam for immigration. Since medicals expire in one year, the documents have that date as the expiry date.
Now go ahead and celebrate because you are going to get really busy very soon.
What if your application gets rejected
It is very unlikely to have your application rejected if you submitted all the documents correctly and answered everything truthfully. Rejection is different from returning the application. An application is returned when it is incomplete (for example, a document is missing) and you can apply again after correcting the errors.
On the other hand, an application is rejected when IRCC finds something really wrong with your application. For example, you lied about something, such as your language scores or your work experience, or you have a criminal background that IRCC discovered during your background check, or you have a health condition that makes you ineligible to apply.
If your application is rejected, you will know why. In some cases, you can apply again by working on those factors that got your application rejected. But in some cases, IRCC will let you know that you can’t apply again. For example, if you misrepresented any information on your application or you have a criminal background, you will be barred from applying again for a few years or even forever.