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What is a personal document checklist?
A personal document checklist is a list of forms and documents you need to complete and send in with an application when you apply through your IRCC secure account or send a paper application.
- If you’re applying for a visitor visa, study or work permit, this checklist is based on the answers you gave in the online immigration eligibility questionnaire.
- If you’re applying for permanent residence online, the checklist is based on the answers you gave while completing your application.
Make sure to upload all the supporting documents listed on the checklist that you need to include when you submit an application through your IRCC secure account.
What is a personal reference code?
A personal reference code is a unique code you get when you use the Come to Canada online eligibility tool.
You can use this code only in the IRCC secure account to:
- start an online application for a visitor visa, study permit or work permit
- carry your information from the Come to Canada tool to an Express Entry or International Experience Canada profile
You can find your personal reference code at the top of your results page after you answer all the questions in the tool.
Write the code down and print a copy of your results and checklist for your records.
Your code will expire 60 days after you get it.
How do I upload more supporting documents after I have already submitted my online application for permanent residence through Express Entry?
Once you submit your online application for permanent residence, you can’t send more documents through your account unless we ask for them.
If we ask for a document, you’ll get a message in your account.
To upload a document:
- Sign in to your account.
- Under “View the applications you submitted” click on “Check full application status.”
- Under “Details about your application status” click on “View submitted application.”
- On this page, you can upload the additional document the same way you uploaded the others when you first applied.
If you need to send documents that we didn’t ask for (for example, an updated Travel History form), go to our Web form and follow the instructions.
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