Change of Address During Application Process

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Hello,

I’m a Canadian citizen currently living in Korea. My family and I will be moving to Toronto late this July. Once we arrive, we’ll apply for my wife’s permanent residency.

When we first arrive, we will stay with my parents until we can find a place to rent. However, we wanted to apply for her permanent residency as soon as we arrived since it takes a long time to process. Even if we apply after we find out place to rent, we eventually want to buy a place of our own. If that opportunity comes before the application process has been completed, we would have to provide a new address in this case as well.

Is it possible to apply using one address and then provide a new address while the application is being processed? If so, how can we provide this new address?

Thank you!

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website in the How do I notify Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) of an address change? section.

Here is an excerpt,

In Canada

You can submit an address change via the change of address service online, in some cases. See the full list of requirements to use this service.

If you are not eligible to change your address online, you can notify CIC using this email form.
It can take up to 15 business days for the address change to be processed.

Outside Canada

You must contact the visa office where you applied. Look for the Case Specific Inquiry box on the visa office web page.

Here is the list of the full requirements,

In Canada

In most cases, you can use the online service. The changes should appear in your file within 5 business days.

Step 1- Check if you are eligible to change your address online

You can use the online service if:

-your case is being processed in Canada
-your address is in Canada
-you are moving within three weeks or have already moved

You must also have either:

-sponsored a member of the family class,
-applied for permanent residence from within Canada,
-applied for a Permanent Resident Card,
-applied for Canadian citizenship (for yourself or for a person adopted by a Canadian citizen),
-applied for a citizenship certificate (proof of Canadian citizenship),
-applied to renounce or resume Canadian citizenship, or
-applied for a search of the citizenship records.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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