Check your application status (2024)

Tell us about yourself (as the representative)

We’ll only share information with you if the principal applicant has authorized you to get information about their application. There must be one of these forms on file, naming you as a representative:

Use of a Representative (IMM5476) form
- Spouses or common-law partners must also use this form.
Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (IMM5475) form

If there isn’t, you must submit one of these forms with your request.

Are you an authorized representative on this application? (required)

First name(s) (also known as given name) (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that there is no first name.

Last name(s) (also known as family name, surname) (required)

Email address (required)

Use this format: xxxxxx@example.com

Confirm your email address (required)

Type your email address again, you can’t copy and paste it. Make sure your email address is the same as above.

What is your governing body’s membership ID number? (if applicable)

Tell us about yourself (as the person helping the principal applicant)

We'll only share information with you if the principal applicant has authorized you to get information about their application.

If you aren’t an authorized representative, we can’t respond to you. We only respond to the principal applicant.

There must be one of these forms on file, naming you as a representative:

Use of a Representative (IMM5476) form
- Spouses or common-law partners must also use this form.
Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual (IMM5475) form

If there isn’t, you must submit one of these forms with your request.

What is your relationship with the principal applicant? (required)

First name(s) (also known as given name) (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that there is no first name.

Last name(s) (also known as family name, surname) (required)

Email address (required)

Tell us about the principal applicant

First name(s) (also known as given name) (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that there is no first name.

Last name(s) (also known as family name, surname) (required)

Email address (required)

Use this format: xxxxxx@example.com

Confirm your email address (required)

Type your email address again, you can’t copy and paste it. Make sure your email address is the same as above.

Date of birth

Year (required)

Month (required)

Day (required)

Country or territory of birth (required)

Fill in only 1 of these 3 fields – application number, Unique Client Identifier (UCI), or passport number

What is your application number? (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that I don’t know my application number.

What did you apply for? (required)

What application did you submit? (required)

Is your application being processed by an office outside Canada? (required)

Choose the visa office processing your application. (required)

Fill in only 1 of these 3 fields – application number, Unique Client Identifier (UCI), or passport number

What’s your Unique Client Identifier (UCI) number? (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that I don’t know my UCI.

What country or territory were you living in when you submitted your application? (required)

What nationality is listed on the passport you used to apply? (required)

Fill in only 1 of these 3 fields – application number, Unique Client Identifier (UCI), or passport number

What is your passport number? (required)

By checking this box, I confirm that I don’t know my Passport or Travel Document #

What is the issuing country/authority on the passport that you used for your application? (required)

How did you submit your application? (required)

Online

On paper

At a visa application centre

Your Client ID Number, also known as a Unique Client Identifier (UCI), can be found on any official document we sent to you.

If you’ve never dealt with us before, you won’t have a UCI. If you don’t have a UCI, leave the field blank.

If this request is about a dependent child, use the principal applicant’s (the parent’s) UCI.

You can find your application number on any official document or correspondence we sent you. This number is not the same thing as your client ID number (unique client identifier [UCI]).

If your request is about a dependent child, please use the principal applicant's (that is, the parent's) "Application ID number".

Make sure the application number you entered matches the format for the program you applied to.

Temporary residence (visitors, students and workers): The number must be 10 characters long and begin with a letter.
Permanent residence:
- Economic, Non-economic and non-provincial nominee programs: The number must be 10 characters long and begin with a letter.
- Provincial nominee programs: The number must be 10 characters long and begin with "EP".
Refugees: The number must be 10 characters long and begin with a letter.
Citizenship: The number can be 7 numbers or 10 alphanumeric characters depending on when you applied.
- If it is 10 characters it will be 1 or 2 letters followed by 8 or 9 numbers respectively; for a total of 10 characters.
  For example, for a Grant application, C000000000 or 0000000; an Adoption C000000000 or 0000000; a Proof application, PR00000000 or 0000000; a Search SR00000000 or 0000000; or a Renunciation application RN00000000 or 000000.
Verification of status: The number must be 10 characters long and begin with "SV".
Certificate of identity: The number must be 10 characters long and contain only numerals (no letters).

Tell us about your request

Please explain how we can help you in the text box below. You don’t need to repeat any of the information you included in the fields above. (required)

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Upload your document(s) (required)

The maximum file size for each file is 2 MB. If a file is bigger than 2 MB, you need to reduce the size of your file. If you upload more than 1 file, the total maximum file size is 3.5 MB.

We accept these file formats:

PDF (portable document)
JPG, TIFF or PNG (image)
DOC or DOCX (Microsoft Word document)

Upload document – Document isn’t an accepted format.

Upload document – Document size can’t be larger than 2 MB.

Upload document – Size of total documents can’t be larger than 3.5 MB.

Consent and disclaimer (required)

By providing your email address, you’re consenting to IRCC's use of the contact information provided above, for the sole purpose of responding to your feedback. By supplying your email address to IRCC, you also understand that this channel may not be secure.

IRCC is not liable for the electronic disclosure of personal information to a third party where IRCC has taken reasonable means to ensure the identity of the party. IRCC is also not liable for the misuse of this information by a third party.

I’ve read and understand the above disclaimer.

Check your application status (2024)

Tell us about yourself (as the representative)

Tell us about yourself (as the person helping the principal applicant)

Tell us about the principal applicant

Tell us about your request

Upload your document(s) (required)

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