Back to Top of Index Question-5: Will the fact that I am concurrently applying for a non-immigrant visa affect either application?
According to the Canadian Immigration SELECTION AND CONTROL manual which immigration officers are legally bound to adhere to, an individual who has applied for Canadian permanent residence (PR) is subject to the same requirements as others when seeking entry into Canada as a visitor. The individual should therefore possess reasonable purposes for entry and should understand that he or she must leave Canada in order to receive the immigrant visa. The implications for this vary with an individual’s place of residence. For countries where residents enjoy relatively easy flow across Canadian borders, PR applicants may utilize the ease of entry in order to better acquaint themselves with their intended destination. Those residing in regions that do not enjoy this benefit will not necessarily suffer in their PR application, however. A non-immigrant application may be more closely scrutinized in the presence of a concurrent immigration application, as there is an apparent tendency to immigrat
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