2. Submit your form within 15 days

Once Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) gives you your (PRRA) application form, you have 15 days to fill out and submit your application.

You must send your application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). You can submit the application by mail or online using Canada Post Connect. To use Canada Post Connect, you or your legal representative must register. See the Guide and online form to register.

Apply within 15 days

Submit your PRRA form and identity documents within 15 days.

If you meet this 15-day deadline, and it is your first PRRA application, your will be temporarily paused. That's called a stay of removal. This means that you cannot be removed from Canada until your PRRA is decided.

You then have 15 more days to submit your and arguments. Learn more at Step 4.

If you miss the deadline

If you do not submit the PRRA form within 15 days, you can still apply. But CBSA can remove you from Canada before your PRRA is decided.

When to submit all documents together

You must submit the PRRA form and any supporting evidence and arguments right away if:

you have made a PRRA in the past that was rejected and you're now applying for a second PRRA, or
you apply for a PRRA at a (POE) after being found inadmissible at the POE. And you said you're afraid to return to your country only after you received a removal order.

In these cases, your removal order is not paused. Speak with a lawyer about stopping your removal before you apply. These situations are complicated.

If CBSA tries to remove you

If your removal order is not paused, CBSA could try to remove you before a decision is made on your PRRA.

If CBSA tries to remove you before a decision is made, you will have to make a “Request to Defer Removal” to delay your removal. You will probably also need to apply to the Federal Court to pause your removal. That's called a stay of removal. You should talk to a lawyer for help with these.