CanadaLong-term residence
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Permanent residence through the Protected Persons/PTR application for a member of the Protected Temporary Residents Class.
You may also apply for permanent residence with this application if you are a member of the Protected Temporary Residents Class (PTRC).
No accumulated residence period is stated: the qualifying status is being admitted on a temporary resident permit and determined by a visa office to be in urgent need of protection.
Protected Temporary Residents are individuals admitted to Canada on a temporary resident permit and who have been determined to be in urgent need of protection by a visa office.
The route is based on Protected Temporary Resident status, not on counting residence categories; the Temporary Resident Permit is the listed proof for a Protected Temporary Resident.
- The Temporary Resident Permit, if you are a Protected Temporary Resident.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm absence or continuity rules for this status.
Protected Temporary Residents are individuals admitted to Canada on a temporary resident permit and who have been determined to be in urgent need of protection by a visa office.
Protected Temporary Residents use the same permanent-residence application framework, and PTRC members are exempt from both the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and the processing fee. The official source does not state other conditions or renewal, retention or loss rules.
Persons in the Protected Temporary Residents Class are exempt from paying both the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and the processing fee. Therefore if you are a Protected Temporary Resident, you do not have to pay any fees.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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