What do I have to show to have my status restored?
Short answer
In Canada, section 182 of the Regulations provides that an officer restores status if the person shows that they met the initial requirements for their stay, that they complied with the other conditions imposed on them, and that they are not the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act.
In detail
Restoration is not automatic simply because the 90-day deadline was met. The Regulations add substantive conditions, framed as something the person making the application has to demonstrate.
“Meeting the initial requirements” refers to the eligibility conditions of the category concerned — visitor, worker or student. “Having complied with the other conditions imposed” refers to the conditions set out on the permit or on the document authorizing the stay: designated learning institution, employer, work location, prohibition on working, and so on.
The burden of that demonstration rests on the person asking for restoration. It is therefore the documents filed in support of the application that carry it.
What to document
Your proof of compliance throughout the stay: letters of enrolment and transcripts, contracts and pay stubs, proof of funds, lease and proof of residence. Organize them by date: what demonstrates compliance is continuity over time, not a single isolated document.
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