An Invitation to Apply (ITA) is not approval of permanent residence.
You now have 60 calendar days to submit a full application for permanent residence through Express Entry or decline the invitation.
The main task of this stage is not just to upload documents, but to confirm the information on the basis of which you received an invitation, fill out additional information and make sure that after the changes your situation still meets the requirements.
Before the invitation, there was enough information in the profile for IRCC to:
After the ITA, this is no longer enough.
Now you need:
Check which program you were invited to and whether you continue to fulfill its requirements.
Ensure that the information on which your result was calculated remains correct.
After the ITA, additional questions arise about family, addresses, travel, activities and other circumstances.
After filling out the online form, the system creates a personal list of documents specifically for your application.
Medical examination confirmation is required when you submit an Express Entry application. If you live in Canada and completed an IME in the five years before applying, include the previous IME or UMI number: IRCC will assess whether the temporary public policy applies. A new examination is not required in every case.
ITA gives the right to submit an application, but does not guarantee its approval.
Do not start by uploading files at random.
First, fix the scope of the case.
Write down the exact date and time when your 60 calendar days expire.
If the profile fits several federal programs at once, IRCC invites you according to the established procedure. You cannot independently select another program after ITA.
They will be needed for comparison with the application.
Work, marital status, provincial nomination, status, language results and other circumstances may affect the application.
Especially police certificates, employer documents, translations and documents from other countries.
Before booking a new examination, check your previous IME and the temporary policy’s conditions. If the policy does not apply, follow IRCC’s normal process and complete the required examination with a panel physician before submitting your application.
Compare the profile information on which your invitation was based with your circumstances at the time of application.
Check:
Are they valid and have they not changed after the retake?
If the invitation was associated with a nomination, it must remain valid.
If work circumstances have changed, check to see if the program or CRS is affected.
Do the diplomas and ECA report match what was stated in the profile.
Marriage, divorce, the birth of a child and other changes cannot simply be left “as they were.”
Dates, NOCs, hours and documents must support the details you declare.
IRCC specifically recommends recalculating the CRS if your situation or that of your spouse or partner has changed since the ITA.
If the new score is below your round's minimum passing score, IRCC recommends that you decline the invitation.
If you apply anyway, IRCC may deny your application and fees may not be refunded.
Examples of changes that IRCC separately cites:
Important: Not every change automatically means you must decline your ITA. First determine whether it affects program eligibility, your CRS score or other important conditions of the invitation.
Don't leave complex documents until the end.
This is not the official IRCC schedule and does not mean you have to wait until the last days. The sooner the application is actually ready, the lower the risk of running into a technical or documentary problem near the deadline.
After an invitation, you don't just need to repeat your profile information.
The application contains or expands information about:
A separate difficulty is that different types of history do not exist in isolation.
For example, the period of work is associated simultaneously with:
Therefore, it is important not to complete each section as a separate form.
For detailed work with chronology, use a separate page: history of travel, addresses, work and activities after ITA.
IRCC generates a personal list of documents after filling out the online application.
Most applicants may need:
Your selections remain only on this page and are not sent anywhere.
Don't use someone else's list of documents as the final list for your case.
For Express Entry, rules vary by country.
For the country where you currently live, the police certificate must have been issued no more than six months before you submit your application.
Typically the certificate must be issued after the last period you lived there for 6 consecutive months or longer.
If the certificate cannot be received by the deadline, IRCC allows you to upload:
For example, a receipt, order confirmation, tracking number or explanation of the authority that issues the certificate.
This does not automatically exempt you from providing the police certificate. The officer decides whether you made sufficient efforts to obtain it.
Verified September 30, 2026: IRCC requires the IME or UMI number and a copy of the information printout sheet or IMM 1017B under the Express Entry completeness instructions.
Medical examination confirmation is required when you submit an Express Entry application. If you live in Canada and completed an IME in the five years before applying, include the previous IME or UMI number: IRCC will assess whether the temporary public policy applies. A new examination is not required in every case.
For a principal applicant’s new application, the policy requires a Canadian residential address on the application and a previous IME that included a physical examination within the five years before submission. The most recent IME must have an eligible medical code:
The policy has separate conditions for accompanying family members. IRCC decides whether the exemption applies; a previous IME within five years does not automatically qualify you.
If you submit your application using previous medical results and IRCC cannot use them, it will provide instructions for a new examination after submission.
If the policy does not apply, including when you reside outside Canada under the normal Express Entry instructions, follow IRCC’s usual process. If a new examination is required, complete it with an IRCC panel physician after the ITA and before submitting your application. A family doctor’s certificate does not replace an IME.
The required funds confirmation amount depends on:
IRCC updates the amounts periodically.
Not all Express Entry applicants are required to provide proof of funds.
Therefore, on this page we deliberately do not record a specific amount.
Before submitting:
For some documents, IRCC provides a specific procedure if it is objectively difficult to obtain them on time.
A police certificate is a good example: you can submit a letter of explanation and evidence that you tried to obtain the document in time.
But this approach cannot automatically be transferred to any missing document.
If a required document is missing and there is no suitable basis or explanation for it, the application may be considered incomplete.
Therefore, each missing document must be analyzed separately.
Check not the files one by one, but the connections between them.
The information on which the ITA was based should not unexpectedly conflict with the electronic application for permanent residence.
Dates, responsibilities, hours and positions should all add up to one story.
Periods should not create unexplained gaps or contradictions.
Places of residence and travel should logically coexist.
Marital status and family members must be confirmed by relevant documents.
Correct and valid results are used.
The application information matches your diplomas and Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).
If confirmation of funds is required, the amount is calculated according to current requirements.
Before submitting, IRCC requires:
The right of permanent residence fee (RPRF) can be paid up front to avoid an additional step later.
After submission, another stage begins - consideration of the IRCC application.
If you decline the invitation, the profile will be returned to the pool if it is still eligible.
You may be invited back in future rounds, but there is no guarantee of a new ITA.
If you do nothing and just skip the 60-day period:
Therefore, if you understand that you cannot or should not apply under the current ITA, do not leave the invitation without a decision.
After submission, IRCC also reviews the program, CRS, documents and circumstances that may affect the decision on the application.
First you need to check the program, CRS and changes after the invitation.
During your time in the pool, circumstances could change.
Some documents take a long time to receive.
Histories of work, activities, addresses and trips are interconnected.
The IRCC list is generated personally after completing your application.
A technical error or a missing document on the last day leaves little time for correction.
After an ITA, it is important to work with the current situation, and not just what was in the profile a few months ago.
Your selections remain only on this page and are not sent anywhere.
This list is intended to help you organize your work, but is not a substitute for checking your specific program requirements and your personal IRCC document list.
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