Authorization to Return

Who needs an ARC?

There are three types of removal orders each with each own set of rules regarding whether an ARC is required to return to Canada:

• Departure Order: No ARC needed if you left Canada within the required 30 days and you verified your departure with a CBSA officer or IRCC officer at the port of exit. However, if you left Canada without verifying your departure with an immigration official, or if you left Canada more than 30 days after the departure order was issued, you need to apply for an ARC.
• Exclusion Order: If twelve months has lapsed since you left Canada and you have a certificate of departure (IMM 0056B) showing the date you left Canada you do not need an ARC. However, if you need to return to Canada less than twelve months after the exclusion order was issued or you do not have a certificate of departure then you will need an ARC
• Deportation Order: If you have received a deportation order you must apply for an ARC.

What is considered a “residency day” in Canada​?

1. Each day you are physically present in Canada

2. When you are outside Canada and:

• Accompanying a spouse/common-law partner or parent who is a Canadian citizen
• Employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian company or the Public Service of Canada
• Accompanying a spouse/common-law partner or parent who is a Canadian permanent resident and who is employed by a Canadian company or the Public Service of Canada

How can we help?

Obtain and Examine GCMS Notes: Global Case Management System (GCMS) is the information system used by IRCC to process visa applications and contain the entire case history. They contain the notes any visa officer that has dealt with your case has entered into the system and may contain invaluable insight into gaining a complete understanding of the full circumstances that led to your removal order.

Professional Representation: Your representative can assist you in preparing and submitting a strong and compelling argument to IRCC as to why you should be allowed to enter Canada.

Submission letter: An RCIC will prepare and submit a submission letter on behalf of the applicant along with the application. The submission letter is an important part of the application which summarizes and more importantly demonstrates why you meet the requirements of the visa.

If you have been subject to a removal order and need to return to Canada. we are here to help! We specialize in helping clients overcome refusals and inadmissibility issues and have assisted numerous clients in overcoming their inadmissibility issues and entering Canada. Please contact us and one of our Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants will revert to you within 48 hours.