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Applying for permanent residence — Protected persons
and Convention Refugees
This application is for persons in Canada who have been determined
to be protected persons or Convention Refugees by the Immigration and
Refugee Board, or by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and wish to apply
for permanent residence in Canada.
This form is not for refugees living outside Canada. Find more
information about Canada’s
Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program.
Some of the files below are available as Portable Document Format (PDF). To view these files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If the Adobe download site is not accessible to you,
you can download Acrobat Reader from an accessible page. You can also visit the Adobe site for online conversion tools for PDF documents.
This application includes the following items:
- Instruction Guide [IMM 5205]
> also in PDF
format PDF,
256 KB
- In
Canada Application for Permanent Residence [IMM 5202] PDF,
228 KB
- Use
of a Representative [IMM 5476] PDF,
55 KB
- Document
Checklist [IMM 5286] PDF,
27 KB
- Fees Receipt
You have two options to obtain a fees receipt:
- Payment of fees on the Internet
If you have Adobe® Acrobat Reader software, a printer, and a Visa,
MasterCard or American Express credit card, you can pay
your fees online.
- Payment of fees at a financial institution in Canada
If you cannot or do not wish to pay online, you must obtain an
original receipt form IMM 5401 in order to pay at a financial
institution. This form is not available on the website because
an original receipt with a unique serial number must be used.
You may order
an original receipt by mail.
If you cannot view and print this application from this website we can
mail it to you. Place
an order for an application if you need it mailed. Be certain that
you need this application before placing an order. The delivery of this
application may take several weeks. The Fees Receipt will be included
and does not have to be ordered separately.