What if I change my Express Entry profile after receiving my ITA? Do you think about it? After receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency (PR), a candidate’s Express Entry profile, and thus their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, may change on occasion. If this occurs, they must guarantee that they retain their PR eligibility until their electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) is submit.
Express Entry
Express Entry is the name of the system used through Canada’s federal government to manage immigration applications from three programs: the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), and the Federal Skilled Trade Program (FSTP). According to Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025, the country aims to welcome at least 82,000 new immigrants through the Express Entry system in each of the next three years.
What to do Successfully Immigrate to Canada Through Express Entry
Candidates must enter the pool and upload their profile to the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website in order to successfully immigrate to Canada through Express Entry. They must now wait till they receive an ITA. Without an ITA, it is not possible to apply for PR. Everyone who receives an ITA will have 60 days to submit their eAPR.
Types of profile changes and the effects of having an inaccurate profile
A candidate may acquire an ITA and then change careers or education, get married, have a birthday, or have their language test results expire before submitting their eAPR.
\If your profile changes for whatever reason, it is essential that you keep an accurate profile with up-to-date information. This is due to the fact that “false information [or the omission of] important details” is grounds for IRCC to refuse immigration petitions, find applicants inadmissible to Canada, and/or permanently restrict applicants from applying to come to Canada for up to five years.
After receiving an ITA, changing an Express Entry profile
Candidates applying to any Express Entry programs can use the following guidance for changing their Express Entry profile after receiving an ITA to avoid the effects of inaccurate/false profile information.
Essentially, candidates can make changes to their Express Entry profile without reasons prior to receiving an ITA. However, once an ITA is issue, candidates’ profiles are officially register in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).
What to do at this moment?
At this moment, applicants must:
- Upload extra supporting papers to validate the change in circumstances (marriage, professional shift, etc.) and confirm the profile’s ongoing accuracy.
- When it is not possible to gather the necessary supporting papers, send a letter of explanation (LOE) to the government.
An LOE permits applicants to explain why they were unable to acquire all the documentation within the 60-day time frame (before their ITA expired).
The effect of changing a candidate’s profile on their CRS score
Another effect of post-ITA profile modifications is that they can influence a candidate’s CRS score, which can affect a candidate’s chances of receiving an ITA in a future Express Entry draw.
