That's exactly my point. The guide specifies that you need to be in Canada during the application submission and when IRCC makes a final decision. It doesn’t clarify whether you must be in Canada at all times between these stages. Whatever it's not the point of my previous message.
As you might know, different officers can interpret the documents in various ways. Additionally, the bullet point right below this statement requires a person to have valid temporary resident status in Canada. My question is how long someone can be outside Canada before losing their temporary resident status. Given that this person’s friend has been outside Canada for more than six months, I’m wondering if this might be why he no longer qualifies as a temporary resident.
