A spousal sponsorship applicant already held an approved visitor visa (TRV) and a non-refundable flight booked in about a week, when she suddenly received a Passport Request (PPR) on her sponsorship application requiring passport submission within 30 days — which would conflict with sending her passport for the flight.
Two different views emerged in the thread, so treat this as something to verify with IRCC directly rather than a settled answer:- One view: receiving a PPR effectively signals your PR has been approved, which some members suggested could make other visas (like the visitor visa) invalid — meaning she might not be able to board using the TRV at all.
- The other view: she could still travel on the TRV as planned and inform IRCC afterward (via webform or replying to the PPR email) that she is now in Canada, at which point IRCC would send a link to complete a virtual landing to finalize the CoPR process from within Canada.
Practical takeaway: if you're in this situation — a PPR request conflicting with an already-booked flight on a different visa — don't assume either outcome. Contact IRCC directly (webform or by replying to the PPR email) before travelling to confirm whether travelling on the existing visa is safe, and ask specifically about completing a virtual landing once in Canada, since the thread suggests this has worked for at least some applicants.