Law so far is perfectly clear about where application may be submitted:
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R11. (1) An application for a permanent resident visa - other than an
application for a permanent resident visa made under Part 8 (refugees) -
must be made to the immigration office that serves:
(a) the country where the applicant is residing, if the applicant has been
lawfully admitted to that country for a period of at least one year; or
(b) the applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is
stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which
they are residing without having been lawfully admitted.
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R11. (1) An application for a permanent resident visa - other than an
application for a permanent resident visa made under Part 8 (refugees) -
must be made to the immigration office that serves:
(a) the country where the applicant is residing, if the applicant has been
lawfully admitted to that country for a period of at least one year; or
(b) the applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is
stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which
they are residing without having been lawfully admitted.
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