PR renewal procedure

  I am applying for renewal of my PR card, but the problem is that the required documents such as the primary and secondary ID, mostly of my documents are already expires like my passport, my BC learner driver license and i also lost my Record of Landing (IMM 1000) and Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), anybody can help me with this? thank you so much

mike101 wrote: Hi, did you ever get an answer to this issue around travel history and extra pages. Can you just fill out your own additional pages or do you need to print out their;s. I know it's been 3 years, but I am having the same issue, and no one can tell me.

The answer is specifically spelled out in the guide for making the PR card application. See:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#5445E5

See step 2 of the guide.

The answer is actually in bold, hard to overlook. It states:

"If you need more space for any section, print out an additional page containing the appropriate section, complete it and submit it along with your application."

For further emphasis: . . . print out an additional page containing the appropriate section, complete it and submit it along with your application.

When in doubt, follow the instructions. Otherwise, yep, follow the instructions.

akella wrote: akella wrote: jogruni wrote: But if it is still the same as last year, you do not require any supporting documents. Just the completed application form and whatever is required in the checklist! Now they ask for two years of CRA notices of assessment as residency proof, and don't remember what they say about translations. Just did my regular check of CIC business and noticed that application guide for PR renewal has some minor changes. Now they are not asking for CRA notices of assessment for 2 years out of 5 specifically, but have it a bit open ended (probably because they moved one notice to acceptable IDs): 3. Two (2) secondary identity documents A copy of two of the following: your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) or your valid provincial driver’s license or valid provincial photo-identity card or your valid University/College photo student card or your most recently issued Income Tax assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency 4. Additional documents of proof of residence in Canada in the past five (5) years Include the following with your application: Photocopies of all pages of all passports you held in the past five (5) years (if your stamps are not in English or French, please have them translated, see section on Translation of documents), and A copy of one of the following: Other Income Tax assessments issued by Canada Revenue Agency within the past five (5) years, or transcripts from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada verifying attendance within the past five (5) years or for all school-aged children, written records verifying attendance within the past five (5) years.

dpenabill wrote: ... CIC essentially denied delivering the PR card to the PR, in this case, not because there was an assessment that the PR was not qualified to receive the PR card as of the date of application, but because the CIC officer in the local office determined that the PR was not in compliance with the residency obligation on the date the PR came to the local office to pick up the card. That was wrong, the Fed Court ruled.

I am not quite sure. As we all know, the residency status is maintained, when on each and every day you have been physically present for a minimum of 730 day (full or partial) in the 5 year period of the actual day. So from my understanding, if the applicant met that on the day of application, but failed on the day o pick up, I would actually consider it correct that CIC did not hand out the card. If the individual had been approaching a POE at in the same situation the PR would also have failed the requirements and could have facing a removal order. Maybe not a denial of entry, assuming the applicant was physically present, when sending the application and processing was not more than 365 days, so he has a right to enter even in not in compliance with PR status requirements.

As we all know valid PR card and legal PR status are two different things, so one key point seems to be tha fact that the CIC letter indicates the there is a requirement of an assessment for PR status at the moment, when the PR card is handed over. Apparently there there is no such provision is the act, so that was error #1 from CIC local office. And apparently the only and biggest error CIC has made.

But still it leaves a lot of questions, how the applicant will be able to maintain PR status, if he was already below the 730 days when attempting the pickup. If he is now outside Canada again, even when getting the valid PR card sent to Islamabad, It will be difficult to return to Canada, even with valid PR card, he stll needs to be in compliance with the provisions of the law on each return. With this little margin quite a challenge in the future.

Then the question is how does the time count between the refused pick-up and the final hand out of the card. The applicant could claim, that he was not able to return, because of the lack of a valid PR card. There might be some more legal battles coming up in this case.

But still looking at all the aspects it seems a very well thought and detailed explanation in this ruling. And over all IMHO a fair and good decision.

thanks dpenabill ,you have always been there for everyone.