PR application secondary review

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My friend landed in 2008, he could not stay the whole time and actually returned in 2012 to live in canada. His PR expired in 2013 so he waited until 2014 and applied for renewal for PR card. it has been a year since he applied. 4 months ago (in march 2015) he received the following letter: "processing delay" and it also stated that "preliminary review has been completed for my application and they have now referred my file for a secondary review and this will cause additional delay in processing time." They did not ask for any additional information. 

do you have any idea what does that mean?  since that time he didnt hear from them anything at all. Of course, from 2012 until 2014 he lived every single day in Canada. Do you have any thoughts? I really appreciate your help.

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mero1984 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Average Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 280	Post Options Post Reply Quote mero1984 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: PR application secondary review Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 10:55am
	My friend landed in 2008, he could not stay the whole time and actually returned in 2012 to live in canada. His PR expired in 2013 so he waited until 2014 and applied for renewal for PR card. it has been a year since he applied. 4 months ago (in march 2015) he received the following letter: "processing delay" and it also stated that "preliminary review has been completed for my application and they have now referred my file for a secondary review and this will cause additional delay in processing time." They did not ask for any additional information. do you have any idea what does that mean? since that time he didnt hear from them anything at all. Of course, from 2012 until 2014 he lived every single day in Canada. Do you have any thoughts? I really appreciate your help.

dpenabill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Member Joined: 29 Nov 2009 Status: Offline Points: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote dpenabill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2015 at 2:01pm
	Should be OK as long as your friend can submit supporting documentation showing place of abode and activity (work, school, or such) in Canada, and so long as your friend is physically in Canada and can go to an interview (if CIC requires) and/or to pick up the PR card (if CIC requires). PRs with long absences can anticipate secondary review when they attempt to renew the PR card. This does NOT necessarily mean there will be a full blown *Residency Determination*, but it might and thus it is possible that CIC will require the submission of a response to a RQ like form (I forget its formal title, but it is akin to the citizenship Residency Questionnaire (RQ) form).
	Bureaucracy is what bureaucracy does, or When in doubt, follow the instructions. Otherwise, follow the instructions. BTW: Not an expert, not a Can. lawyer, never worked in immigration

mero1984 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Average Member Joined: 12 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 280	Post Options Post Reply Quote mero1984 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2015 at 2:28pm
	Thanks dpenabill. great answer and reply as usual.
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