Edo

What are the best documents that you can provide to CIC to prove that you have physically been a resident for the full 730 days? Something that is brief yet substantial, and does not make the application pack look like a law case folder.

Pizzawheel

I think payslips are the most compelling- or a bank account showing the same fortnightly deposits as few jobs take you out of the country (which is allowed anyway.

Edo

How about someone who changed jobs and had gaps in between. Banks were also switched in the said period and so was the address history. Proofs for all of the above can be arranged but it would form a bigger pile of documents than the one that was produced for the original PR application back home

paw339

Just provide the documents requested you don't need to provide any extra's.

Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) - Initial application, replacement or renewal (IMM 5445)

For most people the income tax assessments are the easiest to provide.

Edo

As per CIC's website, they require you to translate any entry/exit stamps into English or French if they are not in the above two languages. So I do have some stamps in foreign languages on my passport. However, the said travelling was done outside the duration that I am claiming for physical presence in Canada (I have clearly specified the days I have been outside Canada in a cover letter and on the form). Should I still translate and notarize those stamps on my passport or do you think CIC would not be concerned with my travelling activity done outside the 730 days period.

All the other evidence of physical presence has been provided as requested.

Edo

Sorry I forgot to add I renewed my passport during the time that I was away from Canada (because once I was stupid enough not to check my trouser's pockets before putting it in washing machine). The application is now gone, although I provided coloured photocopies of all pages from both passports with my application. Just checking if I am OK for not translating the visa stamps into English/French.

petesdragon

Hello, just getting ready to renew my PR card , looking through the form, any parts that are not applicable do I leave blank or write N/A in the space ? Thank you for any help

PMM

Hi


1. Write N/A, CIC doesn't like blank spaces and has a tendency to return applications with blank spaces as incomplete.