Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
Hi all,
Is it possible to recover the expired Permanent Resident Card in CA? It was obtained over 10 years ago and is already long time overdue. To my knowledge it was never renounced nor cancelled officially in writing by any authorities. Thanks T |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
Originally Posted by Jackal
(Post 13165677)
Hi all,
Is it possible to recover the expired Permanent Resident Card in CA? It was obtained over 10 years ago and is already long time overdue. To my knowledge it was never renounced nor cancelled officially in writing by any authorities. Thanks T |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
As above, we had PR but spent too long out of Canada and as a result have now renounced our PR and will have to start fresh if we do seriously want to return to live. Renouncing PR was very simple and will allow us to now visit as tourists again.
In summary, if you don't spend the minimum amount of time in Canada within the 5 year period to ensure PR status is valid, then you cannot re-enter with your PR card, you would have to renounce and start fresh. |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
I believe that if you arrive via a land border - so from the USA - you are not required to renounce your PR on the spot.
Can anyone advise with some certainty if a 'lapsed' PR - i.e. I have NOT spent the required 730 days out of the first 5 years in Canada - can be somehow saved, without having to start again from scratch with a completely new PR application? I'm outside the country at present. I have good, including 'compassionate', grounds, for my absence. Has anyone done this successfully? Please get in touch - I'm happy to discuss further by PM if you so prefer. |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
Originally Posted by tooboocoo
(Post 13172505)
I believe that if you arrive via a land border - so from the USA - you are not required to renounce your PR on the spot.
Can anyone advise with some certainty if a 'lapsed' PR - i.e. I have NOT spent the required 730 days out of the first 5 years in Canada - can be somehow saved, without having to start again from scratch with a completely new PR application? I'm outside the country at present. I have good, including 'compassionate', grounds, for my absence. Has anyone done this successfully? Please get in touch - I'm happy to discuss further by PM if you so prefer. Yes, there are exemptions to the 730 day requirement, by living with a Canadian spouse abroad or working for a Canadian company abroad. Compassionate reasons are another, but it will depend on the reason, for that to be valid it would need to be something like being hospitalised and unable to return to Canada, a genuine reason for being unable to travel at all. How much time have you spent in Canada in the past 5 years? You mention 'the required 730 days out of the first 5 years in Canada' but note that it's every 5 year period, not just the first. So if you've not met the requirements in the first 5 years but are in Canada now and have met the requirements over the past 5 years, then you're fine. You need to be able to count backwards from any date and have spent 730 days in Canada. |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
Hi Oompa, thank you for your very quick response.
Originally Posted by christmasoompa
(Post 13172508)
You've never required to denounce your PR on the spot regardless of where you enter.
With regards to my case - in the past 5 years I've spent zero time in Canada. In the 5 years prior, about 17-18 months. My original 'landing' was in late June 2013. Am I sh*t-out-of-luck? |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
We were out of days and were informed by a registered immigration specialist of our options.
I suggest you speak with one (if you DM me I can give you the details of the one we spoke to) but for our personal circumstances were were advised to revoke and reapply if we wished to consider a future move. |
Re: Permanent Resident Card in CA - expired
Originally Posted by tooboocoo
(Post 13172522)
I saw a CIC-sourced story about of literally thousands of cases of 'lapsed' PRs arriving by international flight (on their foreign passports, by definition) and being refused entry on that occasion unless they renounce their PR then and there and enter as tourists. In such circumstances, most people renounce, quite understandably.
Originally Posted by tooboocoo
(Post 13172522)
With regards to my case - in the past 5 years I've spent zero time in Canada. In the 5 years prior, about 17-18 months. My original 'landing' was in late June 2013. Am I sh*t-out-of-luck?
Good luck. |
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