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Renewing PR Card from US
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Confuzed Posts: 3
Posted On: 7/10/2014
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Hi,
I completed my Residency Requirement (1095 days) and then applied for my Canadian Citizenship (Nov 2011). Then, got a job in US and moved to US in August 2012. Now I am waiting for my Citizenship grant. I have given the Citizenship test and have received the RQ (Feb 2014) for myself. And now waiting. In the meanwhile, my PR card needs to be renewed. I have the following questions:
1) Can I just simply fill the application along with all the docs and send it to CIC by mail from the US or do I have to be in Canada to apply? (by the way, I have 730 days of residency in the past 5 years)
2) On the application, city where application signed section, if I write my US city, would it create any issues? I am currently using a Canadian friends address as my residential address in Canada.
Thanks for all the help.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 7/15/2014
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Thanks for sharing your situation and question with us.
You may be able to find some helpful information in our previous Settlement.Org PR Card Renewal Application - Outside Canada discussion thread.
In terms of including your address in US on your application, according to a CIC representative, yes, it is likely it will lead to questions related to your application and questions related to whether or not you have met your residency requirements.
Additionally, according to the ENF 27 Permanent Resident Card manual,
"R56(2) states clearly that a PR card application must be made in Canada.[...]The CPC may refer a case to a local CIC if all or part of the application originated from outside Canada, and if there are questions as to the client’s identity, status or residency history, or the authenticity of the documentation. Clients must report in person to pick up their card in Canada, in accordance with R58(3)."
You may want to get someone in Canada to contact the CIC Call Centre directly for some clarification and additional information regarding the PR card Renewal process.
If you would like to contact CIC, we have had some of our users previously state that they have been able to contact CIC from abroad by dialing 1 613 944 4000 . Listen to the options to get to CIC.
Some have reported that it is no longer working.
You may want to give it a try. If you do decide to call, let us know the outcome.
Long distance charges will apply.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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Confuzed Posts: 3
Posted On: 7/16/2014
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Thanks very much for the detailed response. I have one more question, if you don't mind answering it. So now that you have told me that I should be in Canada to submit my PR renewal application, I am thinking perhaps I can come to Canada for a few days and submit the application myself. Can I use my friend's address as my residential address on the application, as I do not have an address in Canada?
By the way, I have been using this friend's address to communicate with CIC. CIC sends me all my communication to this address. So would it be a bad idea to use this address on the PR renewal application? I am assuming CIC will simply send my renewed PR cards to this friend's address. I have not declared this friend as a representative as I only use his address and I do not ask him to communicate to CIC on my behalf.
Thanks very much.
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