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Need a Valid Passport to Renew PR Card?
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ForumUser Posts: 539
Posted On: 10/25/2016
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hello...
im about to renew my permanent resident card for school purposes and my passport from my country of birth is expired.
does my passport have to valid for me to renew my card?
With that being said this is the same passport i had when i became permanent resident.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 11/1/2016
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.
We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.
In terms of what type of main identity documents you can provide the Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) - Instruction Guide states,
One (1) main identity documentA photocopy of one of the following:
- your valid passport or travel document or
- the passport or travel document you had when you became a permanent resident (including the passport page that was stamped when you arrived in Canada and became a permanent resident) or
- the certificate of identity or travel document issued by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or a foreign country.
It does not state whether or not the document must be valid or whether or not it cannot be expired.
According to an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Call Centre Representative, if you feel it necessary, you can provide a letter stating that your passport is the same passport that you had when you became a Permanent Resident and that it has not been renewed. You can also state that the only passport you have is the expired one.
You may want to contact the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Call Centre directly for some information specific to your situation.
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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