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PR card Renewal - Photocopy ALL Pages? Notarized? 

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Posted On: 7/11/2017
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Hello.

I am wondering if you can assist with a few questions about PR card replacement. Firstly, do all passport pages need to be photocopied or just the main photo page bearing all my information and the page that was stamped when I landed November 2016?

As well, do the photocopies have to be notarized?
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Posted On: 7/21/2017
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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 information.

According to an IRCC Call Centre representative and the Applying for a Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) - First application, replacement, renewal or to change sex designation (IMM 5445) Instruction Guide, you are required to provide " One (1) main identity document


A 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 also states that,


The copy should show:

-the document type and number;
-issue and expiry date;
-your name;
-your photo; and
-your date of birth


In terms of notarization it states,

You must send the following for any document that is not in English or French:

-the English or French translation; and
-an affidavit from the person who completed the translation (see below for details); and
-a certified copy of the original document.



and

"
The affidavit must be sworn in the presence of:

-In Canada:
-a notary public
-a commissioner of oaths
-a commissioner of taking affidavits


You may want to contact the IRCC Call Centre directly to confirm this information.

You can contact them here:

1-888-242-2100 (In Canada Only)


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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