Delayed Permanent Residence Card

Permanent Resident Card
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Hello,
I landed on March 5th and was informed that I would receive my permanent residence card within 6 weeks. Its been over 3 months now and I still have not received it. I’ve called CIC a number of times and was informed that my file was taken to a special department for additional verification. They won’t tell me why or how long this will take. I have to apply for a student visa to France in a few weeks and I’m required to provide a permanent residence card as one of the documents. Does anyone know how long it takes for the “special verification process”? Are there cases where the status can get revoked? I’m confused and don’t know anyone to ask for help. Thank you

D.Nabalongo

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We hope that others who have experienced something similar can share their timelines with you.

According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), it is a type of quality assurance process where cards are selected randomly.

In terms of the verification process, according to the CIC ENF 27 Permanent Resident Card Operations Manual,

You can find many details and information on the process in the CIC ENF 27 Permanent Resident Card Operations Manual.

You may also want to continue to try to contact the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly.

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
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