# Do I Have to Change/Renew my PR card

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-i-have-to-change-renew-my-pr-card/9703>\
**Category:** Permanent Resident Card\
**Created:** [August 2, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-i-have-to-change-renew-my-pr-card/9703 "2018-08-02T12:00:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![JY1980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/90db22/32.png) [@JY1980](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/JY1980)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2018, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-i-have-to-change-renew-my-pr-card/9703/1 "2018-08-02T12:00:28Z")

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Hi,

Thank you very much for all the help from this forum!

My situation: I became a Canadian PR being a citizen of one country (China), now I am a citizen of another…  
Do I have to renew my PR card to reflect my new citizenship? My original citizenship is printed on my PR card…

My assumption is that I don’t have to - I’ve made just in case a certified copy of my old passport, and if asked at the boarding gate why the citizenship on my pr card doesn’t match, I will show the copy my old passport…

Thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![SettlementOrgMod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SettlementOrgMod](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/SettlementOrgMod)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 5:35pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-i-have-to-change-renew-my-pr-card/9703/2 "2018-08-14T17:35:17Z")

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be interested in what your options are in this situation.

You may want to contact the [IRCC Call Centre](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc/client-support-centre.html) to speak to a representative for some additional information.

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](http://Settlement.Org) Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)