# Do not have a PR Card - Citizenship Application

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-not-have-a-pr-card-citizenship-application/6560>\
**Category:** Permanent Resident Card\
**Created:** [October 11, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-not-have-a-pr-card-citizenship-application/6560 "2016-10-11T10:39:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ForumUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@ForumUser](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/ForumUser)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-not-have-a-pr-card-citizenship-application/6560/1 "2016-10-11T10:39:08Z")

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I have never applied for a permanent resident card.

On September 27, 2016, I wrote my citizenship exam.

When I completed my exam, I was asked for my prc and when I told the examiner I had never applied for a prc, he seemed to think this was a problem for when I came to receive my canadian citizenship.

Can you please clarify if I will have a problem when i come to receive my canadian citizenship if I do not have a permanent resident card.

Regards,

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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:** [October 18, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/do-not-have-a-pr-card-citizenship-application/6560/2 "2016-10-18T14:47:19Z")

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be concerned.

As far as we know, a valid PR card is not required to apply for Citizenship. The permanent resident (PR) card is the official proof that you are a permanent resident of Canada. You use it to enter and stay in Canada when you return from another country. However, it is not a requirement to have it in order to maintain your permanent residency. For example, for those who do have a PR card, if your PR card expires, it does **not** mean you have lost permanent resident status.

According to the[Immigration, Refugees and Canadian Citizenship](http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/cit/ceremony/schedule/notification.asp)website in the[Notifications regarding citizenship ceremonies](http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/cit/ceremony/schedule/notification.asp) section,

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> The documents the candidate must bring with them to the ceremony (notice, personal identification, IMM 1000, IMM 5292/IMM 5688, and/or PR card and a holy book of their choice, if they wish to use one to swear the oath of citizenship);

As you can see it states “_and/or_ PR card”.

We suggest that you get some additional clarification by calling the [Immigration, Refugees and Canadian Citizenship](http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/call.asp) 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](http://Settlement.Org) Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)