Lost Passport - PR Card Renewal

[brandonz]

Hi all,

I lost my passport with my wallet a few days ago and I need to apply for PR card renewal (I fully meet the residency requirements).

Can anyone advise what I need to do if your passport is lost and one of the required documents for pr card renewal is passport photocopies?

is there any alternative?

please help.

I appreciate it.

Thanks.
-Brandon

[mima]

Hi,

My pr card was stolen while I was studying in Pakistan.I was allowed to enter Canada on a travel document in nov 2014.My pr card expired in nov 2014 also.
Due to being outside of Canada for majority of my 5 years studying medicine in Pakistan, I did not fulfill the residency obligation to apply at that time.Someone advised me to wait out two years living in Canada and then reapply for my pr card.
I have to go to Pakistan to pick up my university documents to be able to apply here in Canada but I still have 7 months left to complete my two years.As I urgently need to travel would it be advised to apply for a pr card renewal?My family is already living here and i plan to live here as well.

help please.

Thank you.
-Mishal

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello Mishal,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be concerned about this.

This is a pretty serious matter.

We have previously received some information from one of our legal researchers.

According to their research, the five-year timeframe set out in the Refugee and Immigrant Protection Act is not static. Rather it is a moveable window that is dependent on the time at which a visa officer examines your situation. Therefore, if you cannot fulfill the two-year (730 day) requirement for the five-year time frame starting from when you became a permanent resident, you should remain in Canada until you can satisfy the requirement for another five-year time frame.

The IRCC’s Permanent Residency Status Determination Manual states:

For persons who have been permanent residents of Canada for more than five years, the only five-year period that can be considered in calculating whether an applicant has met the residency obligation is the one immediately before the application is received in the visa office. A28(2)(b)(ii) precludes a visa officer from examining any period other than the most recent five-year period immediately before the date of receipt of the application.

It is important to note that you do not lose your permanent resident status the instant your Permanent Resident Card expires.

Since the officer cannot choose any five-year time period for consideration, but must always assess the most recent five-year time period (the one immediately preceding examination), you may still have the opportunity to satisfy the two-year “in Canada” requirement.

We strongly suggest that you speak to a Lawyer who is familiar with Canadian immigration issues for additional information regarding 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
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