PR Renewal Application

Permanent Resident Card
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I am currently in US and have completed all Canadian citizenship requirements and I am now waiting for the CIC call for oath (if all goes well).

In the meanwhile, my PR card is expiring and I need to put in a renewal application. I know I should be in Canada to submit my PR renewal application, I am thinking perhaps I can come to Canada for a few days and submit the application myself. Can I use my friend’s address as my residential address on the application, as I do not have an address in Canada?

By the way, I have been using this friend’s address to communicate with CIC. CIC sends me all my communication to this address. So would it be a bad idea to use this address on the PR renewal application? I am assuming CIC will simply send my renewed PR cards to this friend’s address. I have not declared this friend as a representative as I only use his address and I do not ask him to communicate to CIC on my behalf.

A little background: it was a CIC representative who told me that I can use my friend’s address when I am out of Canada.

Thanks very much.

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

You can also find some additional information on the CIC Website in the Will I get my permanent resident card by mail?section.

Here is an excerpt,

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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
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