Renouncing my PR status VS Trying to get PRTD

[kokokokokoko]

Can you tell me the differences in processing times, fees and documents needed for
a) renouncing my pr status?
and
b) applying for PRTD?

Thank you so much!

 

[Bs65]

Not sure there is a published processing time for either but suspect renouncing PR might be 2 to 3 weeks and is free.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5781ETOC.asp#5781E5

A PRTD application can depend in which country you are applying from but could also be a couple weeks and costs 50 dollars.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5529ETOC.asp#pay-fee

 

[kokokokokoko]

Actually, I have to apply for visitor visa and renounce my pr status. Do I renounce before applying or?

 

[spousalsponsee]

Actually, I have to apply for visitor visa and renounce my pr status. Do I renounce before applying or?

You can't apply before you've renounced, because Canadian PRs aren't eligible for visitor visas/status.

 

[kokokokokoko]

Thank you!

 

[mats]

Can you tell me the differences in processing times, fees and documents needed for
a) renouncing my pr status?
and
b) applying for PRTD?

Thank you so much!

PRTD processing time range from 2 weeks to 4 months depending on which visa office.

 

[Beltex]

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Can you tell me the differences in processing times, fees and documents needed for
a) renouncing my pr status?
and
b) applying for PRTD?

Thank you so much!

Apply for an ETA and the system should pick up that you are a PR and will then give you an option to renounce your PR where you can upload the form and photos, that way the two transactions are done concurrently and everything is linked. The whole process can take as little as a couple of days.

 

[6327farag]

Would applying for an ETA and being refused due to holding PR status show on your passport when scanned at POE?

 

[Beltex]

Would applying for an ETA and being refused due to holding PR status show on your passport when scanned at POE?

Not sure but an ETA cannot be obtained by a current PR until they have renounced.

 

[canuck78]

PRTD will take 2-4 weeks if you still meet your residency obligations. If you no longer need your RO and want a PRTD for H&C reasons you are looking at a much longer wait.

 

[petrikbb]

Not sure there is a published processing time for either but suspect renouncing PR might be 2 to 3 weeks and is free.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5781ETOC.asp#5781E5

A PRTD application can depend in which country you are applying from but could also be a couple weeks and costs 50 dollars.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5529ETOC.asp#pay-fee

Hello there. I would like to ask you how to go about renouncing PR status without a PR card but with PRTD document in my passport. The document checklist for renouncing PR mentions copy of passport. Do I need to tell them that I don't have my PR card but PRTD? Do I need to state the PRTD doc nr or detach it and send it to them?

 

[Bs65]

Hello there. I would like to ask you how to go about renouncing PR status without a PR card but with PRTD document in my passport. The document checklist for renouncing PR mentions copy of passport. Do I need to tell them that I don't have my PR card but PRTD? Do I need to state the PRTD doc nr or detach it and send it to them?

As far as I am aware to renounce your PR status all you need are photocopies of the Bio info pages of your passport.

A PRTD is only for specific travel purpose, limited validity and not really relevant to renouncing PR. If you feel more comfortable with the renounce paperwork you can include a letter of explanation mentioning the lack of PR card and having a PRTD.

I guess you have your reasons for renouncing after just 4 months and then taking a gamble that a new EE application will succeed but as everyone here will suggest renouncing should be a last resort, especially as you probably know you can stay away for near 3 years before it becomes a problem.

 

[petrikbb]

As far as I am aware to renounce your PR status all you need are photocopies of the Bio info pages of your passport.

A PRTD is only for specific travel purpose, limited validity and not really relevant to renouncing PR. If you feel more comfortable with the renounce paperwork you can include a letter of explanation mentioning the lack of PR card and having a PRTD.

I guess you have your reasons for renouncing after just 4 months and then taking a gamble that a new EE application will succeed but as everyone here will suggest renouncing should be a last resort, especially as you probably know you can stay away for near 3 years before it becomes a problem.

Thanks. I understand. I wanted to sponsor my partner this January. She won't be able to come so the only option is outland which is not an option. The only way out of this seems to cancel my PR and start the EE application with her.

Also I wanted to ask about the PR card. There is an option 'never received' on the official paperwork. My PR card has been shipped but is in Canada, and I have no access to it. Is it ok to declare that I never received it?

 

[Bs65]

Thanks. I understand. I wanted to sponsor my partner this January. She won't be able to come so the only option is outland which is not an option. The only way out of this seems to cancel my PR and start the EE application with her.

Also I wanted to ask about the PR card. There is an option 'never received' on the official paperwork. My PR card has been shipped but is in Canada, and I have no access to it. Is it ok to declare that I never received it?

Others can comment but I see no issue with saying never received but to be sure include a letter of explanation that you are outside of Canada and have not received the card in your home country. Did you not have an arrangement for someone to forward the card to you after you landed then left the country ?

 

[petrikbb]

Thanks. Thought I would be coming in January. That's why I got PRTD. My PR card is with someone that I wanted to go and collect myself. Didn't want to take any risks it gets lost in the post.