Hello,
My husband is a Permanent Resident. I am a Canadian citizen. He has recently applied to renew his PR card, and we received the below letter. They sent the letter instead of mailing the card because we currently live in the UK. He has more than fulfilled his residency requirement over the last 5 years, PLUS we have lived together in the UK and therefore UK days count as well because I'm Canadian and we live together. We did re-enter Canada earlier this year in order to apply. He now has to fly back next week just for this.
My questions are:
1) What does this letter mean. Is he going to pick up the card, or is he going to get interrogated and then refused because at the moment we live in the UK. He can clearly demonstrate that he meets the residency requirements. Has anyone had experience with these sorts of meetings?
2) He missed his appointed day that they indicate on the letter, but is still well within the 180 days. How likely is he to be seen if he shows up early in the morning and is willing to stay all day. Does anyone have experience with how busy the Etobicoke office is?
3) They ask for all passports and travel documents. Does this mean all passports and all travel documents since he was an infant or just for the 5 year period in question. I have some of his super old passports but not all of them since he was a baby. Also a lot of the travel documents like old visas have been removed by immigration officials when they had become expired. This is a very unclear request. Please help.
4) He has passport stamps from 10 years ago that are in Spanish, just entry and exit stamps from traveling through South America. Do I really have to get certified translations of these really old stamps?
5) Any advice on making it through this meeting successfully and actually walking out with his PR card?
HERE IS THE LETTER:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, all permanent residents of Canada are subject to a
residency assessment at the time of distribution of their new Permanent Resident Card. An immigration official
will review your documents and may request additional information to determine your eligibility for a PR card.
Every individual who receives this notice must be seen in person and present the following:
• This letter;
• All passports and travel documents (current and expired);
• Passport stamps and visas, not in English/French, must be accompanied by a certified translation in one of
the official languages;
• Total of all absences from Canada (for the 5 years prior to the date you applied);
• Valid photo ID issued by the province or by a federal agency (e.g. driver's license, health card);
• Expired PR card.
• Proof of residence in Canada for the 5 years prior to the date you applied (e.g. Notice of Assessment from
Canada Revenue Agency, T-4 statement, employer's letter, school records, bank or bill statements);
• Minors under age !4 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian with a birth certificate and/or legal
guardianship papers;
• Spouses of Canadian Citizens should bring marriage certificate (with translation) and copy of spouse's
Canadian passport.
• An interpreter if required.
Please come to our office on this date during the following hours (Except Holidays):
Date: February 13, 2018
Time: Between the hours 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: 5343 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, 1st Floor
(TTC access Bloor Subway Line 2 to Kipling Station)
Please note that if you are unable to appear on the date scheduled, you must come to our office within 180 days from your scheduled date. Should you choose not to come on your appointment date, there is a possibilitythat you will not be seen if there is a high volume of clients on the day you come to the office.
By law, any unclaimed permanent resident card must be destroyed 180 days after the date of this letter. There areno exceptions. If your card is destroyed by this method you must make a new application and pay another fee.
If you require additional information please call the IRCC National Call Centre: 1-888-242-2100 or email them
at question ^'cic.gc.ca .
Yours sincerely,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
HUGE THANKS TO ANYONE THAT CAN PROVIDE ADVICE WITH THIS.
Julie
My husband is a Permanent Resident. I am a Canadian citizen. He has recently applied to renew his PR card, and we received the below letter. They sent the letter instead of mailing the card because we currently live in the UK. He has more than fulfilled his residency requirement over the last 5 years, PLUS we have lived together in the UK and therefore UK days count as well because I'm Canadian and we live together. We did re-enter Canada earlier this year in order to apply. He now has to fly back next week just for this.
My questions are:
1) What does this letter mean. Is he going to pick up the card, or is he going to get interrogated and then refused because at the moment we live in the UK. He can clearly demonstrate that he meets the residency requirements. Has anyone had experience with these sorts of meetings?
2) He missed his appointed day that they indicate on the letter, but is still well within the 180 days. How likely is he to be seen if he shows up early in the morning and is willing to stay all day. Does anyone have experience with how busy the Etobicoke office is?
3) They ask for all passports and travel documents. Does this mean all passports and all travel documents since he was an infant or just for the 5 year period in question. I have some of his super old passports but not all of them since he was a baby. Also a lot of the travel documents like old visas have been removed by immigration officials when they had become expired. This is a very unclear request. Please help.
4) He has passport stamps from 10 years ago that are in Spanish, just entry and exit stamps from traveling through South America. Do I really have to get certified translations of these really old stamps?
5) Any advice on making it through this meeting successfully and actually walking out with his PR card?
HERE IS THE LETTER:
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, all permanent residents of Canada are subject to a
residency assessment at the time of distribution of their new Permanent Resident Card. An immigration official
will review your documents and may request additional information to determine your eligibility for a PR card.
Every individual who receives this notice must be seen in person and present the following:
• This letter;
• All passports and travel documents (current and expired);
• Passport stamps and visas, not in English/French, must be accompanied by a certified translation in one of
the official languages;
• Total of all absences from Canada (for the 5 years prior to the date you applied);
• Valid photo ID issued by the province or by a federal agency (e.g. driver's license, health card);
• Expired PR card.
• Proof of residence in Canada for the 5 years prior to the date you applied (e.g. Notice of Assessment from
Canada Revenue Agency, T-4 statement, employer's letter, school records, bank or bill statements);
• Minors under age !4 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian with a birth certificate and/or legal
guardianship papers;
• Spouses of Canadian Citizens should bring marriage certificate (with translation) and copy of spouse's
Canadian passport.
• An interpreter if required.
Please come to our office on this date during the following hours (Except Holidays):
Date: February 13, 2018
Time: Between the hours 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location: 5343 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, 1st Floor
(TTC access Bloor Subway Line 2 to Kipling Station)
Please note that if you are unable to appear on the date scheduled, you must come to our office within 180 days from your scheduled date. Should you choose not to come on your appointment date, there is a possibilitythat you will not be seen if there is a high volume of clients on the day you come to the office.
By law, any unclaimed permanent resident card must be destroyed 180 days after the date of this letter. There areno exceptions. If your card is destroyed by this method you must make a new application and pay another fee.
If you require additional information please call the IRCC National Call Centre: 1-888-242-2100 or email them
at question ^'cic.gc.ca .
Yours sincerely,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
HUGE THANKS TO ANYONE THAT CAN PROVIDE ADVICE WITH THIS.
Julie
