PRTD is exhausting no doubt, but u should b getting ur PR any day . It usually takes 10 days to reach IRCC office who will contact u and moreover u have enough time to get it.All the best.Lot of applicants are wondering why eTA is not given.Everyone cannot travel by pvt vehicle.eTA will save IRCC time spent on answering calls . Travelling is no more glamour,it is a routine nowadays.In case of emergency if one has to travel immediately,one cannot wait for three/ four weeks to get cardOR PRTD in a weeks time when abroad. Ministry of immigration should think positively
Just to update, I got an email on Monday asking to "
Come in person on Thursday or Friday between 08:00 AM and 04:00 PM ". I'm reasonably sure they mean any Thu/Fri within the next 180 days (since they didn't even specify a given date), and I asked them about it, but of course they haven't replied yet. Coincidentally, I plan on being in Montreal in 6 weeks from now on both Thu and Fri so hopefully I can sort this out when I go there.
More of the relevant text:
You may be asked questions in relation to your residency. A permanent resident is required to comply with the residency obligation with respect to every 5-year period, per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, section 28. For that reason, you must bring the following documents:
- All passports and travel documents held by you since becoming permanent resident
- Photo identification.
- Entry and Exit record (record of movement) from current country of residence for yourself and your spouse or common-law partner
- Proof that you are accompanying a Canadian citizen who is your spouse or common-law partner outside of Canada:
- Copy of all passports and travel documents (from Canada and all countries of citizenship) held by your spouse ( you must provide a copy of all pages)
- Proof of Canadian citizenship for your spouse or common-law partner
- Proof of address /family ties ( Lease, rental or mortgage documents. Birth certificate of your children (if applicable), marriage certificate, Family Records, others)
- Proof of employment or study outside of Canada for your spouse or common-law partner
NB: Note that I sent
all of this with the renewal application (yes, even the CBP entry/exit records, copy of all the passport pages in color etc), but what can I do now. I can provide all they ask and more, my wife and I have been living together for the past 5 years and have a 3-year old so it's not particularly hard to get evidence of that. I also made a little spreadsheet with who was traveling when (myself alone, my wife alone, all of us; we travel frequently enough), maybe that'll help also.
Anyway, if people have tips on what I should expect from this encounter, let me know.
PS: A bit amusing that the French and English versions have meaningful discrepancies. For instance, "
If you come to your appointment without having previously confirmed your attendance, we reserve the right to postpone the appointment." is in the English version, but not in the French one.