fkhan123 said:
Hi the genius guys:
As per the available information, PRC renewal application can be done as early as 9-6 months before its expiry. Any idea what will be the issue and expiry dates on the next PRC? I mean, say for example, if every thing goes smoothly & it consumes the current routine processing time by the Immigration (1-2 months aprox), my current PR expires on Dec 31, 2107, application is made on Apr 01, 2017 or July 01, 2017, will the issue & expiry dates on the next one would be something like (issued on June 01, 2017 or Sept 01, 2017) and (expiry on June 01, 2022 or Sept 01, 2022)? Or no matter how early is it applied immigration will still wait for the issuance of the new PRC until the current one is about to be expired?
Your valuable thoughts and opinions again guys which help me in aligning my plans & will avoid a lot of hassle on my part.
Thanks
The routinely processed application will result in the PR card being issued in approximately the time indicated for processing replacement card applications (39 days last I looked, recognizing this varies considerably from time to time); the expiry date on the PRC will be exactly five years to the day from the date the PRC is issued.
Depending on various factors, when the PRC is actually delivered to the PR can be from a week or two after date the PRC is issued, or many weeks or even months (for example, if an in-person pick-up is required, that could take place up to six months later). Delivery date has
NO effect on when the PRC expires.
Expiry date of current or last PRC has no relevance for purposes of what date the new/replacement PRC is issued or will expire.
Of course the expiry date of current or last PRC can be a factor in other ways; application made more than nine months prior to PRC expiry date might be returned to PR without being processed for example.
Obviously, if the application ends up in a non-routine processing track, the date the PRC is issued will depend on when processing is finally completed. If there is a referral to Secondary Review, that can take many months, some longer than a year or even well over a year.
Additionally, sometimes a PRC is issued and during a counter-interview for a personal pick-up some concern is identified, leading to some further inquiry and delay in actually delivering the PRC. In such cases, the date of issuance (and thus the date of expiry) does not change even if it takes months for IRCC to finally decide to deliver the PRC. In other words, date PRC is delivered does not have any impact on what date the PRC shows as being issued, thus no impact on the expiry date.
Remember: assessment of PR Residency Obligation compliance is
NOT affected by the date a PRC is issued or delivered. A PR with an almost brand new PRC arriving at a PoE can be reported and issued a Departure Order for non-compliance with the PR RO if that PR has been outside Canada for more than 1095 days within the preceding five years of that day, the day of arriving at the PoE,
even if the PRC is valid for another four years or more. (This sometimes happens to PRs who are abroad but lucky enough that their PRC application results in the PRC being mailed to the address where a friend or family member collects it and sends it to the PR abroad . . . but then when the PR actually travels to Canada, the officer at the PoE perceives the breach of PR RO and a report and Departure Order are issued . . . again, even if the PRC is valid for another four or more years still.)
