I found this forum only after I had sent my application to renew my PR card. Before applying to renew my PR card, I read 100 times all rules and requirements on the official website for renewal process. I checked 20 times how long will it take to renew a PR card. There was stated that it takes more than 60 days, than it was more than 40 days. I never even heard about the second review.
My suggestion is that if this process of renewing a PR card takes so much time for people who were out of Canada for a few times then it should be clearly stated that please be aware that there might be the secondary review for those who were not in Canada during sometime within a five-year period.
At least, people could be aware of such situation. That it takes years to renew a PR card, but not 60 days as it was stated on the official website.
If people need to provide the information for exits and entries from/to Canada, then why on the official website it is not written in advance to make life easier for people who are experiencing this stressful time with renewal of PR cards?
If people are aware that they will need this information then at least it will be possible to take photocopies of boarding passes.
I thought that there is a database for people who are entering and exiting Canada.
But it appears, that there is no information for exits from Canada.
Canada Border Services Agency does not have information for exits of person.
People, who never dealt with this renewal process before, could at least collect all information for their exits and entries to Canada for a five-year period.
Even regarding the photocopy of passport, it should be clearly stated on the official website “please take a copy of the passport (even blank pages)”.
Why it is not stated clearly on the official website?
People undergo through a long tiresome process to get a Permanent Resident card of Canada. People learn languages, save money during years to get to Canada. Then, again difficulties, renting a flat, finding a job, studying.
And after all, it appears that there is a secondary review, which might take a year or more.