+1(514) 937-9445 or Toll-free (Canada & US) +1 (888) 947-9445
I was going to submit my PR card renewal application tomorrow, until I read this thread! Now I am basically acting as if I have gone to second review already! I have 880 days of residency within the past 4 years and a half. The problem is my two years of absence were in Kuwait, and based on my understanding if your absence is in a Middle Eastern country, you can almost guarantee extra scrutiny! I was looking at the checklist and I was like "hmmmm this is overly easy". Now I am looking for my phone bill from June, 2014!
 
Besides passport copy and exit records, anyone required to submit additional documents to support their residency? Do they ask for 5 years or just 2 years?

I didn't keep too many documents for the first 3 years, but rather I kept quite a bit for the later 2 years. And my later 2 years are enough for 730 days.

Do you think it's a good idea to submit residency documents for the later 2 years with my application, rather than wait CIC to request supporting document for the whole 5 years.

Thanks!
 
Last edited:
Besides passport copy and exit records, anyone required to submit additional documents to support their residency? Do they ask for 5 years or just 2 years?

I didn't keep too many documents for the first 3 years, but rather I kept quite a bit for the later 2 years. And my later 2 years are enough for 730 days.

Do you think it's a good idea to submit residency documents for the later 2 years with my application, rather than wait CIC to request supporting document for the whole 5 years.

Thanks!

I think it’s better to submit 2 year documentation plus whatever little you have to the 3 year period.
Also I have observed that, if you submit all these, plus passport pages all colour copy plus exit entry report upfront then there is higher probability of getting processed as per the IRCC mentioned time frame.
 
I think it’s better to submit 2 year documentation plus whatever little you have to the 3 year period.
Also I have observed that, if you submit all these, plus passport pages all colour copy plus exit entry report upfront then there is higher probability of getting processed as per the IRCC mentioned time frame.
Submit copies of all passport used during five years including translation + entry exit +cra tax assessment.better to give more documents than less. I had 740 days and I spent lot of time in Middle East
 
I think it’s better to submit 2 year documentation plus whatever little you have to the 3 year period.
Also I have observed that, if you submit all these, plus passport pages all colour copy plus exit entry report upfront then there is higher probability of getting processed as per the IRCC mentioned time frame.
Thanks. Also, I have some temporary address which I didn't sign a tenancy agreement because it's my friend's house. Will this be a problem?
 
Thanks. Also, I have some temporary address which I didn't sign a tenancy agreement because it's my friend's house. Will this be a problem?

You can have a tenancy contract with your friend. That shouldn’t be a problem I think.
 
You can have a tenancy contract with your friend. That shouldn’t be a problem I think.
I didn't sign any contract with my friend when I was there. Now he has moved away, and hard to contact him :(
Can I instead show the utility bills and rent e-transfer record?
 
I didn't sign any contract with my friend when I was there. Now he has moved away, and hard to contact him :(
Can I instead show the utility bills and rent e-transfer record?
Yes, that should be fine.
 
Mission Update:

PR Card Renewal Received at Office: 27th September 2017
AoR Received: 4th December 2017
eCas (access) as of 6th December 2017: Decision made.

My case is supposed to be easy. Only 1 employer for 5 years non stop since i became PR in 2012. Moved 2 times...left the country 3 times for 3 weeks vacation to my home country....Straight forward. Lets see how fast it goes and if they want more paperwork...
 
Hi all, any news for secondary review? App in July, second review in August, no news till now. Guess at least nJanuary or February next year :(
 
Hi all, any news for secondary review? App in July, second review in August, no news till now. Guess at least nJanuary or February next year :(

Probably by July next year. I applied for renewal in May, SR in July and still waiting. My wife applied for renewal in April, SR in June and still waiting.I applied for my children PR card renewal in March, SR in May and still waiting.
 
Hi all, any news for secondary review? App in July, second review in August, no news till now. Guess at least nJanuary or February next year :(

I applied in April 17 . Secondary review in June 17 and no news up to now.
Any news for you ?
 
Probably by July next year. I applied for renewal in May, SR in July and still waiting. My wife applied for renewal in April, SR in June and still waiting.I applied for my children PR card renewal in March, SR in May and still waiting.
Any news - my dates are similar to your wife's date ( applied in April and secondary review in June) any updates ?
 
Any news - my dates are similar to your wife's date ( applied in April and secondary review in June) any updates ?
No news. My wife sent a web inquiry about her PR card renewal and they said that they had received all the documents which they had asked for and that the application is in process. My feeling is that they have us in a queue and they have not got around to reviewing information sent to them after the secondary review.

Do keep updating your status on this tread so that others can remain hopeful.