PR CARD EXPIRED

[jadeja]

hello

need help for my cousin.

My cousin travel history since he is PR

He came to Canada as PR January 2012 for first time.
left canada february 2012
came back to Canada February 2014
since february 2014 till date continuous stay in Canada.

His PR card expired in January 2017 and he realised now.

1. Is he still a Permanent resident after the expiry of PR card?
2. Did he maintained PR status as he stayed back home from 2012-2014?
3. If eligible, Is it wise to stay for another year till 2018 when he can apply citizenship keeping expired PR card? as PR card fees to renew is high.

kindly reply to my questions . thanks

 

[zardoz]

hello

need help for my cousin.

My cousin travel history since he is PR

He came to Canada as PR January 2012 for first time.
left canada february 2012
came back to Canada February 2014
since february 2014 till date continuous stay in Canada.

His PR card expired in January 2017 and he realised now.

1. Is he still a Permanent resident after the expiry of PR card?
2. Did he maintained PR status as he stayed back home from 2012-2014?
3. If eligible, Is it wise to stay for another year till 2018 when he can apply citizenship keeping expired PR card? as PR card fees to renew is high.

kindly reply to my questions . thanks

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. No. It makes as much sense to renew it now. As he has been in Canada for the last 3 years, there is no reason not to. Renewal fees are not that high... It's only $50 - citizenship application fees are much higher.