PR Card Renewal - 2015 - Timeline

[cnccnc]

Anybody here who were few days over the residency obligation between 740 to 770 days and applied for renewals, how have their renewals faired?

 

[Hopeful2016]

My husband's application also got approved on 16 Dec and the card will be mailed to him, we made the urgent request on 13 Dec, they keep the application on que for ages if you don't make an urgent request

Congrats spirit !!!
so did he send the urgent application with the new pics requirement or without ?

Thanks

 

[spirit-88]

Thanks everyone

No they didn't ask for it because they started processing his application in October when they asked for documents and sent his application for secondary review and that was before the photos specifications change, if the application wasn't in process before the photos update certainly they would have returned it and asked for new photos

 

[spirit-88]

Hi cnccnc

Yes my husband sent his pr renewal application when he was over the required days he should spend in canada by 2 months, his application was sent for secondary review and they asked for a colored, translated copy of his passport including blank pages, and movement certificate of all countries he has been to we also sent bank statements, pay stubs, copies of online tickets.... Whatever proves he was in canada, they kept the application in que until we requested urgent processing and they approved it after few days

 

[YYZINR]

Just got my PR card in mail. They did change the design. The photo is much bigger than the previous one and they changed the background image to parliament hill. Other than all info is the same. I am happy i got it soon due to urgent processing. Wish good luck to all fellow applicants. Hope 2016 will be much faster compared to this year. Happy New Year to you all.

 

[cnccnc]

Thank you Spirit-88 for sharing that.

 

[JJS]

Just got my PR card in mail. They did change the design. The photo is much bigger than the previous one and they changed the background image to parliament hill. Other than all info is the same. I am happy i got it soon due to urgent processing. Wish good luck to all fellow applicants. Hope 2016 will be much faster compared to this year. Happy New Year to you all.

Can you share your timeline please?

 

[YYZINR]

Can you share your timeline please?

Sure..

I first filed my application on Nov 18 for urgent processing as i need to travel back home.
Application returned on Nov 30 as incomplete: Photos didn't meet size specifications. CIC changed the specifications the week of Nov 25
Resent my application for urgent processing on Dec 10th
Received on: Dec 14th
In progress on: Dec 17th
Decision made: Dec 23rd
Card arrived: Dec 28th

 

[amr95]

Sure..

I first filed my application on Nov 18 for urgent processing as i need to travel back home.
Application returned on Nov 30 as incomplete: Photos didn't meet size specifications. CIC changed the specifications the week of Nov 25
Resent my application for urgent processing on Dec 10th
Received on: Dec 14th
In progress on: Dec 17th
Decision made: Dec 23rd
Card arrived: Dec 28th

Congratulations YYZINR!

I was just wondering if you can share how many days you had in Canada when you applied please ? and if you provided any specific documents besides the required ones ?

 

[JJS]

Sure..

I first filed my application on Nov 18 for urgent processing as i need to travel back home.
Application returned on Nov 30 as incomplete: Photos didn't meet size specifications. CIC changed the specifications the week of Nov 25
Resent my application for urgent processing on Dec 10th
Received on: Dec 14th
In progress on: Dec 17th
Decision made: Dec 23rd
Card arrived: Dec 28th

That was very efficient on CIC's part. Congratulations!

 

[YYZINR]

Congratulations YYZINR!

I was just wondering if you can share how many days you had in Canada when you applied please ? and if you provided any specific documents besides the required ones ?

I had 1517 days when i applied. I just followed the requirements in Urgent processing criteria on CIC website and nothing else.

 

[volee]

This is my time time. I was put under Secondary Review. I requested for urgent processing in July but they sent me a letter requesting for additional documents. I couldn't provide some of them at that time so I guess they did not approve my request. The wait continued and I finally received my new card in the mail a few days ago.

We received your application for a permanent resident card on November 27, 2014.
We started processing your application on February 24, 2015.
We sent you a letter on February 24, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
We sent you a letter on July 3, 2015. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
Your request for a permanent resident card was approved on December 4, 2015. Your Permanent resident card will be mailed to you or if quality assurance is required, made available for you to pick up at a CIC office.

 

[HighFive]

Folks, we have got an update online finally:

"Your request for a permanent resident card was approved on December 29, 2015. Your Permanent resident card will be mailed to you or if quality assurance is required, made available for you to pick up at a CIC office."

So what are chances for us to pick up cards from the CIC office as they've mentioned or receive those by Canada post? please share your experience whoever had same update.

Thanks very much and Happy New 2016 Year!

 

[AJK_9]

Congrats Highfive

Can you pl share your Timeline

Regards

 

[JJS]

I have an update guys. I saw this on Sunday. Not sure if CIC works during weekends.

My Timeline for PR card renewal

Permanent Resident Card
We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 19, 2015.

We started processing your application on November 20, 2015.

Your request for a permanent resident card was approved on December 10, 2015. Your Permanent resident card will be mailed to you or if quality assurance is required, made available for you to pick up at a CIC office.

Just waiting to receive the card in the mail now.

My application was a little Unusual as I had entered Canada with just 4 months left for PR card expiry and not completing my residency obligations during first five years of being a PR. So had to stay in Canada for 2 years in a row before reapplying. Let me know if any of you are in a similar situation and I might be able to help.

JJS