PR Renewal

[morespinach]

Question about "Absences", or "Time Spent Outside Canada". In this do I need to enter all my travels for the last 5 years? There must be like 35 business trips! What's the deal with this field?

Also, my PR expires in April 2023. If I apply now -- physical mailing I suppose is safe instead of online -- then will my PR card expire in April, or can I get a grace period until they issue me a new one?

 

[steaky]

Question about "Absences", or "Time Spent Outside Canada". In this do I need to enter all my travels for the last 5 years? There must be like 35 business trips! What's the deal with this field?

Also, my PR expires in April 2023. If I apply now -- physical mailing I suppose is safe instead of online -- then will my PR card expire in April, or can I get a grace period until they issue me a new one?

Yes, enter your travels for the last 5 years.

No grace period. We have up to 9 months before the expiry date to send in the renewal application form.

 

[morespinach]

Thank you. So if it takes more time than April 2023, then during that period I cannot travel? Or I can travel, but will use my passport?

 

[canuck78]

Thank you. So if it takes more time than April 2023, then during that period I cannot travel? Or I can travel, but will use my passport?

Unless you are a U.S. citizen you need the hPR card in addition to your passport to to enter Canada by air. You don’t need a valid PR card to enter Canada at the land border.

 

[Confused in Toronto]

I believe there is an option for urgent processing. Include a copy of your travel itinerary/airline ticket.

 

[steaky]

Thank you. So if it takes more time than April 2023, then during that period I cannot travel? Or I can travel, but will use my passport?

From this forum, I saw people got their new cards in 6 months. If you have US visa, you can also drive there and return at a land border using your expired PR card.

 

[xanadu99]

Question about "Absences", or "Time Spent Outside Canada". In this do I need to enter all my travels for the last 5 years? There must be like 35 business trips! What's the deal with this field?

Also, my PR expires in April 2023. If I apply now -- physical mailing I suppose is safe instead of online -- then will my PR card expire in April, or can I get a grace period until they issue me a new one?

I am in the same boat, about 30 odd trips abroad but i had to list all of them, i still met the RO but 150+ days, but i also sent my renewal online last September as my card expires in April as well. I presume its done on priority basis as to when our cards expire, me having had 7 months from when i applied i may have been pushed to the back of the que? :-((

 

[Ponga]

Question about "Absences", or "Time Spent Outside Canada". In this do I need to enter all my travels for the last 5 years? There must be like 35 business trips! What's the deal with this field?

Also, my PR expires in April 2023. If I apply now -- physical mailing I suppose is safe instead of online -- then will my PR card expire in April, or can I get a grace period until they issue me a new one?

You can always obtain your Exit/Entry data from CBSA via an ATIP request, but...since you need to populate the travel history before submitting the application, it will add to the delay before you can actually submit the application. Also will say that it may not include all exits from Canada. No idea how long it takes to receive the info from CBSA. Check their website for more info.

 

[xanadu99]

You can always obtain your Exit/Entry data from CBSA via an ATIP request, but...since you need to populate the travel history before submitting the application, it will add to the delay before you can actually submit the application. Also will say that it may not include all exits from Canada. No idea how long it takes to receive the info from CBSA. Check their website for more info.

Took me about 20-30 days to get it back from CBSA, and its perfect for making sure you are accurate, it only started adding exits from September 2021.