I have one question. Please help me out. My PR card in getting expired in Feb 2020 and my passport is getting expired in May 2020. If i renew my pr card first, is there any chance that ircc officials should put objection on my pr card renewal application and say that i have to renew my passport first because its validity is less than 6 months.
Is passport must be valid for 6 months or more if we want to renew pr card?
Or should i go for pr card renewal first then go for my passport renewal.
I am NOT an expert but no expert is needed for this query.
Canadian PRs do NOT need to have a valid passport. Not for purposes of maintaining their PR status. Not for purposes of obtaining a new PR card.
Unlike Foreign Nationals, whose status in Canada typically depends on a valid passport (with exceptions, such as for refugees and protected persons), once you become a PR then your status in Canada becomes independent of your passport.
Of course a PR needs a valid passport to travel abroad, and also a valid PR card for boarding a flight returning to Canada. Thus, if you have travel plans those are what matters in terms of deciding when to make the respective applications for a new PR card or passport. As far as Canada is concerned the timing does not matter. No problem, for Canadian authorities, if the PR is making both applications at the same time. Or for one rather than the other.
OR (again for Canadian authorities), not applying for either . . . a PR does NOT need a PR card to continue living in Canada and a PR does NOT need any valid passport to continue living in Canada.
Only if the PR travels abroad is there a need for a valid passport, and then both a valid passport and a valid PR card (or PR Travel Document obtained from a visa office outside Canada) is needed for the return trip to Canada, that is to board a plane going to Canada.
Thus, the timing of your applications is entirely your personal choice.
