I got my PPR yesterday (22/01/2018). It says the passport should be valid for at least 6 months.
My spouse passport is expiring on 05/Aug/2018. Since it is just more than 6 months, I am planning to submit this passport. Our medical test happened in Aug 2017. So, our visa stamping would also expire by Aug 2018. So, it does not make much difference in terms of the visa time duration.
I am not planning for a short landing. We are planning to go there and stay long. Suppose, we plan to reach there around June, 2018, can we first renew the passport and then apply for the PR card since it takes 90-120 days of processing time. Otherwise, by the time we get the PR card, the passport would have expired.
Please advise how should I go forward. Is there any risk in submitting the existing passport which is expiring on 5th Aug 2018? I am thinking of doing the submission tomorrow itself.
Suppose, I wish to renew my passport first and then do the submission, what is the process around that? How do I intimate CIC about this? Is there a form I have to submit? Or is it enough if I simply submit the 2 passports (old and new) along with a covering letter?
Congrats on your PPR!
My spouse's passport also expires Jul 18th & we are awaiting the issuance of a new one this week.
Our medical expires by July 27th as well. Hence, PPR of Jan 19th seemed to have been well timed!
Since you're planning to stay long, I'd advise you consider renewing the passport before landing in Canada (possibly after obtaining CoPR). I don't see the risk of submitting a passport with Aug 5th expiry provided you do so BEFORE Feb 5th. Hence, you've got about 11 days from tomorrow. Hurry!!!
Alternatively, if you choose to renew before submission, you would need to notify IRCC (via the Case Specific Enquiry or CSE portal) by uploading a scanned copy of the new passport (along with the old/expiring one) with an LoE explaining the need for same. I am not aware of any other option.
Good luck!
A few questions please.
In your PPR, was there an accompanying form for "height and eye colour chart" (as it was in my case) or you already got an ADR for that prior to the PPR? I am considering uploading the form via CSE and also mailing a copy along with the passport for the CoPR.
Also, if there has been no change in the composition of your family, are you still required to fill out the IMM008 form or not?