Sponsiring my son

[NashatOmar]

I did landing on Vancouver in March 2010 with my wife and 2 sons, and we left Canada back to belgium after 7 days. We all received the PR Cards except my elder son, his photo was not accepted and now I am asked to hand new photos of my son in Vancouver within 180 days.
now i am in Belgium and I need one year to finish my PhD.
My question is: If my son lost the PR status, can he I sponsor him again when I go to Canada?
Or it is better to do a travel to Canada now with my son to hand the new photos?
they will send my son's PR by mail or they will ask me again to take it from their office by myself?
Is there a risk that if i apply to sponsor him, it will be refused, because he lost a PR status?

 

[iarblue]

Why do you just not send the new photos by fed ex.Add the case number(client number to the envelope and the packet that holds the photos.And you say you left Canada after 7 days of landing and your staying in Belgium for a year to finish school?
You might want to look into the PR residency requirements,im not to familiar with those so someone here may be able to help you but leaving 7 days after getting your PR and not coming back for a year this may be a problem...

 

[me2land]

You do not want to lose your son's PR. If they don't accept the mail-in photos you would better fly back and hand in the photos. They normally mail back the card within 4/6 weeks. The process of losing and reapplying for PR can be risky, expensive and very time consuming.

¬m2l

 

[PMM]

Hi

You do not want to lose your son's PR. If they don't accept the mail-in photos you would better fly back and hand in the photos. They normally mail back the card within 4/6 weeks. The process of losing and reapplying for PR can be risky, expensive and very time consuming.

¬m2l

Please don't scare the OP. Her son doesn't have to return to Canada for 3 years, to maintain his PR status. So he doesn't have his PR Card, he applies for travel document when he wants to return to Canada, and then if he has been away longer than 180 days, he just applies for a new PR card. No one loses their PR status because the picture isn't correct.

 

[NashatOmar]

But the letter I received from PR office stats that mailed photos will not be accepted, and after 180 day my son will lose his PR status if the new photos are not available. Can he apply for travel document if he lost his PR status? I already plan to travel back to Canada alone first after I finish my study to search for job and apartment, then my family will follow me. In that time I cant apply for sponsoring my son? and how much it take, a normal immigration application time?

 

[Siouxie]

According to the CIC website: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/pr-card/arriving.asp

Permanent Resident Card: Arriving

If you are immigrating to Canada, you will receive your Permanent Resident Card by mail.

If you did not provide a mailing address when you were granted permanent resident status at either a port of entry or a local Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) office within Canada, please contact the Call Centre as soon as possible (see Contact Us at the top of this page).

You have 180 days to provide this address.

If you do not provide a mailing address within the 180 days, you will not receive the Permanent Resident Card. You will then need to send CIC an application for a Permanent Resident Card and pay a fee of C$50.

He will not lose his permanant residency status if he doesn't get his permanant resident card within 180 days, he will need to apply for a PR card once he returns to Canada.

He can apply for a travel document to return to Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5529E.asp

Full details of PR card issuance are available in ENF27: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english//resources/manuals/enf/enf27-eng.pdf

10.1. New permanent residents
Since June 28, 2002, persons who become permanent residents receive a PR card
within weeks of receiving this status. New immigrants selected under IRPA are
automatically processed for a PR card as part of their application for permanent
residence, as long as they provide an address and all the information required for
producing and delivering their card. Once the Card Production Facility produces their
card, it is sent directly to their address by regular mail. Unless these persons require
photo retakes, or their presence is required to clarify vital information on their
Confirmation of Permanent Residence [IMM 5292B] or in FOSS, new permanent
residents will not normally be seen by local CICs.

New permanent residents may approach CICs regarding their status if they are required
to travel immediately after arrival without a PR card. Persons in this situation may be
unable to finalize the processing of their PR cards within the 180-day limit as prescribed
in R58(1) and should be counselled at ports of entry and/or inland CICs of the provisions
of R58(2), including the additional cost and detailed documentation requirements of a
new application for a card. If the person still intends to sojourn abroad prior to receiving a
PR card, an application for a travel document must be made at a visa office in
accordance with OP 10, section 17.

If you flew to Canada to submit photo's, you would need an address in Canada to have the PR card sent to... they will not mail them overseas.

As you have already landed (and thus are PR's) I would write to CIC explaining that you intend to return to Canada in 12 months, that you will apply for a travel permit for your son and once in Canada will put in an application for a PR card for him.

 

[me2land]

PMM - I stand corrected. I didn't mean to scare him but my interpretation of the 180 days deadline was the son loses his PR status. The idea of losing and repplying for PR is always risky.

Siouxie - thanks for further clarification.

¬m2l