It is often said that a "maple leaf card" refers to a certificate issued by Canada to immigrants with permanent residence in Canada and can enjoy all the benefits of Canada. Similar to the green card in the United States, the maple leaf card has a certain timeliness. Valid for five years. In order not to affect use, you need to start replacing a new maple leaf card within 9 months (270 days) of the maple leaf card expiration. Let's see how to operate it in detail.

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1. Qualifications to replace maple leaf card

1. The applicant must have become a permanent resident of Canada, be careful not to become a Canadian citizen or aboriginal Canadian;

2. You must live in Canada when submitting your application (if the applicant is abroad, he or she needs to apply for a permanent resident tourist visa PRTD first, and then apply for a maple leaf card when he or she returns to Canada);

3. There has been no deportation or conviction by Canada yet;

4. The maple leaf cavity will expire in the next 9 months;

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1. Canadian Customs Program records all entry and exit;

2. To change the maple leaf card, you need to provide a tax bill over the past five years;

3. The Immigration Bureau has the right to search your entry records at Canadian Customs;

4. Require academic certificates for school-age children;

5. The applicant must have a fixed place of residence in Canada;

6. The applicant must provide all pages of all passports over the past five years;

7. Applicants are required to provide all passport entrances and exit sealed notarization certificates;

8. Applicants must submit their application in Canada (verified by the Ministry of Immigration Telephone);

9. For highly reliable application documents, the Immigration Bureau will directly mail the maple leaf card;

10. The Immigration Bureau has the right to retrieve the applicant's tax records;

11. I have lived in Canada for 2 years in the past 5 years. If the maple leaf card is less than 2 years old, the replacement conditions for the maple leaf card cannot be met unless the exception is specified in the immigration law.

Instructions for reissueing Maple Leaf Cards

If the maple leaf card is lost or damaged, you need to inform the specific situation in advance when replacing the card.

If the applicant is outside Canada, he should go to the nearby visa office (address query:... S.HTML), then apply for a permanent resident tourist visa, and then apply for a replacement maple leaf card when returning to Canada;

If the applicant is in Canada, he should first describe the situation online (website:) and then continue to apply.

Steps to replace/replace maple leaf card

First item: Replacing/replacing the maple leaf card requires a series of forms, so please pre-download the "Required File Check List()" and then prepare the item by item according to the list. This document needs to be submitted with relevant documents.

Item 2: Fill in the application form

There are two types of application forms in total, and this is the first common form, expired replacement and reissue, but some details are different.

A copy was asked to use a car (INM 5444) with four pages in total. You need to fill in the UCI (8-digit ID number on the maple leaf card) in the upper right corner of the first page, and then select the purpose of the application: the first application, expired replacement and maple leaf leaves are stolen. and reissue.

Answer: Regular personal information, name, gender, international, etc. It should be noted that if the current name is different from the maple leaf card, you need to fill in the current name column; if the mailing address is inconsistent with the current residence address, you need to fill in the "Email Address" column.

B: This is mainly because of your immigration history and whether you have been ordered to leave Canada for violation of the law or not allowed to become a permanent resident.

C: Fill in all residence addresses, work and education history and entry and exit history for the past five years. Please note that it must be accurate to one month each time. Departure time does not include the day you leave Canada, but the date you return to Canada.

D: If you have been away from Canada for more than 1095 days in the past 5 years, you will need to fill out this form and explain why.

E and F: Sign and choose whether to agree to the disclosure of the information you provide, usually choose to agree.

G: The applicant who lost or stolen maple leaf card needs to be filled, the content is relatively simple.

Another is called (INM 5455). This form is relatively simple, but you can’t write anything or post your own photos as you write. The two photos required for the application need to be placed separately in the envelope, with your own name written outside the envelope and sent with other materials. For the size of the photo, see the image below

Project 3: Information Summary

Basic materials include:

For the car

form

Two photos that meet the requirements

Payment receipt

Immigration paper copy

The front and back copy of the maple leaf card

Copy of front and rear driver's license

The front and back copy of the health card

CANAA copy sent in the past 5 years

Copy the entire passport (if a new passport is released within 5 years, you also need to copy the old passport)

Translation of entrance and exit seals in passport without English

Students are also required to provide copies of their student certificates and student ID cards.

Project 4: Notarized Translation

All materials in non-English need notarized translation and submitted with other materials. (See Item 3)

Project 5: Pay online

After you pay the fee, you must print the receipt and submit it to other materials. (See Item 3)

Item 6: Check the document and mail it

Mailing address: CASE - PR CAR PO BOX 10020, NS B1P 7C1

Mailing address: Case - PR CAR 49 Syney, NS B1P 5Z2

Acceptance time of maple leaf card:

1. Normal acceptance time: 59 days

2. Accelerated acceptance time: within 30 days

Things worth noting

1. During the application period, an immigration officer will call the phone number you filled in on the application form or send someone to the address you filled in on the application form to verify that your address is true or that you are currently in Canada. Once the immigration officer finds that the applicant is not in Canada during the application period, the application will be terminated. However, this is relatively rare, but you still need to be careful.

2. If the applicant is over 18 years of age and requires the signature of his or her parents or legal guardian, he or she must submit a photocopy of the applicant's birth certificate (must display the applicant's name, date of birth, place of birth, place of birth, parent or adoptive parents. If the applicant is applied by his legal guardian, legal documents must be provided regarding the guardian qualification of the legal guardian.