In the context of the current epidemic, many people stay in China longer than expected due to the epidemic. This raises the question: Does the expiration of the maple leaf card mean the loss of permanent Canadian resident status? In fact, this is not the case. Canada’s maple card, also known as PR card (card), is the identity certificate for permanent residents of Canada. Once you immigrate to Canada, if you want to maintain your identity, you must live there for five years until you can’t meet the requirements for applying for a new maple leaf card.

Meanwhile, most maple cards are valid for five years, sometimes only one year, and the validity period is based on the expiration date on the maple cards. The main purpose is to be proposed when entering Canada. The expiration of the maple leaf card does not mean that it has lost its identity as a permanent resident of Canada. But under what circumstances will permanent resident status be lost?

The judge believes that he is no longer a permanent resident.

Voluntarily give up your identity;

When the expulsion order is in effect, an expulsion order or;

After becoming a Canadian citizen;

Under the pandemic, even if you don’t want to risk flying from China to Canada, you still have to maintain your permanent resident status, Canadian immigration here advises: go back to Canada honestly and then before the maple leaf card expires. If the maple leaf card has expired but has met the residence requirements for nearly five years and has been around for two years, you can apply for a permanent resident travel permit when entering the country to replace the maple leaf card. However, if the maple leaf card has expired and has not resided for two years in the past five years, blindly applying for a permanent resident travel permit may lead to the loss of permanent resident status. So it depends on how it is handled according to each person's different circumstances.

Maple Leaf Card Update Requirements

Perform residence obligations: Stay for 730 days within 5 years and do not require a continuous number of days. From the day you submit your Maple Leaf Card extension app, life will end five years;

No expulsion order was issued;

Not a Canadian citizen or an Indian;

Need to apply in Canada;

Which days can be considered a residence requirement?

Actual residence time in Canada;

Time for Canadian companies, Canadian government agencies, Canadian armed forces, federal public administration departments, provincial or regional public services that accompany Canadian residents/parents to work outside Canada;

Time spent with a spouse of Canadian nationality;

Canadian companies, Canadian government agencies, Canadian armed forces, federal public administration, provincial or regional public services employed hours;

New immigrants do not need a maple leaf card when logging in for the first time. When entering the country, they will tell the border officials to card the address for collection. Maple Leaf Cards will be mailed to the applicant via regular letters within about 3 months.

If you do not have a valid maple leaf card when you enter the country, you will need to apply for a valid permanent resident travel document before entering the country. Use the Canadian Permanent Resident Travel Permit (PR) without a maple leaf card. If the maple leaf card fails, a new maple leaf card is lost or has not been received.

It's time to apply for a maple leaf card

The maple leaf card has expired or is valid for less than 9 months;

Maple leaf card is lost, stolen or damaged;

No new maple leaf card received within 180 days;

Need to change the information on the maple leaf card: name, nationality, gender, birthday;

Maple Leaf Cards can only be submitted in Canada and can only be mailed to a Canadian address. You can also ask yourself to pick up the card.

Maple leaf card test period

Currently, due to the impact of the epidemic, it will take 92 days to renew the maple leaf card.

If this is the first maple leaf card for a new immigrant, you will have to wait 120 days.

Furthermore, for those who travel frequently or return to China, looking back at the entry and export dates over the past five years is still very burning. Therefore, Canadian immigration advises that everyone write down a specific date every time they enter and exit the country and record it based on local Canadian dates. This way, you will reduce a lot of trouble every time you renew your maple leaf card.

For more questions about Maple Leaf Card, please consult Canadian Immigration

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