Canadian maple leaf card, usually valid for five years. The extension of the Maple Leaf Card is a link that everyone in Canada must pass, and it is also a link with many details and issues.

The Immigration Bureau sometimes delays the processing of maple leaf cards in rapid and sometimes slow situations. When it's slow, you need to wait for up to half a year. If it is fast, it can sometimes take 2-3 months. If a person is overseas but the maple leaf card expires, it will be even more troublesome.

To keep you informed of relevant laws and regulations and prepare in advance, it will help you avoid many unnecessary hassles and enjoy the life of immigrants, Canadian and American immigration will now detail your program to postpone the maple leaf card. Especially for applicants whose maple leaf card expires, what should I do?

If the maple leaf card expires and the person is outside Canada, the renewal conditions for the maple leaf card cannot be met (the prerequisite for updating the maple leaf card is that the applicant must be in Canada), so at this time, you need to apply for a permanent resident travel permit (PRTD) ) to return to Canada. After returning to Canada, please apply for a maple leaf card as soon as possible.

(Screenshot on the official website, showing that the person must be in Canada when submitting a renewal).

To apply for a Permanent Resident Travel Permit (PRTD), the specific things you need to know are as follows:

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- The applicant is a permanent resident of Canada.

- PR card is now expired and

- Now outside Canada,

- In the future, we will return to Canada by plane, boat, train or car

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How to apply

1) Prepare the documents

The application documents mainly include:

- Application form (provided by Immigration Bureau)

- Original passport

- Copy and marking pages of all passport admission and export stamps over the past five years

- The copy of the maple leaf card is invalid

- Login paper copy

- Documents that can prove that they have lived in Canada for two years in the past five years, such as job certificates, salary, bank transaction records, tax bills, etc.

- ID photos (50mm*70mm, please refer to the official IRCC website for more detailed specifications)

2) Pay

2 The application fee is 50 Canadian dollars, which can be paid through the official website of the Immigration Bureau.

Other Fees: If submitted on paper, a VAC service fee will be incurred. You can log in to the official VAC website to query.

3) Submit VAC or apply

To apply for a travel permit, you can currently submit a paper or a local visa center VAC online.

(The official website shows that both online and paper applications can be used)

VAC is a Canadian visa center that is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. Complete paper application documents need to be submitted to VAC, which will then be transferred to Immigration Canada for review. PRTD paper application documents can usually be submitted in person or through explicit delivery.

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Trial time

At present, the official website of the Immigration Bureau has not clearly shown the PRTD trial time. Prior to the epidemic, the PRTD trial time is usually within one month. If the applicant wants to return to Canada as soon as possible, it is recommended to submit the application as soon as possible to immigrate to Canada and the United States.

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Validity period

Usually, PRTD can only be used once, and the file is invalid after the applicant returns to Canada with PRTD. Applicants are advised to apply for a PR card renewal as soon as possible after returning to Canada to promote future entry and exit.

Canadian and US immigration can help apply for Maple Leaf Card Expansion and Travel Permit (PRTD). For more information, please contact Canadian and U.S. immigration for detailed consultation.

If you meet the relevant requirements, such as living in Canada for 5 years, you can submit an application for an extended maple leaf card. The specific information is as follows:

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Required tables

1. For Card [INM 5444] (Apply for Permanent Resident Card Form)

2. [INM 5644] (File List)

This form is not classified as adults or children. New card, reimbursement and renewal the same form. Maple leaf card photo is required. Children must provide a copy of their birth certificate (birth certificate without English must be translated into English). Children under 14 years old should be signed by their father or mother on behalf of their mother (children under 14 years old do not need to sign, just leave space on the form), applicants over 14 years old must be with their father or Signed by mother.

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Required files

1. Double-sided copy of the maple leaf card

2. Copy of immigration paper (If immigration paper is lost, it is recommended to reissue it at least six months in advance)

3. All face-to-face copies of all new passports and all old passports within 5 years (must be translated and exited without entering English or French)

5. Identity documents issued by Canadian schools or governments, such as driver's licenses, medical cards and solitaires.

6. When speeding up processing, you must also attach a copy of the air ticket and boat ticket purchase certificate.

7. Maple Leaf Card Photos

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Residence requirements

During the 5 years before applying, I lived in Canada for more than 730 days. Meeting the requirements of five years of living is not only the obligations that the main applicant has, nor is it only the obligations that the family members have, but the obligations that each permanent resident has. However, in the following three cases, the time the permanent resident resides outside Canada can be counted as the time of residence in Canada, thereby maintaining his permanent resident status in Canada. These three situations are:

Go abroad with Canadian citizenship family;

If the applicant for the extension maple leaf card is an adult, his family refers to his spouse or cohabitation partner; if the applicant for the upgrade maple leaf card is a minor, his family refers to his parents. Applicants for an extension maple leaf card must provide proof of their relationship with their family and certify that the escort member lives abroad.

Companies, groups or government agencies registered in Canada send full-time employees overseas;

Family members who live long-lasting in Canada are dispatched by Canadian companies as full-time employees, or overseas dispatched by official Canadian public officials, in which case their families reside abroad.

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Calculate the residence time

Time calculation is a very simple but very cumbersome job. First, you need to collect stamps for each entry and exit, write down the time for each entry and then exit, and then calculate it. What I want to say here is that Canadian customs will only enter the country. When stamping, you don’t care about leaving the country, so you need to collect entry and exit stamps for Chinese customs and calculate each departure time based on entry and exit stamps for Chinese customs.

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Processing time and cost

Currently, the average trial time is 67 days, and this time will change at any time. Applicants can follow the Immigration Bureau website to update the latest trial progress.

The following is a screenshot of the current processing time of the official website: (Updated on March 22, 2023)

Application fee: RMB 50 per person

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How to apply

Application method can be submitted to paper.

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Application time

Applicants can submit a maple leaf card extension application within 9 months before the expiration of the maple leaf card.

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Speed ​​up processing

If the applicant leaves the country urgently within the next three months due to health or work reasons, he or she can apply for accelerated treatment, but whether it will eventually be determined by the Immigration Bureau for accelerated treatment.

If you need to delay the delay of the maple leaf card, you need to mark the letters. If the application has been submitted and sent through registration or special delivery and requires temporary emergency treatment, the same document must be added with personal information, such as a copy of the passport, ID, etc., and the telephone number and address must be provided to the Immigration Bureau.

Those who meet the requirements to prepare as soon as possible are advised to immigrate to the United States. For more information, consult Canadian and U.S. immigration. We offer free consultations to tailor the immigration and study abroad program that is best for you!