Many friends who come to study in Canada want to get a maple leaf card. So, what is a maple leaf card? Maple Leaf card is commonly known as the Canadian Permanent Resident Card, and its nature is a US green card. From the date of issuance, the Canadian Maple Leaf Card is valid for five years.

In foreign countries, many people don’t know how to apply for a maple leaf card. Although many people can successfully immigrate to obtain permanent resident status in Canada, there are still many things that only have a little idea of ​​this maple leaf card in their hands. Let me explain in detail the conditions and misunderstandings about the application conditions of Canadian Maple Leaf Card!

First, each permanent resident must meet the residence requirements for every five years.

1. During each five-year period, Canada actually has a total of 730 days of life;

2. Accompany children who have Canadian citizenship or Canadian citizenship abroad;

3. Full-time jobs employed by Canadian businesses or performing public duties in Canada or abroad;

4. Accompany a child with a spouse who has a permanent resident overseas or a permanent Canadian resident abroad, working full-time in a Canadian business or performing formal duties in Canada or province;

5. Some circumstances in administrative regulations.

Secondly, you need to know these basic common sense about maple leaf cards

1. Maple Leaf Card and Login Paper (INM 1000 or INM 5292) are the two largest identification certificates for permanent residents in Canada. When Canadian permanent residents travel abroad in Canada and return to Canada by commercial transportation (such as ships, trains, planes, buses, rents), they must present this "maple leaf card" to Canadian customs personnel before they can legally enter the country.

2. The Maple Leaf Card contains all the data required for permanent resident status (including the time I lived in Canada). Only authorized officials can read the data. It will not be used to track cardholder activities and therefore has the effect of protecting cardholder's privacy.

3. Each maple leaf card is valid for 5 years and a new maple leaf card must be issued after five years;

4. The condition for reissueing the maple leaf card is "You must live for two years within five years (730 days in total)". At the same time, permanent residents must submit an application for a new Canadian maple leaf card (that is, you must submit an application after Canada returns to Canada. If you apply abroad in Canada, you apply for Canada in Canada and the Canadian immigration department will not accept it)

5. If you live in less than two years within five years, you will not qualify for reissueing a maple leaf card;

6. Once you are unable to obtain a valid maple leaf card, this means you will not be able to enter Canada properly.

7. If you do not live for two years within five years, the Immigration Act provides for the following three exceptions, as follows:

(1) Family living in Canada with Canadian citizenship;

(2) Full-time employees sent overseas by Canadian companies or Canadian civil servants;

(3) A family member with permanent residence is dispatched overseas by a Canadian company, serving as a full-time employee, or as a Canadian official, in which case he or she lives abroad with her family.

Finally, let's talk about common misunderstandings about maple leaf cards

1. If the maple leaf card expires and has not yet applied for renewal, it will automatically waive its permanent resident status if it is deemed to be a cardholder.

As a guarantee of permanent resident status, the Maple Leaf Card does not mean that it loses permanent resident status even if it expires. However, it should be noted that, by regulations, new immigrants need to provide an address to receive maple leaf card at all ports entering Canada, that is, all permanent residents must present maple leaf card to prove their identity when they arrive in Canada on a commercial airliner or cruise ship.

2. Is it illegal to apply for a new card before the maple leaf card expires?

This won't be illegal, you can even choose not to issue new cards anymore. However, if a permanent resident has plans to go abroad and return to Canada, the best way to do so is to apply for a maple leaf card and prove their permanent resident status at any time.

3. After the Maple Leaf Card expires and you do not apply for a new card, you will not be able to leave or enter Canada.

You can still go abroad, but before returning to the country, you must apply to the Canadian visa offices in various places for a one-time use "Permanent Resident Travel Documents" () to return to Canada.

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