As we all know, the Canadian Maple Leaf Card (Permanent Resident PR Card) is valid for five years.

Holders must perform renewal procedures every five years, and to continue permanent residence eligibility, they must ensure that there is a two-year actual residence record for the five-year period.

The regular process of reissue certificates requires the applicant to send all the information to the competent department through postal channels, and then complete the review by the institution before he can obtain a new identity certificate.

Applicants must undergo a long mailing process and bear the potential risks of possible lost documents.

However, many applicants are not yet aware that the Canadian Immigration Department has now opened an online application for renewal of documents for those with permanent resident status.

Applicants only need to prepare electronic versions of the materials and submit them directly online!

Maple Leaf Card holders can now renew their cards through the Maple Leaf Card channel in PR:

Currently, the business scope of maple leaf card that PR can apply for is as follows:

For the first time applying for a Canadian citizen card, you may need to extend the card period, or you may need to reissue lost, stolen or damaged documents, or you may need to correct the name, gender, and address information on the card, or you may not receive the card within six months after submitting the application.

The documents required to apply for an electronic version of the Canadian Citizen Card are essentially exactly the same as traditional paper applications. Applicants only need to accurately fill in the relevant information according to the form provided by the system, and attach other auxiliary documents together and submit the application through the system.

Maple Leaf Card holders can submit an application for extension nine months before the card expires. The specific time point is calculated from the expiration date to the return.

(1) Renewal materials:

(2) Renewal conditions:

Canadian immigration regulations clearly state that maple leaf card holders need to ensure that they will live in Canada for a total of two years (730 days) within every five years, and there is no requirement for continuous residence.

At present, the review time for maple leaf card processing is 60 days.

Canadian Immigration Department expands its online application scope

The online platform can handle the extension procedures for maple leaf card. The Canadian Immigration Agency recently announced that it will gradually broaden the channels for electronic submission of citizen registration.

Currently, only a single adult applicant can submit a citizenship application online.

The Immigration Bureau recently assured the public that this fall will allow couples or multiple adults in a family to submit applications for online naturalization at the same time.

Next, the qualification to apply for citizenship will be extended to teenagers under the age of eighteen, while adults are allowed to submit applications in the name of family or group with the teenager.

Naturalization application requirements

Applicants must be Canadian permanent resident holders. During the five years before the application is submitted, the actual number of days of residence has reached at least 1,095 days, and during this period, at least three years of personal income tax return has been submitted. For applicants between the ages of 18 and 54, they must prove that they have the corresponding English or French communication skills. Similarly, applicants aged 18 to 54 need to pass the naturalization ability test. Applicants cannot be in a state that they are required to leave the country by the Canadian government. At the same time, they cannot be denied or prohibited from entering due to criminal behavior or safety factors.

The approval cycle for Canadian citizenship now takes two years and three months, and those who intend to apply should arrange their time in advance.