The validity period of the maple leaf card is five years. During the holding period, you must live in Canada for three years before you can be eligible to apply for citizenship. Many people often confuse the five-year validity period of the maple leaf card with the requirement of living for two years within five years. Some people calculate their time to go out after receiving the maple leaf card. Although it has not been more than three years, they lose their identity. Therefore, it must be emphasized first that the validity period of the maple leaf card and the calculation of two years of residence in Canada should be understood separately.

However, there are special circumstances, such as if you are finally ruled to lose your permanent resident qualification overseas due to failure to comply with the residence requirements, the applicant is eligible to apply for a Canadian visiting certificate with a validity period of one year. Applications for such documents must be submitted within the country. The applicant needs to designate a guarantor living in Canada. The guarantor must be a Canadian citizen and have known the applicant for two years. The occupational category of this guarantor includes

(1) Professional accountant;

(2) Chiropractic therapist;

(3) Oath Officer;

(4) Dentist;

(5) Physician;

(6) Etiquette teacher;

(7) A Justice of the Peace or Judge;

(8) Lawyer;

(9) Financial institution manager;

(10) Members of the Provincial Assembly;

(11) Members of Congress;

(12) Secretary of the Municipal Government;

(13) Notary;

(14) Officials of the Federal or Provincial Government Department;

(15) Officials of the Embassy, ​​Consulate or High Commissioner;

(16) Pastor;

(17) Pharmacist;

(18) Police Officer;

(19) Postal Director;

(20) Professional engineer;

(21) Social worker;

(22) Primary and secondary school or university teachers;

(23) Veterinarian.

When applying for replacement, the maple leaf card holder must return the old card at the same time. Therefore, many people cannot leave Canada while waiting for the new card, causing many inconveniences, especially those who need to travel frequently to and from Canada and other countries due to business activities.

Therefore, Canadian residents need to pay attention to the deadline of the maple leaf card and apply for a new card in time, especially when preparing to travel abroad. If you need to change it, you should prepare time in advance. When Canadian residents have finished traveling abroad and want to return to Canada by plane, train, ship or car, etc., they must provide a maple leaf card.

This card starts from issuance. As long as your identity is not invalid, the validity period is five years, and you need to reapply after that. This is the same as the replacement of your driver's license or passport. However, whether a permanent resident needs to live for two years within these five years is determined based on the actual records of entering and leaving the country, and there is no direct contact with the expiration of the card.

A person who has lived in Canada for more than five years may have registered for two years when applying for citizenship, but in fact he rarely lives in Canada. When he applies for citizenship, the immigration department will still issue him a certificate because the prescribed five-year requirement is three years left. The applicant can expect to live in Canada in the next three years. Therefore, the citizenship obtained by the applicant is valid for five years. But in fact, the applicant made the wrong validity period after getting the card, thinking that it would be enough to live for two years within five years. He planned to leave for three years first and then come back to live for two years, so he decided to continue to go abroad. When he enters again in two years, there may be trouble, because the Immigration Bureau will count five years from the day he checks. The applicant has not lived in Canada for nearly four years, and the remaining time cannot meet the standard of living for two years in five years.

This case shows that for those who apply for a maple leaf card after moving to Canada several years, it is necessary to ensure that they meet the conditions for the accumulated two years of residence in Canada within any consecutive five years. This is the safe approach, and there is no need to pay attention to the duration of the maple leaf card. For those who have just immigrated, they can get the maple leaf card when they go through the registration procedures. The validity period of this card and the five-year period for the calculated residence time can overlap.

If you encounter the above situation, do not act rashly. To maintain Canadian status, many valid documents must be submitted. If a document is lost or invalid, an experienced lawyer must be hired to complete the status maintenance procedures smoothly and quickly.

What is involved here is to explore how immigrants can properly maintain the card before the expiration of the validity period of the Canadian citizenship card. If you face such circumstances, do not act at will. During the maintenance of the Canadian citizenship card, the parties must cooperate to submit many valid supporting documents in Canada. If you find that a certificate is lost or has expired, you should seek a qualified Canadian citizenship card maintenance lawyer's assistance to ensure that you can complete the relevant procedures for maintaining the Canadian citizenship card smoothly and quickly.