Canadian Maple Leaf Card Policy:

1. The validity period of the maple leaf card is 5 years, and a new maple leaf card must be issued after five years;

Obtaining a new maple leaf card requires one requirement, that is, you must live for two years in a period of five years, a total of 730 days.

During the immigration application stage when traveling to Canada, if the applicant cannot obtain a valid Canadian citizenship card, it means that he cannot legally enter the country.

Legal basis: "Immigration and Refugee Insurance**".

Retain Canadian Maple Leaf Card Conditions:

To apply for a first maple leaf card or apply for a new card five years later, you need to complete the "residence test". All persons with long-term Canadian resident status must ensure that they have lived for 730 days within each five-year period. If you live in a five-year period less than 730 days, but there are five special circumstances, it can also be considered to meet the residence requirements. The number of days of residence abroad can be included in the total time, proving that your residence obligation has been fulfilled.

1. Accompany Canadian citizens abroad:

Reside with family members who have Canadian citizenship and stay outside Canada;

Every day you take care of a Canadian citizen overseas can be counted as the total duration. The citizen must be your partner, cohabitation partner or parents (provided that you are a child under the age of 22)

2. Overseas jobs:

Formal staff who work in Canadian companies and have been stationed abroad for a long time, or formal Canadian government officials who serve overseas.

Workers outside Canada, every day of their overseas work can be counted. You need to meet the following conditions: You must be a formal employee hired or sent overseas by a Canadian company, or a formal civil servant sent overseas by the Canadian government, and meet these circumstances at the same time:

(1) Jobs outside Canada

(2) Related companies outside Canada

(3) Canadian companies or Canadian official overseas customers

3. Accompany Canadian residents abroad for a long time

Every day abroad with a Canadian permanent resident can be counted. This permanent resident must be your spouse, partner or parent (if you are a child under 22 years of age) and the permanent resident spouse meets the overseas working conditions in Article 2 of the aforementioned article, that is, a Canadian company sends the family member to serve as a full-time employee abroad, or the family member serves as a Canadian government official overseas, in which case you can live abroad with the family member.

4. Hold a valid return certificate

Valid return certificate holders can be included in the calculation every day abroad.

5. Human reasons

If a person cannot meet the conditions of residence for irresistible humane reasons, this can be a basis for consideration of whether to retain their long-term resident status, and the immigration department will inform whether additional review is required.

If you encounter the above situation, do not act rashly. When maintaining Canadian identity, a large number of valid documents in the country must be submitted. If a document is lost or invalid, it is recommended to entrust a lawyer who is proficient in this field to assist you in order to complete the identity maintenance process smoothly and quickly.