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There is something called a Maple Leaf Card (PR Card), which is also called a "Permanent Residence Card." It is a document for Canadian permanent residence that can be used to prove identity. Its function is similar to the Green Card in the United States.

The Maple Leaf Card, which has a certain timeliness, is generally valid for five years. In order not to affect its use, it is necessary to replace the Maple Leaf Card with a new Maple Leaf Card in the nearly nine months of 270 days before its expiration. However, the Maple Leaf Card policy will always change from time to time. So, do you know what changes will be made to the Maple Leaf Card in 2018?

Eligibility to replace your Maple Leaf Card

1. The applicant must have become a permanent resident of Canada. Please note that he is not a Canadian citizen or a Canadian Aboriginal.

2. When submitting the application, the person must be living in Canada. If the applicant is abroad, he must first apply for the permanent resident tourist visa PRTD, and then apply for the Maple Leaf Card after returning to Canada.

3. Have not been deported from Canada or been criminally convicted;

4. The Maple Leaf Card will expire in the next 9 months.

11 new policies implemented by Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2018

1. Canadian Customs plans to record all entries and exits;

2. To replace the Maple Leaf Card, you need to provide tax returns for the past five years;

3. The Immigration Bureau has the right to obtain your entry and exit records from Canadian Customs;

4. Require school-age children to provide proof of student status;

5. The applicant is required to have a fixed residence in Canada;

6. The applicant is required to provide all pages of all passports in the last five years;

7. Applicants are required to provide notarized translations of all passport entry and exit stamps;

8. The applicant must submit the application in Canada (the Immigration Department calls to verify);

9. The Immigration Bureau directly mails the Maple Leaf Card with highly reliable application documents;

10. The Immigration Bureau has the right to obtain the applicant’s tax return records;

11. In the past 5 years, you have lived in Canada for 2 years. If the length of stay is less than 2 years, then the conditions for replacing the Maple Leaf Card are not met, however, unless there are exceptions stipulated in the immigration law.

Instructions for Maple Leaf Card Reissue

If the Maple Leaf Card is lost or damaged, you need to inform the specific situation in advance when replacing the card.

If the applicant is outside Canada, he should go to the nearest visa office. Address query:

Then apply for a permanent resident tourist visa, and then apply for a replacement Maple Leaf Card when you return to Canada;

If the applicant is in Canada, he should first describe the situation online and then proceed with the application.

URL:

Steps to replace/replace a Maple Leaf Card

The first item is that replacing or re-applying a Maple Leaf Card requires a series of forms, so you need to download a "Check List of Required Documents ( )" in advance and prepare one by one according to the list. This document must be submitted together with the relevant documents.

Item 2: Fill out the application form

There are two application forms in total. They are the form used for the first application, the form used for renewal when expired, and the general form used for re-application. However, some of the details are different.

There is something called for a Card (IMM 5444). It has a total of four pages. In the upper right corner of the first page, you need to fill in the UCI, which is the 8-digit ID number on the Maple Leaf Card. After that, you have to choose the purpose of the application. This purpose includes applying for the first time, replacing it with a new one after it has expired, and re-applying if the Maple Leaf Card is stolen.

A: General personal information, including name, gender, nationality, etc. It should be reminded that if the current name is different from the name on the Maple Leaf Card, then the current name column must be filled in; if the mailing address is different from the current residential address, the mailing address column must be filled in.

B. It mainly depends on your own immigration experience and whether you have violated the law, resulting in you being ordered to leave Canada or not being allowed to become a permanent resident.

C: Fill in all residential addresses in the past five years, fill in work and education history, and fill in entry and exit history. Note that every time here must be accurate to the month. The departure time does not include the day of departure from Canada, but includes the date of return to Canada.

If you have been away from Canada for more than 1095 days in the past 5 years, you need to complete this form and write down your reasons for this, period.

For E and F, you have to sign and choose whether to agree to disclose the information you provided. Usually, you will choose to agree.

G: Applicants who have lost or stolen their Maple Leaf Card need to fill in the form, which is relatively simple.

There is also one called (IMM 5455). For this form, it is relatively simple. However, where it says use only, you cannot write anything, and you cannot post your own photos at will. The two photos required for application must be placed in a separate envelope, and your name must be written on the outside of the envelope, and then sent together with other materials. The size of the photo is shown below.

Item 3: Summary information

Basic materials include:

for a Card

Form

Two photos that meet the requirements

payment receipt

Copy of immigration paper

Copy of front and back of Maple Leaf Card

Copy of front and back of driver's license

Copy of front and back of health card

Copies of issued documents in the last 5 years

If a new passport has been issued within five years, the entire passport must be copied. The old passport also requires a complete copy.

Translation of non-English entry and exit stamps in passports

Students also need to provide proof of enrollment at school, and a copy of their student ID card

Item 4: Notarized translation

All materials that are not in English must be notarized and translated, and then submitted together with other materials. (Refer to item 3).

Item 5: Online payment

After paying the fee, print the receipt and submit it together with other materials. (see item 3)

Item 6: Check documents and mail them

The specific location for mailing is the related content named "Case", which involves the permanent resident card post office box, its number is 10020, the area is Nova Scotia, and the postal code is B1P 7C1.

Case, this is about the number 49 corresponding to the permanent resident card. Its related mailing address is in Nova Scotia, specifically the place corresponding to the postal code B1P 5Z2.

Maple Leaf Card acceptance hours:

1. Normal processing time: 59 days

2. Expedited processing time: within 30 days

Things to note

1. During the application period, Canadian Immigration officials will call the contact number you filled in on the application form, or send personnel to the residential address you filled in the application form to check whether the address you filled in is true or not, or to check whether you are currently staying in Canada. Once the immigration officer discovers that the applicant is not staying in the United States at the time of application, the application will be terminated. However, this situation is relatively rare, but you still have to be careful.

2. If the applicant is under 18 years old and requires the signature of his or her parents or legal guardian, then a photocopy of the applicant’s birth certificate must be submitted. This photocopy must show the applicant’s name, year, month, and day of birth, place of birth, and the names of parents or adoptive parents. If the applicant is applying on behalf of his/her legal guardian, then he/she needs to provide legal documents proving the guardianship qualifications of the legal guardian.