1. My Maple Leaf Card has expired for many years and I want to give up my identity and enter Canada in the name of tourism.

If you are an immigrant or permanent resident who has landed in the past, but feel that you have lost your status and just want to apply for a tourist visa to enter Canada, then you can refer to the following application process.

1. You will still be considered a permanent resident until the visa officer makes a formal assessment. This is true even if you do not meet the residency requirements. Therefore, in order to re-enter Canada, you must submit an application for a permanent resident travel document, also known as a PRTD application, so that the visa officer can evaluate your residence status. Although you may not expect to receive a PRTD, authorities still need a complete application to evaluate your residency status.

2. If you still need a visa or related permit, you can submit the complete PRTD application together with your visa or permit application. At the same time, you only need to pay the visa or permit application fee, which does not involve paying the fee to assess your residence status.

3. If the visa officer determines that you have not met the requirements for residence obligations, you will be notified that you are no longer a permanent resident of Canada. After this, if you apply for any temporary visit, you will need to meet the corresponding entry requirements.

How to operate:

You need to prepare an application document for a re-entry permit, which is usually called a permanent resident travel document application document, and attach a voluntary renunciation of identity statement to the document. This is the first step.

Step 2: Prepare a complete set of information for applying for a Canadian tourist visa.

The third step is to mail the two applications together, submit them to the Canadian Visa Center, and only need to pay one application fee.

The fourth step is to wait for the results. Because the return permit processing time is long, there is also a visit visa application. So the processing time will be longer, just wait patiently.

It is worth noting that once you sign the document giving up your identity, it means you have lost your identity. In fact, this step is not necessary. If you have concerns about related issues, it is recommended that you listen to the opinions of Maple Leaf Card professionals before proceeding with the operation, so as to avoid unnecessary losses.

2. Meet the residence requirements, want to return to Canada, and replace with a new Maple Leaf Card

Faced with this situation, although the Canadian Maple Leaf Card has expired, you can apply for a one-time travel document for Canadian permanent residents to return to Canada. Here is a list of required materials:

1. Original passport.

2. There is a photo with a white background and a color image. Its size is 3.5X4.5CM. The length from the top of the head to the chin is 3.1*3.6CM.

3. One copy of the front and back of your ID card.

4. Proof of the applicant’s Canadian permanent resident status.

5. If you have been accompanying your spouse who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or your common-law partner, or your parents for a long time, you must present the document that shows the identity of the person you are accompanying.

6. If you are employed by a Canadian company outside Canada, you must issue a statement issued by the Canadian employer.

7. Humanitarian and compassionate reasons.

8. Complete the "Permanent Resident Travel Document Application Form" ().