As more and more people immigrate to Canada, the number of "astronauts" in the Chinese immigrant circle is getting larger and larger. For those "astronauts" who often shuttle back and forth between Canada and China, they are often unable to effectively keep their "Maple Leaf Card" because they cannot meet the length of stay of permanent residents in Canada. This is extremely distressing and racking their brains.

What should I do if my Canada Maple Leaf Card expires?

Every year, there are dozens of foreign immigrants and tens of thousands of them obtain Canadian permanent residents, that is, PR status. However, most immigrants obviously lack understanding of the relevant rules and regulations of this maple leaf country, so there are not a few cases where "mistakes" are made.

What is a Maple Leaf Card?

The content you provided contains a lot of erroneous information, and the logic is confusing, which affects accurate rewriting. The following is corrected and rewritten as required: Canadian Permanent Resident Card, called "Card" in English, commonly known as Maple Leaf Card, is an identity document for Canadian permanent residents, and its nature is similar to the green card in China and the United States. The Canadian government began to issue Maple Leaf Cards to permanent residents on June 28, 2002. At each port of entry into Canada, new immigrants need to provide the address where they will receive their Maple Leaf Card. If the address has not been provided when entering Canada, the new immigrants need to notify Canadian Immigration and Immigration (CIC) by phone within 180 days.

There is a new card made of plastic material, the size of a bank card, with many security features. The card has a laser-engraved photo and signature, which coexists with some required physical characteristics of the cardholder, such as gender, height and eye color. The maple leaf-shaped bank debit card design also contains a high-tech tape that contains all the data needed to confirm permanent resident status. Only authorized personnel can read the data in precise proportions. It will not be used to track the cardholder's activities, thus ensuring the privacy of the cardholder.

Will my permanent residence status be lost if my Maple Leaf Card expires?

The permanent resident card is usually valid for five years; however, in some special circumstances, it can remain valid for one year. The card just means that the cardholder has to apply for a new permit or it will expire after the expiration date.

There are some people who hold Maple Leaf Cards, but due to various reasons, their Maple Leaf Cards have expired, claiming that their permanent resident status will be lost. In fact, the expiration of the Maple Leaf Card does not mean that the cardholder has lost his permanent resident status. Under certain circumstances, especially when residence restrictions are violated, cardholders may lose their permanent resident status before the validity of the Maple Leaf Card expires. Therefore, the immigration law stipulates that Canadian permanent residents must fulfill their residency obligations for two years within five years before they can obtain a new Maple Leaf Card. Whether the Maple Leaf Card has expired or not is not the key point. The key point is whether you have fulfilled your residency obligations.

Card renewal requirements

To maintain status as a permanent resident, an applicant must have resided in Canada for the past five years and be assigned to submit an application for signature, projecting back five years from the date of the applicant.

First of all, our country needs to figure out when it can start to calculate the five-year period.

Many people mistakenly believe that it takes five years to count in terms of time to receive a permanent resident card. In fact, according to the regulations, starting from the submitted signature and counting towards the date predicted five years ago, the applicant calculates the time to leave Canada. This is done according to the rules.

If according to the correct calculation method, you have been in the country for less than 730 days in five years, then you have failed to meet the residency requirement. If there is a sufficient humanitarian reason, or the two exceptions analyzed below, it can be regarded as meeting the requirements for one's own residence:

You are overseas because you are accompanying your spouse who is a Canadian citizen, or your minor children are staying overseas because they are accompanying their parents who are Canadian citizens.

If you are employed by a Canadian company, enterprise or institution and engage in full-time work overseas, the period of employment is deemed to meet the residency requirements, and your accompanying spouse and minor children may also be deemed to meet the residency requirements.