Canadian Maple Leaf Card (PR Card)

If you have obtained a Canadian permanent resident visa, you can apply for a Canadian Maple Leaf Card when you arrive in Canada. The same process is used to update or replace the Maple Leaf Card. The Canadian Maple Leaf Card can only be signed for within Canada and cannot be mailed abroad. Canadian permanent residents must hold a Maple Leaf Card or PRTD travel document when entering or exiting Canada.

When new immigrants set foot on Canadian soil for the first time, they do not need to apply for a Maple Leaf Card on their own. They only need to inform the Immigration Bureau of their mailing address in Canada within 180 days after setting foot on that land, and the Immigration Bureau will issue the Maple Leaf Card for free. Notification of address to the Immigration Service can be submitted online at the entrance. Once it exceeds 180 days, you have to apply yourself, and the application fee is 50 Canadian dollars. The issuance cycle of the Maple Leaf Card is 92 days, and it will change dynamically for reference.

You can only apply for a Maple Leaf Card within Canada, and only Canadian permanent residents are eligible to apply. If you are outside Canada, you need to apply for a Canadian Travel Document (PRTD) first, and then you can apply for a Maple Leaf Card after returning to Canada. You can only apply for a Maple Leaf Card if you have not received a Maple Leaf Card within 180 days after landing, or the Maple Leaf Card has expired, or will expire within 9 months, or the Maple Leaf Card has been lost, stolen, damaged, or your name has changed. You cannot apply for a Maple Leaf Card under other circumstances.

The Maple Leaf Card, which is mostly valid for five years, may be issued for one year under certain circumstances. The expiration date is used as the criterion. It can be mailed to an address in Canada, and sometimes it can be collected in person at the office. If you notice that there is an error on the Maple Leaf Card, you can request it to be re-issued. If the name on the Maple Leaf Card is in an abbreviated form, it will not be treated as an error. 2015-21 For cards on and after 2020, the name requirements are: 28 characters or less for the first name; 28 characters or less for the last name.

If your Maple Leaf Card is damaged or lost, and you are outside the country, you should first apply for a travel document to return to Canada, and then apply for a new Maple Leaf Card. If you are in China, you can submit a description of the situation online.

If you apply for a Maple Leaf Card and your mailing address changes, you need to notify the new mailing address:

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If there is such a situation, that is, if the applicant needs it within the next three months due to job opportunities, own illness, death of a family member, existing job, serious illness of a family member, etc., then the applicant can apply for expedited processing of the Maple Leaf Card. However, even if it meets the conditions for expedited processing, there is no guarantee that it will be processed urgently, ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ): ( ):. (The content of the parentheses here is not clear, so the supplementary part may not meet your expectations. You can add the specific content of the parentheses and then let me rewrite it).

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