Canadian permanent residents can get PR cards that can return to Canada. The validity period of this card is not exceeding 5 years from the date of issuance. After the PR card expires, you can apply for renewal while fulfilling your residence obligations. As part of their residence obligations, permanent residents must stay in Canada for 730 days.If the spouse and children of Canadian citizens reside abroad with Canadian citizens, they are deemed to be living in Canada and fulfil their residency obligations. If you have fulfilled your residence obligation, you can apply for renewal of your PR card. There is no limit on the number of renewals and can be a lifelong permanent resident without applying for Canadian citizenship.Even if permanent residents come from countries that do not think they have visas, they must present a PR card to fly to Canada. While you can travel to Canada by applying for permanent resident travel documents without a PR card, avoid this process as much as possible as this requires more documents, forms, fees and deadlines.
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