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Hi all! Would it be okay to ask a couple questions here before I send in my pr renewal app? Let me know if this is the wrong spot, but my questions are short and to the point so it didn't seem like enough to start a whole thread over. Questions are below assuming it's okay and I don't need to move it.

- If I have been in Canada the whole past 5 years, do I need to provide proof of residency? It sounds like you only need to provide proof of residency if you had gaps in that time period.

- Do I need to include the pr card itself if I'm renewing? I read that if you're renewing to just send a photocopy. The "replacing" is for lost and damaged cards, right (and for that I would need to send the actual card)?

Thanks so much, everyone!
 
epmarshall said:
Hi all! Would it be okay to ask a couple questions here before I send in my pr renewal app? Let me know if this is the wrong spot, but my questions are short and to the point so it didn't seem like enough to start a whole thread over. Questions are below assuming it's okay and I don't need to move it.

- If I have been in Canada the whole past 5 years, do I need to provide proof of residency? It sounds like you only need to provide proof of residency if you had gaps in that time period.

- Do I need to include the pr card itself if I'm renewing? I read that if you're renewing to just send a photocopy. The "replacing" is for lost and damaged cards, right (and for that I would need to send the actual card)?

Thanks so much, everyone!
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1. You don't need t provide proof of residency. You only need to fill the dates when you travelled outside Canada for work or vacation after you became PR. They will calculate the dates and as long as you have been in Canada for 730 days out of 5 years, you are eligible for renewal.

2. You do not need to include the original card with your application. Seems like you are doing paper application. You only need to include photocopy. The verbiage on their site is misleading.
 
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pHrankee said:
1. You don't need t provide proof of residency. You only need to fill the dates when you travelled outside Canada for work or vacation after you became PR. They will calculate the dates and as long as you have been in Canada for 730 days out of 5 years, you are eligible for renewal.

2. You do not need to include the original card with your application. Seems like you are doing paper application. You only need to include photocopy. The verbiage on their site is misleading.
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Thanks so much for clearing that up, pHrankee! I appreciate your help, that's just what I needed to know.
 
sat_cse28 said:
Hi, anyone who had applied in Jan 2023 for PR card renewal, paper based application. I have sent the documents on Jan 16th and it had delivered on Jan 18th. No AOR yet and the current processing times shows as 68days.
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I got my AOR today.
 
How many days after we can link or check the application status once we receive AOR. Currently, am unable to find the application on ECAS.
 
Guys landed in Toronto on 2nd February 2023 and linked application a week before. Today got an update in cic account that my application has been approved. ( 8 March 2023 )
How many days will it take to receive the card at my address?
 
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