PR resident, entered with new passport. Help!

[maracana]

Hi all,

I am PR resident landed in 2005, I recently came into Canada  for a short trip, with a new passport (not the original landing one, expired) after staying away for one year. CIC did not ask me PR card so now I realized that they might have accepted me as a visitor. Is this going to be a problem in future (for PR card renew of citizenship) or perhaps it's is not a big deal. What should I do for next trips into Canada? I still meet all residence requirements.

Please help!

[Leon]

You are supposed to show them your PR card, not wait until they ask for it.  You can call CIC and ask if they think it will be a problem.  Otherwise, just keep evidence of your trips/stays in Canada in case you need to prove that you meet the residency requirements at some point.

[maracana]

Tnx Leon. I called CIC already but did get vague answers (like always show PR card etc). I was wondering, I thought they knew I was PR anyways. Shouldn't this be on their system, so that they could flag who is actually PR and who is not?

[Leon]

I don't know what is on their system.  They have your name and date of birth but they don't have your new passport number.  Did they give you a stamp with a date you have to leave by?

[maracana]

Nop. It looks like any other stamps I got before (no expiry date)