I became a PR in 2005, did not spend the necessary time in Canada, but when it was time to renew the PR card in 2010 I wrote an application and stated falsely that I had spent the required 2 years. I got a letter approving my application and telling me to pick up my card. By that time I had regretted saying incorrect information and decided that I did not want to put myself in a situation where I would not be able to verify my claims. I never picked up my card and went back to my country.
I am now thinking of applying again for PR and doing everything right this time. My questions are:
1. Is it true that I must first officially relinquish my PR status by applying for a travel document, which will be denied, thereby telling me I am no longer a PR? (Even if I state in my travel document application the same timeframes in my PR renewal application, it will be denied, since the time I claimed I spent in Canada does not add up to 2 years in the last 5 years. I know that and am OK with it).
2. In my new application for PR, when it comes to the part where I say where I lived since I was 18 should I say the truth or take into consideration what I had claimed on my PR renewal form. I would love to just tell the truth, but I am afraid they will compare this to my previous PR card renewal form and find inconsistencies.
3. Will having been a PR before make my chances of being accepted again bad?
4. What if I just want to get a visitor's visa to visit relatives in Canada? I still have to state all the places I lived in. What do I say? The truth or the same as in my regretful PR card renewal application??
Would really appreciate a quick answer from someone like Leon.
Thanks in advance
I am now thinking of applying again for PR and doing everything right this time. My questions are:
1. Is it true that I must first officially relinquish my PR status by applying for a travel document, which will be denied, thereby telling me I am no longer a PR? (Even if I state in my travel document application the same timeframes in my PR renewal application, it will be denied, since the time I claimed I spent in Canada does not add up to 2 years in the last 5 years. I know that and am OK with it).
2. In my new application for PR, when it comes to the part where I say where I lived since I was 18 should I say the truth or take into consideration what I had claimed on my PR renewal form. I would love to just tell the truth, but I am afraid they will compare this to my previous PR card renewal form and find inconsistencies.
3. Will having been a PR before make my chances of being accepted again bad?
4. What if I just want to get a visitor's visa to visit relatives in Canada? I still have to state all the places I lived in. What do I say? The truth or the same as in my regretful PR card renewal application??
Would really appreciate a quick answer from someone like Leon.
Thanks in advance