Expired PR card holders residing outside canada

[Adam1234]

Hello

I have an issue that I would like to resolve I am PR and I will attain my citizenship very soon, however my parents are residing outside canada and unfortunately their PR cards expired. I have several questions If you can help me with.

* Can my parents enter Canada with an expired PR card? If they can will they be able to renew it ? Are there any obligations or documents that they would have to settle in order to allow them to renew it ?

* If that is not possible will I be able to sponsor them although they have expired PR cards and how will that affect the process ?

Thank you

 

[Alurra71]

Hello

I have an issue that I would like to resolve I am PR and I will attain my citizenship very soon, however my parents are residing outside canada and unfortunately their PR cards expired. I have several questions If you can help me with.

* Can my parents enter Canada with an expired PR card? If they can will they be able to renew it ? Are there any obligations or documents that they would have to settle in order to allow them to renew it ?

* If that is not possible will I be able to sponsor them although they have expired PR cards and how will that affect the process ?

Thank you

If your parents have visa exempt passports, they very well could come to Canada as 'visitors'. Once they are allowed into Canada, they would have to remain inside Canada for 730 days to get their RO back on track and then they would be able to apply to renew their PR cards. Keep in mind that since their current cards are expired and if they do not have valid driving licenses, health cards or any other documents they might require inside of Canada the odds of them getting them with an expired card are slim to none at best. There is no way for them to apply to get their cards renewed before their 730 days stay inside of Canada save a few very extenuating circumstances which would allow them to apply for H&C grounds. I would not count on those very few limited options if I were you, or them.

If they do not have visa exempt passports, then if they can get a visa to the US, they could possibly cross the border using their passports and their original COPR landing papers. If they are successfully allowed to enter without being reported for a breach of RO then the same rules outlined above would apply.

If they are unable to come to Canada you could sponsor them, however, there are quite a few rules for you to be qualified to sponsor them and they would also have to 'renounce' their current PR status to be able to be sponsored by you. Keep in mind that parents/grandparents sponsorship is closed for this year and might open again next year. You would want to check the qualifications for applying to sponsor someone in this manner as they are quite rigorous.

Good luck.

 

[Adam1234]

If your parents have visa exempt passports, they very well could come to Canada as 'visitors'. Once they are allowed into Canada, they would have to remain inside Canada for 730 days to get their RO back on track and then they would be able to apply to renew their PR cards. Keep in mind that since their current cards are expired and if they do not have valid driving licenses, health cards or any other documents they might require inside of Canada the odds of them getting them with an expired card are slim to none at best. There is no way for them to apply to get their cards renewed before their 730 days stay inside of Canada save a few very extenuating circumstances which would allow them to apply for H&C grounds. I would not count on those very few limited options if I were you, or them.

If they do not have visa exempt passports, then if they can get a visa to the US, they could possibly cross the border using their passports and their original COPR landing papers. If they are successfully allowed to enter without being reported for a breach of RO then the same rules outlined above would apply.

If they are unable to come to Canada you could sponsor them, however, there are quite a few rules for you to be qualified to sponsor them and they would also have to 'renounce' their current PR status to be able to be sponsored by you. Keep in mind that parents/grandparents sponsorship is closed for this year and might open again next year. You would want to check the qualifications for applying to sponsor someone in this manner as they are quite rigorous.

Good luck.

I have another related question I have a younger brother he is 17 years of age, if they do enter Canada will he be able to attend high school with an expired PR? Is he going to be considered as a resident or a foreigner? Hes is planning to attend university when hes done will he be able to obtain government aid with an expired PR or does he have to wait until he renews it in order to do so ?

Regarding sponsorship if I end up resorting to it will I be able to sponsor my younger brother aswell ? Is there any obligations or resurrections that I would have to abide to ? do I have to maintain a certain salary cap to apply for sponsorship ?

 

[keesio]

I have another related question I have a younger brother he is 17 years of age, if they do enter Canada will he be able to attend high school with an expired PR? Is he going to be considered as a resident or a foreigner? Hes is planning to attend university when hes done will he be able to obtain government aid with an expired PR or does he have to wait until he renews it in order to do so ?

Regarding sponsorship if I end up resorting to it will I be able to sponsor my younger brother aswell ? Is there any obligations or resurrections that I would have to abide to ? do I have to maintain a certain salary cap to apply for sponsorship ?

Unless your brother was stripped of his PR, he will still be considered a PR, though he would be a PR that has violated his residency obligation. But he should still be able to attend school as a resident. I'm not sure how government aid and such will work though.

You cannot sponsor your brother. Only you parents can.

 

[Alurra71]

I have another related question I have a younger brother he is 17 years of age, if they do enter Canada will he be able to attend high school with an expired PR? Is he going to be considered as a resident or a foreigner? Hes is planning to attend university when hes done will he be able to obtain government aid with an expired PR or does he have to wait until he renews it in order to do so ?

Regarding sponsorship if I end up resorting to it will I be able to sponsor my younger brother aswell ? Is there any obligations or resurrections that I would have to abide to ? do I have to maintain a certain salary cap to apply for sponsorship ?

Your brother would actually be a dependent on the application for you to sponsor your parents, so essentially, yes you would be sponsoring him solely because he is a dependent of your parents. Yes, you would have to make and maintain a certain salary to be able to sponsor them.

Your brother could in theory get his PR card immediately upon returning to Canada using an H&C claim. Since he is a minor, he can claim he was removed from Canada against his will when your parents left. So long as he comes back at his first earliest chance after attaining 'age of majority' he would actually likely be just fine.

Again, you parents would be a bit harder to deal with.