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extension of PR

at9459

Hero Member
May 30, 2009
244
5
I could not go back due to family commitments, is there a way whereby the PR card validity can be extended and a new card is issued or can we land with expired PR card.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,613
20,920
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
You cannot extend a PR card without meeting the residency obligation.

If your PR card has expired, then you must obtain a US visitor visa and fly to the US. You must then try entering Canada by land using your COPR (you must travel in a private vehicle and cannot use a public bus). If you are allowed into Canada without being reported for failing to meet the residency obligation, then you must live in Canada for two years straight to meet the residency obligation before you can apply to renew your PR card. If you are reported for failing to meet the residency obligation when you enter Canada, then you will have to appear at a hearing to argue why you should be allowed to keep your PR status.