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I applied for my father PR Card Renewal in DEC 2025 . Got an email from IRCC to provide a legal name change document along with provincial ID because the name of COPR and Application doesnt match.
NOTE : If you passport have blank in Surname / Family name , the Canadian Authorities put your First Name in the Surname (Family name) and leave the First Name blank as you can not have Surname blank in western countries. Thats what happens in my Father COPR where Family Name "JOHN DOE and Given name - "Blank"
Long Story Short - My dad has a previous Indian Passport with First Name as John Doe and Surname / Family Name "blank" (This is with most Indian Passports). So when this passport got expired in 2024 he went to India and got it renewed. They issues him new passport with First Name as John and Surname as Doe , which is actually correct.
Now I filled in the application as per current passport and also attach a letter of explanation explaining the change in both passports as the legal name has not been changed and its merely a correction of fields.
They are asking either to provide legal name change document within 30 days or they have also written in the end that if the current PR card is expired which is in March 2026 they will issue the renewal card with old format of name ie ( , John Doe) rather than new passport correction as (Doe, John). I am thinking this might give him issues as he is currently in India and might be the airline or immigration authority trouble him with mismatch of name field on passport and pr card.
We actually want it to be inline with the current valid indian passport.
BELOW IS THE EMAIL FROM IRCC
We have received your application for a Permanent Resident Card and note that the name on your application differs from that on your Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence document. We are unable to process your application without proof of a legal change of name linking your name at landing and the new name you are requesting. Please submit a copy of all the applicable linking documents from the list below which link the name on your Record of Landing and your new name:
· Legal Change of Name Document
· Court Order, divorce decree, revocation of declaration or annulment of union
· Adoption Order
· Marriage Certificate, registration, declaration of union
In addition to the application linking documents requested and submitted from the above list, you MUST also submit a copy of the following:
· Provincial ID (from the province in which you reside) in the name you are requesting on your Permanent Resident Card ( DOE, JOHN). Identification should include the name, date of birth, photo and signature of the applicant (i.e. Driver’s license, Photo ID Card, Health Card, etc.) (PLEASE PROVIDE)
Note: Provincial ID is not required if you have provided a legal name change document issued by a province within Canada.
***Please note: If your name change occurred outside of Canada then you must also provide a copy of a passport or other national authoritative document that has been amended to reflect the new name andan official document linking the old and the new names.
Any document that would establish a name and is in a language other than English or French (for example, a marriage certificate, a birth certificate, etc.) must be accompanied by an official English or French translation. The documents must be certified by an authorized person and then the certified copies must be translated by a translator from an independent qualified translation service. The client will cover all costs related to the translation of documents.
If we do not receive the requested information within 30 days of the date above and your card will expire within the next year, your renewal card will be issued with THE NAME THAT APPEARS ON YOUR RECORD OF LANDING/PREVIOUS CARD (JOHN DOE, ).
For your convenience you may email the requested information to the following email:
Can anyone help in as what to do next steps, he is currently in India.
@abff08f4813c @canuck78 @forw.jane @amusingfirefly
I applied for my father PR Card Renewal in DEC 2025 . Got an email from IRCC to provide a legal name change document along with provincial ID because the name of COPR and Application doesnt match.
NOTE : If you passport have blank in Surname / Family name , the Canadian Authorities put your First Name in the Surname (Family name) and leave the First Name blank as you can not have Surname blank in western countries. Thats what happens in my Father COPR where Family Name "JOHN DOE and Given name - "Blank"
Long Story Short - My dad has a previous Indian Passport with First Name as John Doe and Surname / Family Name "blank" (This is with most Indian Passports). So when this passport got expired in 2024 he went to India and got it renewed. They issues him new passport with First Name as John and Surname as Doe , which is actually correct.
Now I filled in the application as per current passport and also attach a letter of explanation explaining the change in both passports as the legal name has not been changed and its merely a correction of fields.
They are asking either to provide legal name change document within 30 days or they have also written in the end that if the current PR card is expired which is in March 2026 they will issue the renewal card with old format of name ie ( , John Doe) rather than new passport correction as (Doe, John). I am thinking this might give him issues as he is currently in India and might be the airline or immigration authority trouble him with mismatch of name field on passport and pr card.
We actually want it to be inline with the current valid indian passport.
BELOW IS THE EMAIL FROM IRCC
We have received your application for a Permanent Resident Card and note that the name on your application differs from that on your Record of Landing or Confirmation of Permanent Residence document. We are unable to process your application without proof of a legal change of name linking your name at landing and the new name you are requesting. Please submit a copy of all the applicable linking documents from the list below which link the name on your Record of Landing and your new name:
· Legal Change of Name Document
· Court Order, divorce decree, revocation of declaration or annulment of union
· Adoption Order
· Marriage Certificate, registration, declaration of union
In addition to the application linking documents requested and submitted from the above list, you MUST also submit a copy of the following:
· Provincial ID (from the province in which you reside) in the name you are requesting on your Permanent Resident Card ( DOE, JOHN). Identification should include the name, date of birth, photo and signature of the applicant (i.e. Driver’s license, Photo ID Card, Health Card, etc.) (PLEASE PROVIDE)
Note: Provincial ID is not required if you have provided a legal name change document issued by a province within Canada.
***Please note: If your name change occurred outside of Canada then you must also provide a copy of a passport or other national authoritative document that has been amended to reflect the new name andan official document linking the old and the new names.
Any document that would establish a name and is in a language other than English or French (for example, a marriage certificate, a birth certificate, etc.) must be accompanied by an official English or French translation. The documents must be certified by an authorized person and then the certified copies must be translated by a translator from an independent qualified translation service. The client will cover all costs related to the translation of documents.
If we do not receive the requested information within 30 days of the date above and your card will expire within the next year, your renewal card will be issued with THE NAME THAT APPEARS ON YOUR RECORD OF LANDING/PREVIOUS CARD (JOHN DOE, ).
For your convenience you may email the requested information to the following email:
Can anyone help in as what to do next steps, he is currently in India.
@abff08f4813c @canuck78 @forw.jane @amusingfirefly
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