PR CARD RENEWAL SUBMITTED March 2026

[calvinklein]

Alright folks, my application is now approved in GCkey.
Applied: March 16
Application updated in the PR Portal: March 30
Linked application to GCKey: also March 30
Application approved: April 2, 2026

Hopefully it's delivered soon.

Card was delivered yesterday.

 

[fotkifolkslove]

Update:

PR CARD received today!

Update: PR card received today for my wife. (Applied March 17)

All done, both of us are now set (husband and wife).

This was my second PR card renewal. Honestly, staying on PR status doesn’t feel worth it anymore, so I plan to apply for citizenship this December.

Good luck to everyone!

 

[bilo]

Applied for my mum's PR renewal on March 27, 2026. This is her first renewal, and she has had 1091 days of absence since become a PR in June 2021.

Checked today, and I see the following when I inspect the webpage in the PR Portal:

"id": 23,
"rejectionReasonEn": "Incomplete application",
"rejectionReasonFr": "Demande incomplète",
"documentTypeId": null,
"createdAt": "2026-04-14 12:56:28.07044",
"updatedAt": "2026-04-14 12:56:28.07044",
"phaseId": 3,
"rejectionDetails": "Vos photos ne répondent pas aux spécifications (mauvaise qualité d’image, sourire/les dents sont visibles, ombres, éblouissements légers, la tête n’est pas droite devant l’appareil photo) – veuillez consulter le guide IMM5445."

I tried accessing adding the application in IRCC GCKey using UCI & other information, but it can only find her original PR card application from 2021. I never received an Application Number for the renewal PR card application.

Should I be expecting to receive an email soon with steps on how to provide an updated photo?

 

[bilo]

Applied for my mum's PR renewal on March 27, 2026. This is her first renewal, and she has had 1091 days of absence since become a PR in June 2021.

Checked today, and I see the following when I inspect the webpage in the PR Portal:

"id": 23,
"rejectionReasonEn": "Incomplete application",
"rejectionReasonFr": "Demande incomplète",
"documentTypeId": null,
"createdAt": "2026-04-14 12:56:28.07044",
"updatedAt": "2026-04-14 12:56:28.07044",
"phaseId": 3,
"rejectionDetails": "Vos photos ne répondent pas aux spécifications (mauvaise qualité d’image, sourire/les dents sont visibles, ombres, éblouissements légers, la tête n’est pas droite devant l’appareil photo) – veuillez consulter le guide IMM5445."

I tried accessing adding the application in IRCC GCKey using UCI & other information, but it can only find her original PR card application from 2021. I never received an Application Number for the renewal PR card application.

Should I be expecting to receive an email soon with steps on how to provide an updated photo?

Anyone have any idea if I should expect an email or letter about the rejected photo? All I see so far is the hidden update when I inspect the webpage.

 

[alfredJones]

Anyone have any idea if I should expect an email or letter about the rejected photo? All I see so far is the hidden update when I inspect the webpage.

alot of times its just AI rejecting ur photo and then the officer accepting it manually. u myt had the same case if u havnt still got any email from them reuesting a new photo

 

[shru18]

Applied online on March 11, 2026. No correspondence yet, not able to link to gckey.

Called this morning and they said they were still doing completeness checks, then they put the application in the main system, after which you can link which generates an application number.

They said they were working on applications from February 3rd. What? How is the processing time 27 days, if they're over a month behind?

Hey did you get ur card

 

[alfredJones]

Hey did you get ur card

Please share ur timeline

 

[shru18]

Got the card today

What province do you stay I’ve been waiting for a long time

 

[shru18]

Please share ur timeline

It says mailed on 16th March and should be delivered in 6 weeks but still haven’t received. Is this common?

 

[melkhatib]

Hi everyone,

I have a quick question about renewing a PR card. If someone apply for renewal before his current card expires (for example, several months early), will the new card’s expiry date be based on the old card’s expiry, or will it be a new 5-year period from the issue date of the new card? i.e will he lose any remaining months from his current card if he renews early?


Thanks in advance!