PR card renewal timing – 730-day residency obligation with a long absence after landing

[a_ch_]

Hi everyone,

I want to renew my PR card

My situation:

• Landing date (COPR/PR card): October 11, 2021
• PR card expires: October 19, 2026
• I left Canada on November 10, 2021 and stayed outside Canada until October 25, 2024.
• I returned to Canada on October 25, 2024 and have been in Canada continuously since then, with no trips outside the country

when would be the best time to submit the application?

Thank you in advance for any insight!

 

[canuck78]

Hi everyone,

I want to renew my PR card

My situation:

• Landing date (COPR/PR card): October 11, 2021
• PR card expires: October 19, 2026
• I left Canada on November 10, 2021 and stayed outside Canada until October 25, 2024.
• I returned to Canada on October 25, 2024 and have been in Canada continuously since then, with no trips outside the country

when would be the best time to submit the application?

Thank you in advance for any insight!

Late November 2026.

 

[appwarez]

Hi everyone,

I want to renew my PR card

My situation:

• Landing date (COPR/PR card): October 11, 2021
• PR card expires: October 19, 2026
• I left Canada on November 10, 2021 and stayed outside Canada until October 25, 2024.
• I returned to Canada on October 25, 2024 and have been in Canada continuously since then, with no trips outside the country

when would be the best time to submit the application?

Thank you in advance for any insight!

I calculated it based on the dates you provided, u should reach approximately 730 days on October 24, 2026, assuming they remain continuously in Canada. Since your PR card expires October 19, the card expiry itself does not mean your PR status expires.

 

[a_ch_]

Thanks everybody for your responses

I’m about to submit my application for renewal.


I have a problem in uploading the photo!
I have consistently got this error!



Warning: Your photo does not meet the following requirements:


Brightness: Your photo may be too bright or too dark.


It is encouraged that you edit the photo using the photo editing tool or upload a new photo that meets all requirements. If you cannot edit the photo, an IRCC agent can do so on your behalf when reviewing your case file. The IRCC agent will then deem your photo acceptable / unacceptable for your PR card.



I have tried to make the photo brighter and darker both! But still the same error!

Do you have any idea what is the problem?!

 

[appwarez]

Thanks everybody for your responses

I’m about to submit my application for renewal.


I have a problem in uploading the photo!
I have consistently got this error!



Warning: Your photo does not meet the following requirements:


Brightness: Your photo may be too bright or too dark.


It is encouraged that you edit the photo using the photo editing tool or upload a new photo that meets all requirements. If you cannot edit the photo, an IRCC agent can do so on your behalf when reviewing your case file. The IRCC agent will then deem your photo acceptable / unacceptable for your PR card.



I have tried to make the photo brighter and darker both! But still the same error!

Do you have any idea what is the problem?!

Try using the original photo without extra editing, with even lighting and a plain white background. Sometimes the portal’s automatic checker flags photos incorrectly. If it still fails, consider getting a new photo from a professional photographer or uploading it if the portal allows you to proceed, since IRCC says an officer may assess it manually.

 

[a_ch_]

Hi everyone,

I keep hearing conflicting claims about this, so I wanted to confirm here.

When you renew your PR card for another 5 years, does your physical presence history from before the renewal get wiped out, meaning you’d have to start building a fresh 3-year (1,095-day) history for citizenship from the renewal date forward?
Or does IRCC simply look at a rolling 5-year window ending on the date you submit your citizenship application, counting all physical presence days within that window regardless of when your PR card was renewed?

From what I’ve researched, it seems to be the latter (rolling window, no reset), but I’d appreciate confirmation from people who’ve been through this.

Thank you!

 

[armoured]

Hi everyone,

I keep hearing conflicting claims about this, so I wanted to confirm here.

When you renew your PR card for another 5 years, does your physical presence history from before the renewal get wiped out, meaning you’d have to start building a fresh 3-year (1,095-day) history for citizenship from the renewal date forward?
Or does IRCC simply look at a rolling 5-year window ending on the date you submit your citizenship application, counting all physical presence days within that window regardless of when your PR card was renewed?

From what I’ve researched, it seems to be the latter (rolling window, no reset), but I’d appreciate confirmation from people who’ve been through this.

Thank you!

It's on a five-year rolling basis, always looking back five years from the relevant date (eg of examination/interaction, date of citizenship app, etc). You don't lose any days by changing PR card or indeed not having one. You do lose them when they fall outside that five year window.