PR Card Successfully Renewed for Sponsored Parents - H&C Grounds / Not meeting RO

[zeiesfirdaus]

Happy to inform that, yesterday (what a wonderful Diwali Gift) we received renewed PR cards for my parents in mail. Thank you CanadaPost for the resumption of services.

TImeline

Original Landing : August 30, 2020
PR Cards Valid Until : August 30, 2025.
RO within the PR Card validity timeframe : less than 365 days (R.O not met).

Applied online for PR Renewal : July 21, 2025 (H&C grounds, complete with a 5 page letter & supporting documentation*)
Online request to resubmit photos in high resolution : August 21, 2025
New PR Cards Issued on : October 02, 2025
PR Cards Validity : October 02, 2030
PR Cards Received on : Oct 20, 2025

Parents age : (75 & 71)
Location : Current & at time of submitting application - Out of Country


*The five page H&C Letter (the supporting documents made the H&C package over 80 pages long) focused on:

- My Father having to take the role of Family Patriarch including legal obligations following the death of his elder brother (Supporting Exhibits - Death Certificate of my fathers elder brother)

- Economic barriers to returning to Canada during COVID 19 / Having to liquidate properties (self and families) during this time and ensure that they were sold at the right market value (Supporting Exhibits - sale deed of properties with value & ownership certificate of properties not yet sold with evaluation)

- Contribution Potential to Canada - Intention to Remit Funds and Retire in Canada without being a burden on the social services through the sale of these properties (Supporting Exhibits - Bank statements of showing savings including monies from the above sales)

- Evidence of ongoing and genuine intent to return - (Supporting Exhibits - Canadian Bank Accounts showing monthly charges, OHIP Card, Residential Lease of Condo, Ontario PHOTO ID Cards)

- Strong Family ties to Canada - (expressing their desire to be with me / Daughter-in-law AND their ONLY grandchild.

#happy

 

[dpenabill]

Location : Current & at time of submitting application - Out of Country

Congratulations.

Am curious, however, how they got around the requirement to be IN Canada when they made the application for new PR cards. That is something many others are interested in navigating, to the extent possible. So this is information that would almost certainly be much appreciated.

 

[zeiesfirdaus]

Congratulations.

Am curious, however, how they got around the requirement to be IN Canada when they made the application for new PR cards. That is something many others are interested in navigating, to the extent possible. So this is information that would almost certainly be much appreciated.

Yeah, about that…

We decided that we will focus more on the tone and the content of the letter and hope for the best.
We took a chance really TBH following the spirit of the law and applied as if they were here.

 

[canuck78]

Yeah, about that…

We decided that we will focus more on the tone and the content of the letter and hope for the best.
We took a chance really TBH following the spirit of the law and applied as if they were here.

Hum? Were they very clear they were abroad and applied for the PR card renewal while outside of Canada? Believe you now have to confirm you are applying from inside Canada. If IRCC knew they were currently outside Canada they would have had to pick up their card in person. The speed of processing also makes me feel like there may have been some confusion because H&C application usually take longer to process than a few months. The fact that they submitted proof that would be common for people actually living in Canada may have also lead to IRCC missing the fact that they hadn’t met RO and/or weren’t in Canada. As an aside their OHIP card is not valid because they didn’t meet the residency requirement required to qualify. When they return they must reapply.

This also doesn’t solve their lack of compliance with their RO. They could still be reported when entering Canada. If they don’t get reported they should remain in Canada for 730 days without leaving.