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——eee 19) ihcoss co Archived: June 2, 2025 10:1633 [requester]: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration IRC) Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None ood do, Fe een ee ec ecan eee ace Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the |/.CC Web form. 1. 1. My question is would these categories of PR Card applicants have any issues obtaining a PR Card through this process, in light of the fact that these applicants have never applied to renew their permanent residency status, since the date they became PRs? 2. 2. arthese category of Can aplcas subject tlie sec, what comesto the requlement of nena Cards before they expire, as they were never issued PR Cards in the first place? 3. 3. More generally, when reviewing PR Card applications from old PRs, who have never applied for a PR Card and a PR Card renewal, what requirements or criterion is the reviewing officer assessing to approve them for a PR Card? Ikh 5445 ~ Aoniving for a 88 card outlines the eligibility criteria for a PR card and the residency obiigation all applicants must meet in order to be Thankyeu kind, The Immigration Representatives Mailbox = Envoyé: [requester] A: immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <IRCCInmizeationRenresentatives-Representantsimmigeation \RCCRicic acca ‘Objet : Inquiry About PR Card Applications from an Old Permanent [requester] [requester] reviewing the immrep mailbox, | understand that this mailbox is not for case-specific questions and is designed for general guidance and answering of general questions. Based on my review of the IRCC guidelines, | do feel that my question falls within the general category, even though they are about a specific category of Permanent Residency Card applicants. As you know PR Cards only started being issued to Permanent Residents (PRs) in June of 2002. For all foreign nationals, who became PRs before that, there were no PR Cards issued. This category of PRs have been advised in IRCC Guide IMV5445, screenshot enclosed and link below, that they can use the same application process to apply for their first ever PR Card. oD

8.19(1) Bec rene cree Semyenaa come 1. 1, My question is would these categories of PR Card applicants have any issues obtaining a PR Card through this process, in light ofthe fact that these applicants have never applied to renew their permanent residency status, since the date they became PRs? 2. 2. Are these category of PR Card applicants subject to limited scrutiny, when it comes to the requirement of renewing PR Cards before they expire, as they were never issued PR Cards in the first place? 3. 3. More generally, when reviewing PR Card applications from old PRs, who have never applied for a PR Card and a PR Card renewal, What requirements or criterion is the reviewing officer assessing to approve them for a PR Card? You'll automatically get your first PR card by mail once you have become a permanent resident. This is part of the immigration process. You don’t need to apply for your first PR card. However, if you didn’t provide your mailing address and photo as required within 180 days of immigrating, you'll need to apply for your first PR card. If you became a permanent resident before June 28, _ and never applied for a PR card, you can use this application to apply for your first PR card. Link: https / Awww. canada. ca/en/im migration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/anplication-forms-quides /quide-5445-apnlying- ppesmaneni-resisent.card-card.frst-anp| cation repiacement-renewa}-change-gender.icentfer htm! Thank you for your response in advance. [NAME REDACTED] 002317