Maple Leaf Card: How can I return to Canada if my maple leaf card is expired or lost?

As we all know, Maple Leaf Card is an important document for Canadian permanent residents to enter Canada. Then, for those whose maple leaf card is lost or expired, they can apply for a one-time re-entry tourist visa to return to Canada. The procedure of applying for a visa to return to Canada is very similar to that of applying for a visa to visit relatives in Canada. Applicants can download the application form and list of documents from the official website of Immigration Canada. After completing the application form, send it to the nearest visa center together with your passport, two passport photos, documents that can prove your permanent resident status in Canada, such as landing paper or expired maple leaf card, and application fee. In Chinese mainland, there are four visa centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing. The address of the visa center can be found on the official website of the Canadian Immigration Service. The approval of re-entry tourist visas is very fast. In general, applicants can receive a reply from the visa center within a few days. If the applicant has not lived in Canada for two years in the past five years, that is, the applicant has not met the residence requirements for permanent residents in Canada, is it possible for him/her to obtain a re-entry tourist visa? It depends on the specific situation of different applicants. Generally speaking, the closer an applicant is to Canada, the more likely he is to get a visa if he has family and property in Canada. Therefore, applicants should provide as many relevant documents as possible to prove their connection with Canada, such as property ownership certificate. In addition, applicants can apply to return to Canada on humanitarian grounds. For example, the center recently handled a case in which Mr. Wang was seriously ill in China a few years ago and could not return to live in Canada. Since then, Mr. Wang has been receiving treatment in China until his recent recovery. Mr. Wang hopes to return to Canada to reunite with his relatives, but in the past five years, he has not lived in Canada for enough time. Therefore, based on humanitarian standpoint, the center successfully helped Mr. Wang to apply for a return tourist visa to Canada. When applying for a re-entry tourist visa for Canada on humanitarian grounds, the applicant should not only explain why the residence requirements cannot be met, but also explain what difficulties will be caused to your relatives if you cannot return to Canada. Immigration Canada has no clear guidelines and no specific document requirements for applying for re-entry travel visas on humanitarian grounds. Applicants should submit all documents that can support their humanitarian reasons according to their own circumstances. If you encounter any problems in applying for re-entry tourist visa or extension of Maple Leaf Card, or your stay in Canada does not meet the requirements, but you are not sure whether you can apply for re-entry tourist visa on humanitarian grounds, please contact us.