What if the maple leaf card for immigration to Canada expires?

According to the regulations of Immigration Canada, Canadian permanent residents who hold maple leaf cards can apply for permanent resident travel documents to return to Canada if they are overseas but the maple leaf cards have expired. But it is not easy for these people to apply for travel documents to return to Canada. Maple leaf card validity period

The Canadian Maple Leaf Card is valid for five years from the date of issuance. However, under some special circumstances, if the applicant loses his permanent resident status because he fails to fulfill his residence obligations abroad, he can apply for a one-year maple leaf card. The application for Maple Leaf Card must be made in China. The applicant must provide a guarantor who lives in Canada. The guarantor must be a Canadian citizen and have known the applicant for more than two years. The guarantor can be a (1) professional accountant. (2) chiropractors; (3) sworn officials; (4) dentists; (5) doctors; (6) etiquette teacher; (7) Magistrate or judge; (8) lawyers; (9) Managers of financial institutions; (10) Member of the provincial council; (1 1) Members of Congress; (12) Secretary General of the municipal government; (13) notary; (14) Federal or provincial government officials; (15) officials of embassies, consulates or high commissions; (16) pastor; (17) pharmacists; (18) police officer; (19) Postmaster General; (20) professional engineers; (2 1) social workers; (22) primary and secondary school or university teachers; veterinarian

According to the data of the Immigration Bureau, there were 22,628 applications for permanent resident travel documents in the world in 2065,438+04 * *, of which10,565,438+090 were approved, 6,777 were rejected, and another 6 1 applications were revoked, with a passing rate of only 69%, compared with 2066.

However, according to the latest data of the Federal Immigration Department, the situation has been greatly improved in 20 15 years: China Maple Leaf Card holders submitted 2,888 applications for travel documents, of which 2,542 were approved, only 303 were rejected, and 148 were withdrawn, and the pass rate rose to 89%, the highest level in recent years; In the same period, the pass rates of applicants from India and the Philippines were 84% and 97% respectively.

On June 5438+ 10 this year, China maple leaf card holders applied for 33 1 travel documents, of which 308 were approved, and the pass rate even rose to 95%.

Why are maple leaf card holders refused to apply for travel documents?

The Immigration Department did not explain why some maple leaf card holders' applications were approved and some were rejected, but some immigration lawyers believe that the main reason is that visa officers believe that applicants are not qualified to apply. Generally speaking, if an expired maple leaf card can obtain a travel document, it means that the visa officer thinks that they can still retain their permanent resident status, otherwise they are considered ineligible to renew the maple leaf card. The federal government issued a new policy on 20 14, which has stricter requirements for the renewal of maple leaf cards. Applicants must attach at least one tax bill in Canada.

According to the analysis of immigration lawyers, one of the main reasons for the rejection of permanent resident travel documents is that the applicant has not lived in Canada for two years in five years, and there are not enough humanitarian and compassionate reasons. In fact, tourist visas are more suitable for those who have expired or lost their maple leaf cards, but still have permanent resident status. However, many China "astronauts" live outside Canada all the year round because they have businesses and families in their original places, which will easily lead to the problem of insufficient stay in China. This is why visa offices in Beijing and Shanghai receive a large number of applications every year. In fact, most applicants from Hong Kong come from Guangdong and other regions.

Maple leaf card still has permanent resident status in Canada after its expiration.

According to statistics, in recent years, the number of people whose identity has been cancelled has been increasing, no matter whether they renew their maple leaf cards in China or apply for permanent resident travel documents abroad, because they have not met the requirement of staying for two years within five years. Every year, as many as 6,000 maple leaf card holders live in other countries, or their maple leaf cards expire when traveling abroad. When they returned to Canada, they found that they did not have valid identity documents and eventually lost their immigration status.

Then, if the maple leaf card expires, does the holder of the maple leaf card still have permanent resident status?

According to Canadian immigration law, permanent residents may lose their permanent resident status in two situations: first, the review Committee of the Immigration Department decides that permanent residents have no status after hearing; Second, when immigration officials apply for permanent resident travel documents, they find that they do not have permanent resident status, and they will also lose their permanent resident status.

In addition, not all people who encounter expired maple leaf cards abroad need to worry about not returning to Canada. Immigrants in special circumstances, such as accompanying Canadian citizens outside Canada or being sent to work abroad by a Canadian company, are not bound by the minimum residence period, so don't worry about this problem.

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