Having a "Maple Leaf Card" is a status symbol of permanent residents in Canada.

Every Canadian permanent resident will have one from the day of landing? Maple leaf card? This card is a status symbol of permanent residents in Canada and a legal immigrant visa to enter Canada freely within the validity period. According to the Canadian Immigration Law, the Canadian Maple Leaf Card is valid for five years from the date of issuance, and all Canadian permanent residents must live in Canada for 730 days. Maple leaf card holders must live for two years in the five-year validity period of the card, and as long as they do not become citizens, they must always fulfill this obligation of residence. Is it the first time to apply for a maple leaf card or to apply for a second maple leaf card five years later? Residence test? All holders of permanent residence status in Canada must fulfill their residence obligations for more than 730 days in any five-year period. According to Canada's new immigration law, immigrants must live in Canada for two years within five years, otherwise their immigration status will be cancelled.

According to Canada's new immigration law and the latest official policy, relevant laws in Canada have been decomposed. One of the major changes is the implementation of the permanent resident residence obligation and the maple leaf card system, which is embodied in the following aspects:

First: Maple Leaf Card is an immigrant visa, a passport for Canadian permanent residents to return to Canada after leaving Canada (Maple Leaf Card is a visa, but it is an immigrant visa), and it is a kind of identification, commonly known as? Canadian green card? . In the early years, the identity document of permanent residents was immigration paper, which later evolved into immigration identity confirmation paper. Because paper documents are easy to be forged, they are now issued to permanent residents in accordance with relevant Canadian policies? Maple leaf card? .

Second: Maple Leaf Card and Landing Paper are two major identities of permanent residents in Canada.

Third: Canadian permanent residents who travel outside Canada and return to Canada by commercial means of transport (such as ships, trains, planes, buses and taxis) must show this card to Canadian customs officials? Maple leaf card? Legal entry.

Fourth: Maple Leaf Card contains all the data required for permanent resident status (including time in Canada). Only authorized officials can read these data. It will not be used to track the activities of cardholders, so it has the function of protecting the privacy of cardholders.

Fifth: each maple leaf card is valid for 5 years, and a new maple leaf card must be issued after 5 years.

Sixth: What are the conditions for renewing the Maple Leaf Card? You must live for two years out of five years (730 days in total)? At the same time, permanent residents are required to submit applications for new maple leaf cards in Canada (that is, applications must be submitted after returning to Canada, and applications outside Canada will not be accepted by the Canadian Immigration Department)

Seventh: those who have lived for less than two years within five years do not meet the conditions for renewing the Maple Leaf Card.

Eighth: If you can't get a valid maple leaf card, it means that you will not be able to enter Canada normally.

Ninth: if you have not lived for two years within the five-year period, the immigration law stipulates the following three exceptions, as follows:

(1) Living outside Canada with family members with Canadian citizenship;

(2) Full-time employees of Canadian enterprises stationed overseas, or full-time Canadian official civil servants stationed overseas;

(3) A family member with permanent residency is sent overseas by a Canadian enterprise as a full-time employee, or as an official Canadian official. In this case, he stays overseas with his family members.

The Canadian Maple Leaf Card is valid for five years from the date of issuance. However, under some special circumstances, if you lose your permanent resident status because you have not fulfilled your residence obligations abroad, you can apply for a one-year maple leaf card. The application for Maple Leaf Card must be made in China, and 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.

This is the introduction of Maple Leaf Card. In fact, the maple leaf card has many functions, but only after you get it can you better experience its benefits.