For those who are already a permanent resident of Canada, it becomes important to get a permanent resident visa card of Canada, when they along with their kids want to travel outside Canada. This card is the official proof of the residential status of a person and if you own this card then, it acts as a proof of your permanent residence status in the country. The permanent resident visa card of Canada is required by those permanent residents who are making use of commercial transport such as bus, boat, train or airbus for travelling outside the country and then, coming back to Canada.

Who is eligible to apply for the PR card?

Following people are eligible for applying for the PR Card:

• One who is the permanent resident of the country of Canada,
• One who physically exists in Canada
• One who is not bracketed under any effective removal order
• One who is not a Canadian citizen
• One who has never been convicted for misusing the PR Card

What are the documents required for renewing the old PR Card?

The first thing you must remember while applying for renewing your existing PR Card is that all the given documents should be complete and in case you are lacking either of the document your application won’t be entertained. This may also further delay your PR Card renewal processing.

First and foremost, always retain your old PR Card unless and until you receive the renewed new card. If you are applying for renewal then you should mention all the relevant details about the card, its number and registration and so on in the application. The same holds true for damaged cards, except that in this case you have to send the damaged card along with the application so that the authorities can have a look at the damage to convince themselves whether you really need a new PR Card or not.  When the process is on, you can be asked to visit the CIC’s local office, and may be asked to bring original documents that you used initially to support your first application for PR Card.

What are the documents required for original PR Card?

The documents required for original PR Card are:

• Primary identity document
• Valid passport or travel document or
• The travel document or passport which you had when you were given the permanent resident visa of Canada including that
• particular page which carries the stamp of your arrival day and date in the country
• Travel document or identity certificate issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Canada or by other foreign nation.
• Ensure that your document carries the issue and expiry date of the passport, the type and number of the document, date of birth with your name and photo.

Certain rules can be relaxed in special cases, but the authorities may ask such people to produce other related documents that are parallel to the one that are required.