Extensions, renewals and restorations of visas, permits and status are necessary to ensure holders of these immigration documents retain their status and / or possess valid permits and visas.
There may also be occasion where you need to extend your status or change the conditions of either a permit or visa. A change of name, status, expiration, loss and data entry errors are among some of the reasons people renew, extend or restore their visas, permits and status.
The rule of thumb when extending a status, changing a permit or condition on a permit is to apply at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on the visa or permit.
You must meet the residency eligibility requirement for PR card renewal. This means you must have lived in Canada for at least 730 days in the last five years and you are not under any enforceable removal order.
Permanent Residence Status
You can only renew or apply for a new Permanent Residence (PR) card if your PR card is lost, stolen, destroyed, expired, will expire within 36 weeks, needs a data update (name change, date of birth correction, etc.) or didn’t arrive after 6 months of immigrating to Canada.
A Permanent Residence (PR) card is issued for five years and valid up to the printed expiry date on the PR card. A PR card can only be delivered to Canadian addresses. If you lost your PR Card when you’re outside Canada, you must apply for a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) at the nearest visa office. You will apply for a new card when you arrive in Canada.
Your study permit needs to be valid if you want to keep studying in Canada. It is advisable to extend your study permit at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on your study permit document.
Your study permit cannot be extended beyond your passport expiry date. However, if your study permit is expired and you want to continue studying in Canada, you will need to apply for a new study permit and restore your temporary resident status.
It is very important to maintain your status. You should extend or change the conditions of your work permit at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on it. You are legally allowed to work in Canada if you apply to extend or change the conditions of your work permit before it expires. Note that you cannot extend your work permit beyond the expiry date of your passport.
Extending a visitor visa is important if the foreign national intends to stay beyond the six months duration allowed for foreign nationals to live in Canada. This extension needs to be done at least 30 days prior to the expiry of your temporary resident status.
Extending a super visa is important if the foreign national intends to stay beyond the sixty months duration currently allowed for super visa holders to live in Canada. This extension needs to be done at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the super visa status. A parent or grandparent in Canada with a visitor visa can also change the conditions of their visa to a super visa if they meet the eligibility requirement.
According to the regulations, a stupent, worker or visitor who has lost his or her status may apply to restore or reinstate their status if they have not been out of status for more than 90 days.
EXTENSION, RENEWAL & RESTORATION
Extensions, renewals and restorations of visas, permits and status are necessary to ensure holders of these immigration documents retain their status and / or possess valid permits and visas.
There may also be occasion where you need to extend your status or change the conditions of either a permit or visa. A change of name, status, expiration, loss and data entry errors are among some of the reasons people renew, extend or restore their visas, permits and status.
The rule of thumb when extending a status, changing a permit or condition on a permit is to apply at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on the visa or permit.
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PR Card Renewal Eligibility
You must meet the residency eligibility requirement for PR card renewal. This means you must have lived in Canada for at least 730 days in the last five years and you are not under any enforceable removal order.
Permanent Residence Status
You can only renew or apply for a new Permanent Residence (PR) card if your PR card is lost, stolen, destroyed, expired, will expire within 36 weeks, needs a data update (name change, date of birth correction, etc.) or didn’t arrive after 6 months of immigrating to Canada.
A Permanent Residence (PR) card is issued for five years and valid up to the printed expiry date on the PR card. A PR card can only be delivered to Canadian addresses. If you lost your PR Card when you’re outside Canada, you must apply for a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) at the nearest visa office. You will apply for a new card when you arrive in Canada.
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Study Permit Status
Your study permit needs to be valid if you want to keep studying in Canada. It is advisable to extend your study permit at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on your study permit document.
Your study permit cannot be extended beyond your passport expiry date. However, if your study permit is expired and you want to continue studying in Canada, you will need to apply for a new study permit and restore your temporary resident status.
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Work Permit Status
It is very important to maintain your status. You should extend or change the conditions of your work permit at least 30 days before the expiry date printed on it. You are legally allowed to work in Canada if you apply to extend or change the conditions of your work permit before it expires. Note that you cannot extend your work permit beyond the expiry date of your passport.
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Visitor Visa Status
Extending a visitor visa is important if the foreign national intends to stay beyond the six months duration allowed for foreign nationals to live in Canada. This extension needs to be done at least 30 days prior to the expiry of your temporary resident status.
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Super Visa Status
Extending a super visa is important if the foreign national intends to stay beyond the sixty months duration currently allowed for super visa holders to live in Canada. This extension needs to be done at least 30 days prior to the expiry of the super visa status. A parent or grandparent in Canada with a visitor visa can also change the conditions of their visa to a super visa if they meet the eligibility requirement.
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Restoration of Status
According to the regulations, a stupent, worker or visitor who has lost his or her status may apply to restore or reinstate their status if they have not been out of status for more than 90 days.
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