Permanent Resident Card - PR Card

To all Canadian Permanent Resident Card holders

Please read this information

1-Please never ever lose your PR card, PR card is extremely sensitive document and can be misuse.

For example if you are on visit to Pakistan and someone steal your PR card, anyone who has little bid similar face to you can make real new Pakistani passport (illegally) on same name as yours and can travel to Canada on your PR card, if thief get caught at Canadian airport or anywhere else, thief plus real PR card holder can get into deep trouble.

2- Please use PR card only for travel

Please don’t keep your PR card in your wallet or purse , keep it in safe place and only use when u r travelling out of Canada , Air travelling inside Canada you don’t need PR card.

if you lose PR card in Pakistan or anywhere outside Canada you cannot come back to Canada , No airline will allow to board you unless you have your original PR card or Travel document issued by Canadian embassies , if you lose you PR card in Pakistan , then you have make travel document for travel to Canada from Canadian High Commission Islamabad which will take 3 months,

PR card cannot be make outside Canada

3-PR card can be use as photo Identification but use your licence instead

PR card can be use as photo identification card but I would suggest keep your PR card in safe place (unless you are travelling abroad) and use your driving licence as identification card, if someone don’t have driver’s licence please go to your local registry and ask them to make you government identification card, they will charge you around 50 dollars and will make government issued picture identification card which can be used as government identity card

4-If you lose your PR card in Canada

If you lose PR card in Canada please call at this number 1-888-242-2100 and block your card so it cannot be miss use, please don’t go out of Canada until you get your new card because without PR card you can go out of Canada but you cannot come back, PR card renewal sometimes take around 6 months

5-If your PR card get expired it does not mean you lost your Permanent residency

If you spend 2 years in every 5 years in Canada you can keep your permanent residency even if your PR card get expired , PR card is only use for travel outside Canada ,please apply for renewal of your PR card 6 months before expiry of your current PR card so you have no problems in traveling

6- Don’t give your PR card to everyone

You can give your original PR card to immigration or customs on any airport during your travel (like for example you are coming to Calgary from Islamabad your original PR card will be checked at Islamabad, Dubai, London and Calgary Airports) or to any government agency or offices in Canada when they demand or other countries embassies or consulates in Canada

Don’t give your original PR card to any private person or travel agents, they can only see your original PR card but should return it to you on the spot, please take picture or scan of both sides of your PR card and keep it in your computer and use photo copy if you are giving it to travel agent or any other private person.

Any question please ask

Thanks
Abid