FRBD CONSULTING INC.
Canada
PR Cards & Citizenship
PR card renewals and replacements, permanent resident travel documents, residency-obligation problems on humanitarian grounds, and citizenship applications.
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Permanent residents
About PR Cards & Citizenship
A permanent resident card is valid for five years and proves your status when you return to Canada. To keep that status you must be physically in Canada for at least 730 days in every five-year period — the residency obligation — unless you fall under one of the exceptions, such as accompanying a Canadian-citizen spouse or working abroad for a Canadian business. Permanent residents outside Canada without a valid card need a permanent resident travel document to board a flight home.
The difficult cases are the ones where the residency obligation was not met. A renewal or travel-document application that discloses a shortfall triggers a residency determination, and losing it means losing permanent residence. Humanitarian and compassionate factors — family in Canada, the reason for the absence, the best interests of children — can save the status, but only if they are argued properly and before the decision is made.
Citizenship is the final step: 1,095 days of physical presence in the five years before applying, tax filings for three of those years, a citizenship test and language proof for applicants aged 18 to 54, and no prohibitions. We prepare the application, the physical-presence calculation and, where needed, the response to a residence questionnaire or a hearing.
Who it is for
- Permanent residents whose card is expiring, lost, stolen or damaged.
- Permanent residents abroad without a valid card who need a travel document to return.
- Permanent residents who have not met the 730-day residency obligation and want to keep their status.
- Permanent residents ready for citizenship, including those with complex travel histories or a previous refusal.
Requirements at a glance
- PR card renewal: a valid status, proof of 730 days in Canada in the last five years (or an exception), and the application filed as the card nears expiry.
- Permanent resident travel document: applied for from outside Canada through the visa office, with the same residency evidence.
- Residency obligation shortfall: humanitarian and compassionate reasons, documented, before or with the application.
- Citizenship: 1,095 days in Canada in the last five years, income tax filed for at least three of those years, language proof and the test for ages 18–54, and no criminal prohibitions.
- Record-of-landing corrections and verification-of-status documents: proof of the correct information.
How FRBD helps
- A residency-obligation audit of your travel history before you file anything.
- Renewal, replacement and urgent-processing applications; travel documents from abroad.
- Humanitarian and compassionate submissions to preserve permanent residence, and appeals to the Immigration Appeal Division if status is lost.
- Citizenship applications with a defensible physical-presence calculation, residence questionnaire responses and hearing preparation.
- Corrections to landing records, confirmation of permanent residence and verification of status.
Residency and citizenship requirements verified on the IRCC website on November 2, 2026.
Start with your assessment
Complete the Canada assessment form. We review every file before a consultation and only take on cases we believe we can carry through.
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