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What documents and steps are needed for Permanent resident travel document?

Prepare PR-status and card facts, passport and commercial-travel plan, continuous Canada/absence history and residence evidence, accompanying-family or employment records where applicable, country-specific PRTD checklist/forms and applicant-authored explanation, receipt, passport/request responses, issued PRTD, travel proof and later PR-card plan. Confirm each current form and personalized checklist control on www.canada.ca.

Practical order

1. 1

   Record current country, permanent-resident proof, missing/expired card facts, commercial travel plan and whether renunciation is being considered separately.

2. 2

   Record Canadian presence, absences, travel, accompanying Canadian/PR family or qualifying employment facts and every supporting passport, tax, work, home or family record.

3. 3

   Use the current IRCC application channel for the country and prepare identity, PR status, travel, residence and any applicant-authored humanitarian facts named by the checklist.

4. 4

   Complete the current PRTD forms, pay IRCC directly, submit through the responsible channel and answer passport or additional-document requests.

5. 5

   If issued, read the PRTD validity and entries, use it only within its conditions and begin the separate PR-card process after returning to Canada.