本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛仔细看了一下IMM5445，觉得你可能误解了其中的一些意思。

IMM 5445 的第15点称：

15. List all of your absences from Canada during the past 5 years. You must account for each month.
Note that if, with respect to a 5 year period, you were not, for a total of 730 days
· physically present in Canada,
· outside Canada accompanying a Canadian citizen who is your spouse or common-law
partner or, in the case of a child, their parent,
· outside Canada employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the public
service of Canada or of a province, or
· outside Canada accompanying a permanent resident who is your spouse or commonlaw partner or, in the case of a child, their parent and who is employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the public service of Canada or of a province, you may not have upheld the residency obligations required of Canadian permanent residents
and may consequently lose permanent resident status.
Complete one or more of options 1 to 4 of this question only if you were not in Canada for at least 730 days in the past five year period but you were otherwise satisfying the residency obligations.

请注意原文中的“absence from"一词，牛津字典对它的中文解释是：“离开”。从我个人的理解，这句话的意思是“列出过去五年你离开加拿大的情况”。象我这样登陆了只有半年的，且一直在加的情况下根本不用理会这第15点。试想一下，你还没有来，哪来的离开？！

今天在网上下载了IMM5444并填了，表中的第一条就是要你注明成为“永久居民”的时间。我想一个成熟的政府不该玩这种小游戏吧。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛1.
This application is for persons with permanent resident status in Canada who are applying for an initial, renewal or replacement Permanent Resident Card (PR Card).

To be eligible for a PR Card:
An applicant must:
• be a permanent resident of Canada;
• must be physically present in Canada;
• not be under an effective removal order; and
• not be a Canadian citizen.

这里清楚说明了什么人可以申请 PR Card。

2.
In order to meet the requirements of permanent residency, you must have been physically present in Canada for at least 730 days in the past five year
period.

这句好像与新法有冲突，实际不是，看看它放在哪里就明白了，它是说给那些有 absences 的人听的，重申了一下新法的规定而已。

3.
要递交的材料，这位老兄已经写了，就那么多，没什么复杂的，和申请移民递交的材料比，小巫见大巫。除了护照，也没有重复递交的东西。

4.
担保人很容易找，家庭医生就行，根本不需要去认识什么 top persons。唯一的困难是两年的时间要求，但已经提供了解决办法，也不是什么难事。已经有人找到了免费的地方。

5.
所有要求你提供的材料的目的，也是唯一的目的，就是证明你符合新法 PR 的条件。

6.
俺觉得唯一不清楚的地方是要填写过去五年的地址和工作。俺认为对于从 landing 到申请日少于五年的，应从 landing 日填起，而非五年前，因为 landing 前的资料对于判断你是否符合 PR 没有任何用处。这点有待确认。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛2002年刚来就要这个玩意，就得付出高昂的代价。

只要你不离境，持原来的移民纸就可以了。移民部从来就没有说移民纸要作废，只是从04年开始不能用于入境证明身份了。

Will the Permanent Resident Card be mandatory?

Following a transition period, the Card will be required for all permanent residents to re-enter Canada following international travel as of December 31, 2003.

仔细阅读CIC网站的 About the Permanent Resident Card，最后一段再清楚不过说明了PR Card 与 IMM 1000 form 的关系了

Background

The Canadian government has understood the need for a Permanent Resident Card for quite some time. The events of September 11, 2001 raised the issue of border security and the safety of all Canadians to the forefront. This made the introduction of a PR Card a key government initiative.

Before June 28, 2002, a successful landing application process resulted in the issuing of an IMM 1000 form. This document showed the holder's Canadian entry history. It was a large, difficult-to-carry piece of paper with no photograph, few security features and little in the way of privacy for the permanent resident. Technological advancements have made it easy to change, copy or make fraudulent use of many documents, including the IMM 1000.

CIC was intent on finding a replacement for this form that would address convenience, safety, privacy and durability concerns. The new PR Card not only addresses these concerns, but also includes state-of-the-art security features, making it extremely resistant to forgery and alteration.

The Card is a wallet-sized, plastic card, which confirms the permanent resident status of the cardholder. It replaces the IMM 1000 Record of Landing Form for travel purposes.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net

1. 730days in the past 5 years: this doesn't apply to new immigrants. It does apply to those who landed a relatively long time ago.
2. Gurantor who knows you personally for 2 years; same as point 1, you can choose a witness of oath, and this exception will not affect your application process at all. The witness is not necessarily a lawyer.
3. List of 5 years working/address/etc: you don't have to list those activities before your landing date.

Hope the above can solve your problems. If you don't believe me, I can give you the time I called and the agent who answered my phone, or you can confirm with them by yourself.

加拿大政府最近的移民政策就象月亮, 初一十五不一样. 完全随心所欲, 根本是乱来.

换"枫叶卡"本来是一件挺简单的事情. 拿"有效"的"移民纸"去换就行了. 对那些在加拿大境外呆的时间过长的人, 其"移民纸"根据法律已经失效了. 至于犯罪检查, 在换卡的时候在安全部门的电脑里查一下就行了. 何至于弄得如此复杂?

可笑的是, 换卡者要找保人, 担保你是"良民". 这有点象日本人统治下的"良民证"了. 可人家日本人有保人连坐的规距, 不知道加拿大政府是不是也要仿佼日本人的做法, 来个"枫叶卡"捆绑式销售.

二十一世纪了, 在全球最发达地区的加拿大, 上演这出三十年代的肥皂剧, 也真够荒唐的.

对这种莫名其妙的做法, 写封信表达一下不同意见. 应该不算过份吧.

我今天打了电话给移民部申请枫叶卡的CALL CENTER，问了大家所关心的一些问题，他们的回答如下：
1。过去五年内住满超过730天是一个条件，但不是必要条件，对于象我这种来了还不到一年的移民来说，过去五年是以登陆那一天为起始日期的。
2。如果找不到认识超过两年的担保人，可以到CITY HALL或COURT HOUSE找政府官员，他们有责任为你CERTIFY。
各位网友如还有什么问题，也可以打CALL CENTER的电话去问：1-800-255-4541，这样了解到的信息会更准确和真实一些。也希望各位热心的网友们能将自己得到的信息和大家分享。

在申请枫叶卡的申请表中有一项是要写出申请人过去5年的工作、学习和住址的经历。你是不是每个月都要写清楚写清楚！还有就是本人是2002年登陆的，在加拿大还呆不够半年，还有4年多在中国的经历，是不是还要写在中国的经历，这岂不是再办一次移民吗？前几天我有一个朋友打电话给加拿大移民局的咨询电话，接线员说：如果是在2002年成为移民而且没有离开加拿大的，就不用填写在过去5年中，加拿大以外的经历的，只填写这半年在加拿大的住址的经历！不知道这是否可行！请各位一次讨论这个问题。

枫叶卡这件事情非常简单，没有必要太紧张。
打一个电话过去就什么都明白了：加拿大政府关心的是你成为PR之后的事情。所以，如果登陆超过五年了，就把五年来的经历写清楚；如果不足五年，就从登陆的时候开始，以月份为单位，写清楚居住、学习、工作、离境的经历。
担保人？要知道5455还有个section G，是可以通过公正解决的。

请大家想想，移民都让咱们移了，还能不给咱们枫叶卡？

放松，好好准备材料。

有问题问我，我在这里贴了一个“完整描述”。

祝大家好运！！