Permanent Resident Travel Document Verified 2026-04-13Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD)
Canada PRTD for Canadian Permanent Residents outside Canada without a valid PR card. Single-entry travel document for CAD $50.
No visa is ever guaranteed — the final decision always rests with the Canada visa authority. We make sure your file is presented at its strongest.
Processing
Varies
Stay Duration
Single entry
Starting Fee
CAD $50
Apply At
10 VFS centres
Your whole Canada Prtd,
handled for one honest price.
A strong Canada file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
All-in · 18% GST included · no hidden charges
File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
- Document checklist
- Application form guidance
- Document review
- Cover letter
- Purpose of travel structure
- Financial proof review
- Sponsor document guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Post-submission guidance
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
What the ₹5,999 fee covers for a Canada file
- We work out what your case actually is, before touching a form
- We build the checklist around your profile, not a template
- We read your documents against each other, not against a list
- Financial proof review
- Purpose of travel structuring
- Cover letter / explanation support
- Return ties review
- Sponsor / invitation guidance
- Application form guidance
- Submission & appointment support
- Biometrics guidance
- Post-submission support
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Good to know before you apply
Rules that apply to every Canada visa type — worth a quick read so nothing trips up your file.
- 1Your passport must be valid for the entire duration of your intended stay in Canada.
- 2Biometrics (fingerprints + digital photo) are required for most applicants — valid for 10 years.
- 3Do NOT submit your passport to VAC until you receive the Passport Request Letter from IRCC.
- 4Effective Feb 24, 2026: Biometric appointments require you to upload the BIL via the new AMS system.
- 5Effective Oct 9, 2023: Only the applicant, parents (for minors), or 1 appointed family member can submit passports at VAC — not unauthorized third parties.
- 6Not accepted as identity documents: passports from Somalia, non-machine-readable Czech passports, temporary South African passports, provisional Venezuelan passports.
- 7VFS online tracking shows passport LOCATION only. For application processing status, check your IRCC online account directly.
Who Can Apply
- Canadian Permanent Residents outside Canada without a valid PR card
- PRs whose PR card has expired or was lost/stolen
- PRs who need to return urgently
Not eligible under this visa:
- Non-PRs — this is only for confirmed Permanent Residents
- PRs who can wait for a regular PR card renewal
What it costs
Government & VFS fees
Paid directly to Canada / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| PRTD application fee | CAD $50 |
| Biometrics fee — individual | CAD $85 |
| VFS service charge — per package | ₹603 |
| Two-Way Courier Service | ₹1,716 |
| Premium Lounge service | ₹4,767 |
| SMS Tracking Service | ₹179 |
All IRCC government fees are in Canadian Dollars (CAD) and paid directly to IRCC online. VFS service charges are paid in INR at the VAC. Fees are subject to change — verify on IRCC (canada.ca/immigration) and VFS Global (vfsglobal.com/ind/en/can) before applying. Third-party costs (medical exam, police clearance, translation) may also apply.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
What Canada actually requires — and what it does not.
Canada decides on your ties and your funds; bookings support the story but never carry it.
0 of 4 are compulsory for Canada
Flight reservation
IRCC does not require a purchased ticket. A held reservation matching your stated dates is enough, and costs you nothing if the answer is no.
Where people slip: Reservation dates that contradict the dates on your application form. Officers cross-check, and the GCMS notes record what they found.
How to hold a flight without payingHotel booking
Show accommodation for the stay, or an invitation naming the host's status in Canada. Free-cancellation bookings are accepted.
Where people slip: An invitation from a relative with no proof they are lawfully in Canada. The invitation is only as strong as the host's status document.
Refundable hotel booking, explainedTravel insurance
Not required for a visitor visa. It IS required for a Super Visa as a parent or grandparent — minimum CAD 100,000 of cover, valid one year.
Where people slip: Confusing the visitor visa with the Super Visa. Only one carries an insurance rule, and it is a large one.
What the cover must actually sayTravel itinerary
A short, specific plan. Canada refuses far more often on "purpose of visit not established" than on missing paperwork.
Where people slip: A three-week itinerary from an applicant whose employer approved ten days of leave.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe arrange all four for your Canada file.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight, the hotel and the policy all come from us, issued the same day, and you deal with one team instead of four. Every booking is a real one under your own name.
What to gather
Documents required
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Required — PR Status Documents
5 items- Proof of PR statusRequired
Copy of PR card (even if expired), IMM 5292 Confirmation of Permanent Residence, or CoPR
- Valid passportRequired
- PRTD application form (IMM 5524)Required
Download from IRCC website
- Family Information Form (IMM 5645)Required
- 2 recent photographsRequired
Meeting IRCC specifications
Required — Residency Documentation
2 items- Proof of physical presence in Canada (if residency obligation is a concern)Required
Canadian tax returns, employment records, utility bills — demonstrates you've met residency obligations
- Travel history for the past 5 yearsRequired
Shows days in / out of Canada
Required · optional / if applicable
The journey.
7 steps from intake to approval. Curved spine on the right shows the natural pace — never as linear as government sites pretend.
- 01
Confirm you're still a PR
You must meet Canadian PR residency obligations (730 days in Canada during last 5 years, with exceptions).
- 02
Download and complete IMM 5524
From canada.ca. Fill out completely.
- 03
Gather PR status documents
Copy of PR card (expired is fine), CoPR, and residency proof.
- 04
Submit application online or at VAC
Pay CAD $50 application fee + biometrics if required. VFS service charges apply at VAC.
- 05
Attend biometrics at VAC (if required)
Some applicants need biometrics; some don't — based on your profile.
- 06
Wait for PRTD decision
IRCC processes. If approved, PRTD is issued for single entry to Canada.
- 07
Travel to Canada within validity
Present PRTD at Canadian port of entry. Once in Canada, renew your PR card immediately.
What works
4 levers that flip a borderline case.
- Meet your PR residency obligation (730 days in Canada out of last 5 years) — key eligibility criterion.
- Apply as early as possible — PRTD processing takes weeks.
- Once you're back in Canada, apply for PR card renewal immediately.
- If you've been outside Canada for extended periods, prepare strong documentation about your residency — there may be questions.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
- 1Failure to meet PR residency obligation (730 days in last 5 years)
- 2No proof of PR status
- 3Unable to document physical presence in Canada
Download official forms
Each link opens the official Canada page on VFS Global (we never host third-party forms): pick your visa category there and use its "Download Form" section for the current version.
PRTD Application Form (IMM 5524)
Main application form. Download latest from IRCC.
Family Information Form (IMM 5645)
Mandatory for all applicants 18 years and older. Lists all family members.
Use of Representative Form (IMM 5476)
Only if using a representative to submit your application.
Authority to Release Information (IMM 5475)
Optional — authorizes someone else to receive updates about your application.
VFS application centres
Quiz not yet available for this visa type
We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
Frequently asked
Questions, answered straight
When you're outside Canada AND you don't have a valid PR card. PR cards are needed to BOARD flights back to Canada. If your card is expired, lost, or never received, you need a PRTD to travel back.
You must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) out of every 5-year period to maintain PR status. Some exceptions apply: accompanying a Canadian spouse abroad, working for a Canadian employer abroad, etc.
In theory yes, but airlines typically won't let you board without one or the other. The PRTD is your proof to airlines that you can legally enter Canada.
Yes. We help assess residency obligation, prepare IMM 5524, gather PR status docs, and manage VAC submission. Book a consultation.
Reviewed by Narinder Chahal, SureshotVisa — a government-licensed consultancy (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024). Verify us.
How we get it done
Your Canada Permanent Resident Travel Document, from your first message to your passport back.
3 questions about this visa specifically. The first two are open — tap any other to read it.
Refused? Our full service fee comes back.Government and visa-centre fees are the one part nobody can refund.
+How long does a Canada Permanent Resident Travel Document take, start to finish?
Three things sit between today and your trip: preparing the file properly, waiting for an appointment, and the mission's own processing. Canada currently states Varies — typically several weeks for the decision itself. We control the first, which is usually days. The middle depends on slot releases. The third is entirely the mission's and no consultant can shorten it — anyone telling you otherwise is selling something they cannot deliver. Tell us your travel date and we will tell you honestly whether it is realistic.
+How much of what I pay for the Canada visa is actually your fee?
Most of it is not ours. The Canada government fee (currently CAD $50) goes to the mission and the visa-centre fee goes to VFS — both charged to you at cost, never marked up, and shown as separate lines on one GST invoice in the registered company name. Our service fee is the only part we set, and it is published rather than quoted case by case.
+How does SureshotVisa handle my Canada Permanent Resident Travel Document, from first message to passport back?
You send what you have on WhatsApp and a licensed consultant says the same working day whether the case is ready. We build the file around your profile, check every document against the others, write the cover letter to match them, and hold the file complete so the first workable appointment can be taken the moment it appears. You attend biometrics; we track the file to the decision (Canada currently states Varies — typically several weeks). Government and visa-centre fees (CAD $50 for this visa) are charged at cost; our own fee is published, and if the visa is refused that fee comes back in full.
Before you file
A Canada Permanent Resident Travel Document goes one of two ways.
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a licensed consultant has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Canada rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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View guideSource & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Canada website and Embassy of Canada. Last verified 2026-04-13. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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