Originally Posted by
karensmith
I also expire Jan 2023 and was debating when to apply my renewal.
This will be my first renewal, was this your first? I'm debating if I need an interview to apply now. 6 months like I do a passport.
Renew as soon as you can. You never know what might happen.
My expiry date was 7/2020.
There’s also no telling whether you will need an interview. Some do, some don’t, seems random.
I applied for renewal 8/2019 - eleven months out. You can go up to one year.
Conditional approval 3/2020.
Covid happened.
Interview *yesterday* 6/8/2022.
Approved today.
New expiry date is five years from original expiry date, 7/2025.
So after spending almost two years trying to renew, I’ll have to renew again in three years.