MillieF

I'm not going off topic, because I'm just as excited as the Howes...however! For me the Citizenship thing makes it easier to leave Canada at it's more frosty moments...my husband has presently absconded for two months to Florida and Texas...last year it was Puerto Rico...this is for work (so he claims!) if I were a Citizen I could go too once I feel my son would be happy for a while, but as a PR it makes it all more problematic.

For me, it just seems the easiest of options, if I had to give up my British passport, I wouldn't do it, but I don't, so I will...but I can see why some wouldn't feel so happy....comfort zones are a very personal thing, they can't and don't need to be explained, just understood and are very much a part of individual identity...the bit that makes us different to all the other flotsam....

Best of luck

BristolUK

Not sure how but I must have misled you there. PR was finally done and dusted in 2007 and so far I renewed the card once, in 2012, so the next one is due in September.
My 2012 renewal was in line with the expected time then. A few months ago there was some talk about delays arising from complications - eg tine out of Canada.

I won't have any complications like that. I'm a simple soul.

Gozit

Ah ok, gotcha.
There were some recent threads (past 3-4 mos) where people who met the RO, had every duck in a row, etc were still getting delays just because CIC is overwhelmed and/or incompetent. (a bit of both.)

Anyways I hope it all goes well for you, I know you've been planning this potential trip for a bit. And again congrats to Howefamily

scrubbedexpat091

When I applied for my PR card renewal, I applied over a year late as I lacked funds to apply on time, and I had a fair amount of time spent outside of Canada, but no delay in processing the renewal and card arrived within the processing time stated on their website at the time.

So even time spent outside of Canada doesn't necessarily delay processing.

Howefamily

Thank you


And to you MillieF. I am not surprised you dislike winter, you have more snow in NB than us and it sounds like you deal with it alone which would suck. I too would like to get to a point where I am down south (pref Florida) for 2 winter months every year. I have this dream where I live on NY day and come back in March.

BristolUK

On the cost subject....I had a look at the fees page and saw $100 for the application but I was unsure about the other part.

Is there really a processing fee on top? Another $530?

$630 all in?

Howefamily

I dont know, hubby did the paying bit online as it would make me procrastinate more. We paid approx $1400 for us and two kids under 13

MillieF

Yes, that's the sum. Apparently a lot of people are not applying now that the fee has gone up so much, that's why the process has speeded up so much.

scrubbedexpat091

That is why I havent applied. That amount of money is hard to come by.

Maybe someday if we ever have higher incomes.

beckiwoo

That may change is this 3 out of 5 years/time before PR counting as half a day bill ever comes into place.

There will be loads of people applying so I'm guessing timelines will increase.

BristolUK

Thanks.

So, for me then, a ten year UK passport costs £102/$166 and the associated PR Card renewals (2 x $50) $100. $266 every ten years.

$630 doesn't sound particularly appealing and doesn't include the cost of the Canadian passport.

If I make it to my 90s and I am still seeing the world I might regret it.

Stinkypup

I agree- I would say that the numbers dropped off mainly not due to fees but because of the 4 out 6 and TWP time not counting- the numbers will shoot up when C6 eventually gets passed

scrubbedexpat091

I'll take longer processing times if the fee goes down.

Stinkypup

That isnt going to happen JS! The time requirement in Canada goes back down, the processing time and fees will sadly not

scrubbedexpat091

Then I shall not get citizenship...lol

(Sorry misunderstood the other posts..)