Chromag

Hi Guys, I think I know the answer to this question but hopefully someone here can confirm it for me.

I am a canadian PR through my spouse, I have lived as a PR in Canada for about 15 months but in June after 15 months of struggling to find any employment other than in a supermarket I got offered and accepted a Job back in the UK. As far as I understand as long as I spend 730 days out of 5 years in Canada then I get to keep my PR status, is this correct. My spouse's family think that if I go over 6 months out of Canada and working in the UK then I will lose my PR. I thought that the 6 months working out of Canada only alters things from a canadian income tax point of view.

I am planning on going back in May, once I have saved up enough money for another 15 months of job hunting. I hope I haven't screwed this up.

Former Lancastrian

You are correct you must be physically present in Canada for 730 days (2 yrs) out of every 5 year cycle of PR status.

Chromag

Hey Thanks, I thought that was the case, I just didnt know if there was a limit to the amount of time you can be away in one hit I guess.

PMM

Hi


If your spouse is a Canadian citizen, and s/he is accompanying you, then the days outside Canada preserve your PR status.

mks1

I have just returned to Canada as a PR. I was out of the country for the last three years. I spent one year as a PR then left. I didn't have any difficulty returning and the immigration officer didn't question the length of my absence at all.

Chromag

Again thanks for the replies, wasnt looking forward to any sticky situations when moving back and having to go through Immigration

Mks1, Being out of Canada for 3 years did you have any doubts about moving back?

hutchy100

What job do you do?, bet that will be hard leaving the wife behind

mks1

I didn't have any doubts about moving back as it was carefully planned and always on the cards.

Aviator

Responsibility for maintain PR residency requirements is with the individual. You will at some point in the future, especially if applying for citizenship, be required to fill in a declaration of residency. An individual who files a false declaration, if discovered can have citizenship or PR removed.

joinerboy

Hi Chromag
Straight from the horse's mouth - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcome...sp#keep_status
All the best

JAJ

1 year in Canada, 3 years out and then 1 year back is still in compliance with the residence requirement. So not a problem, if 730 days is met. If there's less then 730 days then CIC have the legal power to take action to remove PR but that involves following a process.

Aviator

What's the point in repeating a post, just reworded, or are you trying to look smart? (its not working)

Of course removing a PR involves a process, even telling someone to leave is a process. Everything we do is a process of some sort. Removing a PR involves following legal protocols.

mks1

I calculated my time out of Canada (and indeed my return date to Canada) precisely so that I would be able to fulfill the minimum residencey requirement as per PR rules. I had all the relevant dates (with supporting paperwork) ready should the Immigration officer want to question them but he didn't.

mks1

That's right. I used timeanddate.com to calculate my return date to ensure that I would meet the legal minimum residency requirement before my PR expires.

Zhanna

While this thread is ongoing, I just wanted to double-check that I indeed understand this rule correctly and the following is permitted:
landing in Canada for a couple of weeks to activate PR status, then spending 3 years in the UK, then moving to Canada permanently, hence maintaining PR requirements by spending the last 2 years of the 5-year period in the country.

What I am worried about is some small article hidden in the rules requiring the initial time spent in Canada to be of a certain length before being allowed 3 yr absence.

There is a possibility that we might have to postpone our move if getting PR takes much longer, as our circumstances are about to change for a while.

Thank you!