Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
Dec 31st 2018, 2:29 pm
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Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
~25months in as a Canadian PR (~17months since we actually physically moved) and mulling a move back to the UK to take up an incredible career opportunity back home.
I am a Canadian PR, how does that work, am I a Canadian PR for life and can move back to Canada again later in life if I need to?
I am guessing renewing the Canadian PR is a fairly straightforward process from the UK (if it came to it)?
I am a Canadian PR, how does that work, am I a Canadian PR for life and can move back to Canada again later in life if I need to?
I am guessing renewing the Canadian PR is a fairly straightforward process from the UK (if it came to it)?
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Dec 31st 2018, 3:24 pm
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Re: Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
~25months in as a Canadian PR (~17months since we actually physically moved) and mulling a move back to the UK to take up an incredible career opportunity back home.
I am a Canadian PR, how does that work, am I a Canadian PR for life and can move back to Canada again later in life if I need to?
I am guessing renewing the Canadian PR is a fairly straightforward process from the UK (if it came to it)?
I am a Canadian PR, how does that work, am I a Canadian PR for life and can move back to Canada again later in life if I need to?
I am guessing renewing the Canadian PR is a fairly straightforward process from the UK (if it came to it)?
However if you're married to a Canadian who would be living with you in the UK, you would not be giving up residence for purposes of immigration.
Dec 31st 2018, 3:46 pm
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Re: Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
Only if you meet the residency requirement which is 730 days in any 5 year rolling period. This means that once you've got 24 months of residency under your belt you could live in the UK for up to 3 years and then return to Canada with PR still it tact. Any longer away and you have to start a new PR application from scratch.
However if you're married to a Canadian who would be living with you in the UK, you would not be giving up residence for purposes of immigration.
However if you're married to a Canadian who would be living with you in the UK, you would not be giving up residence for purposes of immigration.
Dec 31st 2018, 4:26 pm
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Re: Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
* I think.
Dec 31st 2018, 9:22 pm
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Re: Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
The citizenship requirement is different from maintenance of PR status. It's changed recently (and I no longer live in Canada) but I believe it's 3 years out of the last four? But again, if you're living abroad with a Canadian spouse, the time abroad can be used to qualify*.
* I think.
* I think.
OP, I’ve moved your thread to the correct forum for you.
Jan 1st 2019, 10:26 am
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Re: Moving back to London from Canada (as a Canadian PR)
*that's why we need experts.
