made huge error on application for pr renewal application

[applicationerror]

 

but on the PR renewal form, you are not required to fill in days. It only ask for month and year.

As long as you filled that you were absent from Canada for less than 1094 days then you shouldn't worry. Just give them whatever they ask for. I don't think you need a lawyer for this. Do you plan to travel out of Canada soon?

there is cell    "nos. of days"        right next to "reason of absence" & after this mistake, if everything goes well won't leave for a day till i become qualified for citizenship, believe me this thing is stressing me out like crazy, what if they don't count the arrival stamp  at foreign country as departure date from canada due to the time difference and deduct those days
thanks so much for your help albaman,god bless you and lyon

[Alabaman]

Nothing stressing you out man but you. Which CIC office told you to submit copies of your passport? Is it the central processing center in Sydney, Novia Scotia or your local CIC office? Anyways, don't worry man. Just give them whatever they ask for... and wait.

Moreover, you don't have travel plans so there is no rush. The worst that can happen is that they will give you a Residency Questionnaire (RQ) and this will only delay your application but you will eventually get your PR card because you have stayed more than 730 days in the last 5 years. If you go writing them a letter right now, then you will raise a red flag for something they would other wise not have noticed.

[applicationerror]

Sydney

[applicationerror]

Hello Alabaman,lyon,
if the arrival stamp in foreign country shows , lets say for example 5th then you have boarded the flight on 3rd from here

[Leon]

As I have already calculated for you and that post is on this thread somewhere, you have not been outside Canada for 1095 days or more in your first 5 years as a PR.  You have been outside Canada for 1085 days precisely and that is enough to meet the residency requirements.

[applicationerror]

hi,
met a lawyer,he  suggested  withdrawal of the application,he said at this stage it is still possible since they havn't yet actually started to process the application. meeting another lawyer tomorrow for second opinion
thanks

[L7]

hi

If you wrote total days =  727 then it is better to withdraw your application if possible and resubmit a new one, it does not matter at this stage either you actually stayed 750 days or more, what you wrote it does matter.

By writing 727 days you yourself put the law into motion and declared you himself does not meet the residency obligations, law will complete its course of action.

I believe at the end of the day you will certainly get your renewed PR card, but after how long and how much legal struggle, it will unfold.

[applicationerror]

meeting lawyer on monday to reapply for the renewal, out of instinct called up the immigration call centre, agent said 5 year period from landing( aug 06-- aug 11) is counted for the RO, not the 5 years preceding the application date.

[L7]

Call again you will get a different story.

Look what the law says:

Code:

Even if a person had resided away from Canada for many years, but returned to Canada and
resided there for a minimum of 730 days during the last five years, that person would comply with
the residency obligation and remain a permanent resident. An officer is not permitted to consider
just any five-year period in the applicant's past, but must always assess the most recent five-year
period preceding the receipt of the application.