Permanent resident card renewal ......URGENT MATTER PLEASE HELP

[ccolscorpion]

Hi members,

I am applying for renewal of my permanent resident card with less the residency time required. My total days in Canada comes to 512 days however when i first landed to Canada my wife was residing in my home country with me. I stayed in Canada for 2 weeks and went back to reside with my wife back home who was a Canadian citizen. We lived together there for 2 years and them came back to Canada. After that i visited my home country 8 times without my wife for long periods and spent more than 1200 days there. I would like to know that the first time I went back and resided with my wife in my home country would that period be considered as days spent in Canada?

I know that if i accompany my wife to travel outside Canada that time is considered as time spent in Canada but my confusion is that I didn't accompany my wife she was actually residing there already. I would like to know is it the same thing?  I would highly appreciate for a quick reply or plz share your thoughts from your previous experiences. I also request all the senior, hero and VIP members to reply to my query ASAP...THANKS

[Leon]

When you fill out the application and in the past 5 years come up with 1095 days or more outside Canada, they will ask you how much of that time was spent accompanying a Canadian spouse in another country.  It does not matter if she was living there already.  She is living there and you are living there with her.

[ccolscorpion]

Thanks Leon for your reply.

It means i am good to apply for renewal of my PR card with days spend with my wife. I am totally relying on you and hope that i don't get into trouble.

[AllisonVSC]

Thanks Leon for your reply.

It means i am good to apply for renewal of my PR card with days spend with my wife. I am totally relying on you and hope that i don't get into trouble.

While Leon is totally reliable there is no need to pin your hopes on him. CIC outlines the rule here
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445EA.asp

"You may also count the days spent outside of Canada in the following circumstances as days for which you satisfy the residency obligation:

OPTION 1. Accompanying a Canadian citizen outside Canada

You may count each day that you accompanied a Canadian citizen outside Canada provided that the person you accompanied is your

spouse or common-law partner or
parent, if you are less than 22 years of age

Evidence that you are accompanying a Canadian citizen
You must provide supporting documents to prove that:

The person you are accompanying is a Canadian citizen; and
You are the spouse, common-law partner or child of that person.

Supporting documents may include:

marriage licence
child's birth certificate, baptismal document, and/or adoption or guardianship document
school and/or employment records
association or club memberships
passports or other travel documents
documents indicating the status of the person you are accompanying"

[ccolscorpion]

Thanks everyone.....I have another concern. I worked for a mortgage broker in year 2010. I filed my tax return as self employed. I would like to know how would i mention that on the PR card application form since I wasn't working for him on a payroll. I was getting paid depending on the work I was doing for him. And I worked for him in two different periods of 2010 as i visited my home country twice during 2010. The application asks for Employer name and I am confused how to answer that question. A quick response WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

AND ONE MORE THING..... IF MY REGULAR PR CARD APPLICATION IS IN PROCESS WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO EXPEDITE IT IF I HAVE TO TRAVEL IN EMRGENCY ?

THANX