PR of minor child ....less than 18 yrs old

[sushid0c]

hi.

somewhere i read that the residency obligations are not mandatory for a minor child.

does that mean that a child may not be residing in canada for 730 days in a 5 yr period and still retain his PR status ?????  or have i misinterpreted things...

please guide.

[Leon]

The residency obligations are not mandatory for a minor child to apply for citizenship.  Actually, only the parents can apply for citizenship for the child so one parent would either have to be a citizen already or be a PR and be applying for his own citizenship at the same time.  The parent would need to meet the 1095 days in 4 years requirement to apply for citizenship but the child does not.

As for keeping your PR, your child will still lose PR if he doesn't live in Canada for 730 days every 5 years unless he is staying with a parent who is a Canadian citizen or a parent who is a PR and is working for a Canadian company overseas.

[sushid0c]

thanks for the speedy reply

from your post i understand that the minor child still has to stay 2 years in 5 years to maintain the PR.

the residency relaxation is not for PR obligations but for citizenship.

am I correct??

please correct me if i am wrong.....because
i need to plan accordingly

thanking you in advance
 

[Leon]

Yes, you are correct.

[sushid0c]

thanks again

sushidoc