p.r renewal details

[kalve]

hello friends.. thankyou for your advice in the past.. this forum helped me two years ago and i wanted to share my experience.. i entered canada in winnipeg , with a valid p.r card, but without enough time to fulfill my residency obligations before the p.r card expires.. in less than a year after i entered, my p.r got expired, but i kept living here untill i completed two years. My stay in canada all these time was  good. i found job, i got healthcare and i did my studies. this country gave me so much. i have no complains,i only want to say thankyou canada..
Now that i have two years, can i apply for the renewal. Is there any change in the rules of processing or anything. In the Last 5 years i have completed 2 years. When i entered canada, i didn't get a stamp on my passport which indicate the date of landing etc. so how can i prove that i entered canada on that date. I opened bank account two days after and i got driving licence two months after my landing, and all of it shows the date clearly. so i hope that will be good enough proof of my presence. can i go ahead with the application.?

[Leon]

Yes, you can apply to renew now.  They will only look at the 5 year period before the date you apply to renew.  If you have 2 years in that time, you shouldn't have a problem.  You can wait an extra couple of weeks if it makes it easier to prove for you.  I assume you have also been living somewhere, rent an apartment?  When did you move in there?  Have you been filing taxes?

[Kkd]

If you have completed 730 Days preceding the date of your application for the renewal you are good. That is if you are applying on 1-3-2012 you should have entered Canada on 28-2-10 or EARLIER.
KKD