A VERY PUZZLING QUESTION , PLEASE HELP ?

[dr_ziad80]

DEAR ALL

IF ME AND MY WIFE GOT THE PERMENANT RESIDENCY AND SHE FULFILL TIME PERIOD REQUIRED TO BECOME A CANADIAN CITIZEN WHILE I VISIT HER FOR COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND THEN EVERY YEAR (LESS THAN THE 2 YEARS PERIOD REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TH PR CARD )

SO AFTER 5 YEARS OF PR VALIDITY HAS PASS , i WILL LOSE MY PR FOR SURE , BUT MY WIFE WOULD BECOME A CANADIAN !

SO MY QUESTION IS THE FOLLOWING :

IF MY WIFE OFFICIALY BECOME A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND COME BACK AND LIVE WITH ME ( OUTSIDE CANADA) CAN I APPLY AGAIN FOR RENEWAL OF MY PERMENANT RESIDENCY CARD !?

I'M THINKING IF I WAITE FOR 2 YEARS AFTER MY CARD IS EXPIRED CAN I APPLY FOR PR CARD FROM OUTSIDE CANADA (AS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD IF MY WIFE IS CANADIAN. MY TIME OUTSIDE CANADA WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PHYSICAL STAY IN CANADA ) ???
SO IN THIS CASE MY 2 YEARS PERIOD AFTER MY CARD EXPIRED IS SPENT WITH MY CANADIAN WIFE OUTSIDE CANADA .

I'M I CORRECT OR THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE AT ALL

THANKS

 

[zardoz]

Yes, in theory, this is possible.

 

[dr_ziad80]

THANKS FRIEND

DO YOU MEAN EVEN THOUGH THOSE 2 YEARS I SPEND OUTSIDE OF CANADA I DONT HAVE A VALID PR BUT STILL I COULD RE APPLY FOR A PR CARD AND NEVER LOSE IT AGAIN EVEN IF I LIVE OUTSIDE CANADA ?!!

 

[zardoz]

As the law stands today, yes. A Canadian citizen spouse can protect your PR status indefinitely.

 

[dr_ziad80]

BUT CAN I APPLY FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA FOR A PR CARD? AND IF MY WIFE PROTECTS MY RESIDENCY DOES SHE ALSO DO AFTER MY CARD HAS ALREADY EXPIRED?!

 

[allyp]

BUT CAN I APPLY FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA FOR A PR CARD? AND IF MY WIFE PROTECTS MY RESIDENCY DOES SHE ALSO DO AFTER MY CARD HAS ALREADY EXPIRED?!

You can only renew PR card from canada. If you are outside canada and are maintaining your residency obligation, you can apply for a travel document to come to canada and then renew the PR card in canada.

 

[zardoz]

BUT CAN I APPLY FROM OUTSIDE OF CANADA FOR A PR CARD? AND IF MY WIFE PROTECTS MY RESIDENCY DOES SHE ALSO DO AFTER MY CARD HAS ALREADY EXPIRED?!

The application to renew has to come from within Canada, but there appears to be no restriction on who physically posts it. So, you could fill in all the paperwork, send it to a friend in Canada who then puts it in the post.

HOWEVER, it is quite common for CIC to require that the PR card be picked up from a CIC office inside Canada by the applicant in person if the applicant has an out-of-country address. That's when your PRTD comes in...

Please note: Your PR status is NOT affected by the expiry of the physical PR card. The two are NOT related.