Have Canadian PR but now moving back to the States - keeping my PR

[Florida Bear]

Hello,

This is an odd situation but just want to see if anyone knows for sure.

I went thru the Canadian Immigration machine for spousal sponsorship and landed as a PR in June. Of course, as our luck goes, I got a great job offer down in Florida and we have decided to move there. My question is since my husband who is a Canadian citizen will be there with me, does that count towards the residency requirement so I can keep my status? I read on the CIC site that if I'm with my Canadian spouse outside of Canada that it counts towards residency requirements. I'm just curious if this holds true if we are living in the states for a couple years. I am hoping so as we are not sure where we will finally end up and god knows I don't want to go thru this process again.

here is the link I found on their site.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#appendixA

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[screech339]

As long as you are living with a Canadian spouse/common law outside Canada, days outside counts towards PR RO. Be prepared to provide proofs of this when you come back to Canada as PR to re-settle again.

I would suggest that when you start living in Florida, collect every documents that proves you have been living together. It is so much harder to collect 4 years of documentations of proof when you decide to move back to Canada.

Screech339

 

[Florida Bear]

Awesome! Thank you so much for that information Screech!

 

[keesio]

Having both your names on the lease/mortgage and joint bank accounts and so forth are good. Keep "official" looking (like stuff from the government) documents mailed to both you and your husband that clearly show the address. A good guideline to follow is see what kind of proofs common-law sponsorship applicants collect. You are basically trying to prove the same thing (you and your husband live together).

 

[Alurra71]

Having both your names on the lease/mortgage and joint bank accounts and so forth are good. Keep "official" looking (like stuff from the government) documents mailed to both you and your husband that clearly show the address. A good guideline to follow is see what kind of proofs common-law sponsorship applicants collect. You are basically trying to prove the same thing (you and your husband live together).

Also, make sure you husband 'qualifies to move' to Florida with you. The same rules apply (almost the same anyway) for him moving to the US as they did for you moving to Canada.