Travel time spent outside Canada with Canadian partner count towards PR extension?

[jennifermb]

Hi everyone. Apologies if this has been asked before.

My boyfriend (a UK citizen) will be applying for his PR extension. On the CIC website it states: "Time spent outside Canada may also count towards the two years if you are travelling with your spouse or partner who is a Canadian citizen". Does anyone know *exactly* how much time spent outside Canada with a Canadian partner is allowed to count toward PR extension? Example: 60 days, 100 days, etc? Is there a limit?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer.

 

[KBH]

Hi everyone. Apologies if this has been asked before.

My boyfriend (a UK citizen) will be applying for his PR extension. On the CIC website it states: "Time spent outside Canada may also count towards the two years if you are travelling with your spouse or partner who is a Canadian citizen". Does anyone know *exactly* how much time spent outside Canada with a Canadian partner is allowed to count toward PR extension? Example: 60 days, 100 days, etc? Is there a limit?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can answer.

There is no limit. A PR can renew their PR status indefinitely, even with no time spent in Canada, as long as they are living/traveling with their Canadian citizen partner.

 

[Bs65]

But can only apply to renew a PR card from inside Canada so would need a PRTD to fly back at any time. Not sure what you mean by PR extension unless you mean a PR card. PR cards expire by the way PR status never expires and can only be revoked or renounced.

Important of course to maintain good records of the time spent outside of Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5445-applying-permanent-resident-card-card-first-application-replacement-renewal-change-sex-designation.html#appendixA

Just to add that time accompanying a citizen outside Canada does not count towards citizenship, that requires actual presence in Canada.