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    Short trip to Canada after returning to U.S. / resident card expired

    Hi, I'm a U.S. citizen and became a Canadian resident in 2009. I moved back to the U.S. in 2013. We're planning a short trip to Canada to visit friends and take care of some loose ends from when we left Canada. In the meantime, my residency card expired. 1) When I enter Canada, do I have...
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    Continuing contract work with Canadian clients after leaving Canada

    Oh really? That's great..thanks. So even if we'll be living in the U.S. for years and years, I can still keep renewing my PR every five years, and it's like I have Canada right next to me because of my wife? Awesome. Will I need to supply some kind of proof that we're in the same house every...
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    Continuing contract work with Canadian clients after leaving Canada

    Hi, I'm a permanent resident in Canada, doing contract work from home as a freelancer for some Canadian companies. I'm married to a Canadian citizen. We're considering moving back to the U.S. to be near my parents. But I'm wondering what would happen if after being outside Canada for...
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    Change of address as permanent resident

    Hi, I've been a permanent resident for 4 years. We are now moving to a different location in Canada. I seem to recall somewhere that if I move, I should notify CIC of my new address. But if I go to the website, it only talks about changing address for people who are applying for something...
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    Confirmation of Permanent Residence

    Thanks for the information. :) It's kind of scary to hear though that even if people's best efforts at keeping it safe fail, then they have no backup system anymore. So for example, if it were ever lost in a fire, or in a car accident on the way to the safety deposit box, or if the bank blew...
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    Confirmation of Permanent Residence

    Hi, When I became a permanent resident, they stapled a form called "Confirmation of Permanent Residence" to a page inside my U.S. passport. I also got a Permanent Resident card. Anyhow, I've traveled outside the country a number of times, but on a recent trip, a border officer said something...