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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    You are really awesome. Thank you very much for the tremendous help! Gemini also advices to just bring personal effects, such as just phones, laptops, medicines, and clothes, and especially avoid bringing gold coins, jewelry, or large amount of cash, so we can fly under the radar using the...
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    Google Gemini summarizing the difference between the 2 ports of entry, very interesting: Based on the archives and common reports from the Canada Immigration Discussion Board, choosing between YVR (Vancouver) and YYC (Calgary) when you are a year short on your residency days involves a...
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    I told Google Gemini to summarize all the posts in the Residential Obligation section of this forum. Very interesting. ScenarioRisk LevelCommon Outcome Renewing PR Card while shortVery HighA44 report and potential loss of status. Airport Entry (Valid Card)LowUsually waved through...
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    Thank you very much for your insightful advice and recommendations. It gives us the much-needed courage to move forward. So you think it's better to have someone go in first? What I am worried about is the first person going in gets reported with 44(1) first. Because if that person gets the...
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    Thank you very much for your quick response, and thank you very much for the caring comment. We initially didn't want to move because we found out the long waits for the psychiatric care. So we were waiting for the mental health to improve before the move. I already asked a few walk-in...
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    Thank you very much for your quick, detailed, and knowledgeable response. You are awesome!
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    A few months short of Residency Obligation in first 5 years. YVR or YYC less likely Sec 44?

    We are a family of four moving from California to Alberta, or British Columbia. Our kids are 8 and 4. We all got our Canadian PR status in Oct 2022, and we bought a house in Calgary, AB in 2023. In June 2025, we finally started to move, but I started getting pretty sick with depression...