4 week trip without fulfilling RO

[geezy]

Hi all,

I became a PR in January 2016 and have not fulfilled my RO obligations. I have spent about a month in Canada since that date. I am returning to Canada for work in October for 4 weeks. My PR card is valid until January 2021.

I know I won't have any problems getting on the plane as I have my PR card, but I'm worried about the border.

1. If the worst happens and I am reported at the border, am I correct in thinking I would be able to stay for 4 weeks and then leave?

2. Would this have a detrimental effect on any other visa/immigration applications?

3. My other option would be to renounce my PR prior to my trip, but then I would need to get some more paperwork to work in Canada for 4 weeks (I just need a letter from the University I am working with, so it's not a huge issue, but still).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

[canuck78]

Yes you will be fine for 4 weeks even if you get reported.

 

[21Goose]

No, losing your Canadian PR won't have a detrimental effect on other applications. You'll simply become a foreign national again, lots of people give up their PR for one reason or another.

Issues happen when people get deported, excluded, banned, or refused multiple times.

 

[geezy]

Great, thanks so much both of you! So I'm correct in thinking if I get reported / taken to secondary inspection I might just have to wait at immigration for a bit and then I'll be fine to enter?

 

[canuck78]

Great, thanks so much both of you! So I'm correct in thinking if I get reported / taken to secondary inspection I might just have to wait at immigration for a bit and then I'll be fine to enter?

Yes. They will tell you if you have been reported but the you will be able to enter.

 

[21Goose]

Just make sure you don't voluntarily renounce your PR - CBSA may offer you that option, but if you do that, you won't be able to stay in Canada for a month.