Canadian with a non-canadian husband...

[Fida nasr]

Good Afternoon,

Me and my girls have the Canadian passport living abroad with my non-Canadian husband ,
we are arranging to move back to Canada, but of course we are still working on the papers..
These are the steps that I am taking,
1) Applying for sponsorship (me sponsoring my spouse)
2) Applying for PR for my Husband
- When we receive the approval I will move to Canada with my girls,
My husband will not be able to move permanently to Canada because of his job abroad.
So he will be coming Once or Twice a year to Canada.

So my question is, I know that if he stays permanently in Canada he should get the citizenship in 3 years, correct?
But in this case if he comes and goes to Canada how will it be calculated, how long does he need to take the citizenship? is there a certain period where he needs to "finish" these 3 years?

thank you for your help and support;

 

[scylla]

Good Afternoon,

Me and my girls have the Canadian passport living abroad with my non-Canadian husband ,
we are arranging to move back to Canada, but of course we are still working on the papers..
These are the steps that I am taking,
1) Applying for sponsorship (me sponsoring my spouse)
2) Applying for PR for my Husband
- When we receive the approval I will move to Canada with my girls,
My husband will not be able to move permanently to Canada because of his job abroad.
So he will be coming Once or Twice a year to Canada.

So my question is, I know that if he stays permanently in Canada he should get the citizenship in 3 years, correct?
But in this case if he comes and goes to Canada how will it be calculated, how long does he need to take the citizenship? is there a certain period where he needs to "finish" these 3 years?

thank you for your help and support;

To keep his permanent resident status, your husband will need to live in Canada for at least 2 years out of every five years.

To qualify for citizenship, he will have to live in Canada for 3 years out of a five year period.

 

[zardoz]

Good Afternoon,

Me and my girls have the Canadian passport living abroad with my non-Canadian husband ,
we are arranging to move back to Canada, but of course we are still working on the papers..
These are the steps that I am taking,
1) Applying for sponsorship (me sponsoring my spouse)
2) Applying for PR for my Husband
- When we receive the approval I will move to Canada with my girls,
My husband will not be able to move permanently to Canada because of his job abroad.
So he will be coming Once or Twice a year to Canada.

So my question is, I know that if he stays permanently in Canada he should get the citizenship in 3 years, correct?
But in this case if he comes and goes to Canada how will it be calculated, how long does he need to take the citizenship? is there a certain period where he needs to "finish" these 3 years?

thank you for your help and support;

If your husband is not actually intending to live in Canada, there is little purpose in applying for PR for him.

 

[screech339]

To keep his permanent resident status, your husband will need to live in Canada for at least 2 years out of every five years.

To qualify for citizenship, he will have to live in Canada for 3 years out of a five year period.

To clarify Scylla's post. It's 2 years every rolling 5 years to maintain PR status (maintain 2 years in continuous 5 year period), not just every 5 year period.

 

[YVR123]

If he is not going to move permanently to Canada now, it's better to wait till he is ready to move and apply then
Does he has a visa exempted passport? Visitor can get to stay up to 6 month at per visit. (unless they suspect him for overstaying)
If not, can he apply for a visitor visa now?

He can visit you and your children.
Btw he likely won't qualify for healthcare if he doesn't live in the province for a certain period within the year. (It's different for every province)

 

[screech339]

My suggestion is for you to move back to Canada with your kids, assuming you have his written agreement to take the children out of the country to Canada and wait until he is ready to settle back in Canada. Apply for PR spousal sponsorship when he is ready to change his job and settle in Canada with you.

 

[Fida nasr]

Thank you all