Hi. My PR card expired at the end of the year; I hadn't renewed it as I'm working on my citizenship application and didn't anticipate leaving Canada prior to applying. Since then, my a major family function was planned in Florida (I've retained U.S. citizenship and have a valid U.S. passport) and I've booked a roundtrip flight on Air Canada between Toronto and my U.S. destination, and my Canadian Citizen spouse (who originally sponsored me for PR) will be accompanying me.
I quite recently submitted my PR Card Renewal application, marked urgent and with documentation of my travel plans, per the CIC website instructions. My application was received on 2 April and is being processed as of 4 April, but today I had to provide via facsimile another copy of a form of ID I had submitted as the one I'd previously provided has now expired. I'm doubtful I'll receive my new PR card prior to my scheduled departure this Friday morning. My planned return is next Monday, and I don't see how I could get a travel document in time from my U.S. destination, given the closest Canadian Visa office listed is in Washington, D.C.
I'd really like some informed opinion as to any issues in my returning to Canada. I've been absent from Canada well less than 100 days in the past five years I've resided in Canada, and during that time only travelled to the U.S. either to visit family and/or to accompany my spouse a trip. Along with my spouse, I own a home and have a full-time job in the Toronto area, and my spouse's family lives in Ontario. Is the foregoing sufficient to establish my continued residency in Canada and prevent either being denied boarding my flight at the airport in Florida or passing through Customs & Immigration at the airport in Toronto?
I quite recently submitted my PR Card Renewal application, marked urgent and with documentation of my travel plans, per the CIC website instructions. My application was received on 2 April and is being processed as of 4 April, but today I had to provide via facsimile another copy of a form of ID I had submitted as the one I'd previously provided has now expired. I'm doubtful I'll receive my new PR card prior to my scheduled departure this Friday morning. My planned return is next Monday, and I don't see how I could get a travel document in time from my U.S. destination, given the closest Canadian Visa office listed is in Washington, D.C.
I'd really like some informed opinion as to any issues in my returning to Canada. I've been absent from Canada well less than 100 days in the past five years I've resided in Canada, and during that time only travelled to the U.S. either to visit family and/or to accompany my spouse a trip. Along with my spouse, I own a home and have a full-time job in the Toronto area, and my spouse's family lives in Ontario. Is the foregoing sufficient to establish my continued residency in Canada and prevent either being denied boarding my flight at the airport in Florida or passing through Customs & Immigration at the airport in Toronto?