How long is the landing period once PR application is approved?

[akimont88]

Hi all,

I am almost complete with my application for permanent residence via family sponsorship (spouse, outside Canada, I'm an American). I have recently been offered a one year contract to work overseas. It's a great opportunity, but I don't want it to affect my immigration. Once I'm approved, does anyone know how long I have to land?

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Rob_TO]

Hi all,

I am almost complete with my application for permanent residence via family sponsorship (spouse, outside Canada, I'm an American). I have recently been offered a one year contract to work overseas. It's a great opportunity, but I don't want it to affect my immigration. Once I'm approved, does anyone know how long I have to land?

Many thanks in advance!

Your COPR landing papers will have an expiry date, that usually corresponds to exactly 1 year from when you did your medical exam. So you need to land before then. You could always land, get PR status, and then leave right after if you wanted to.

If you have conditional PR note that you need to live with your sponsor for 2 years from landing.

And of course you'll need to meet the 2-of-5-years in Canada residency rule to maintain PR. Unless you are overseas living with your sponsor in which case this rule is waived.

 

[akimont88]

Thanks for the fast reply.

My medical was over a year ago as it is. I had it in January 2013, applied in April 2013. I am only awaiting for my police certificate from Singapore to be sent to CIC, as I could not apply for the certificate before sending my original paperwork to CIC. CIC has already stated that I will likely not need an interview once they receive my police certificate (we have 2 children already).

Based on this, I believe I'll be approved in the next 3-6 months, but I am concerned that I will not be able to fly over and land until my contract is finished. Will CIC ask me for a new medical before they approve application? That should give me enough time to finish the contract and land within the year from the medical. My employment would start May 1st.

 

[Rob_TO]

Thanks for the fast reply.

My medical was over a year ago as it is. I had it in January 2013, applied in April 2013. I am only awaiting for my police certificate from Singapore to be sent to CIC, as I could not apply for the certificate before sending my original paperwork to CIC. CIC has already stated that I will likely not need an interview once they receive my police certificate (we have 2 children already).

Based on this, I believe I'll be approved in the next 3-6 months, but I am concerned that I will not be able to fly over and land until my contract is finished. Will CIC ask me for a new medical before they approve application? That should give me enough time to finish the contract and land within the year from the medical. My employment would start May 1st.

CIC can choose to either extend your current medical, or make you take a new one. Expiry date of COPR will depend on what they choose.

If they extend your current medical most likely your new effective date would be January 2014, meaning you COPR would expire January 2015.

So if you are overseas working, you may need to prepare to fly back to Canada to land, and then return back to work again.

 

[Zarilenth]

Your COPR landing papers will have an expiry date, that usually corresponds to exactly 1 year from when you did your medical exam. So you need to land before then. You could always land, get PR status, and then leave right after if you wanted to.

If you have conditional PR note that you need to live with your sponsor for 2 years from landing.

And of course you'll need to meet the 2-of-5-years in Canada residency rule to maintain PR. Unless you are overseas living with your sponsor in which case this rule is waived.

I'm sorry, I'm jumping onto this thread. Rob, what do you mean by the 2 our of 5 years being waived if we are living together overseas? I've been debating going abroad with my husband once he gets PR but was worried about him keeping his status. If we're living abroad together it doesn't matter?

 

[Rob_TO]

I'm sorry, I'm jumping onto this thread. Rob, what do you mean by the 2 our of 5 years being waived if we are living together overseas? I've been debating going abroad with my husband once he gets PR but was worried about him keeping his status. If we're living abroad together it doesn't matter?

Only if the sponsor is a citizen. Read here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#appendixA
Time spent outside of Canada
You may also count days outside of Canada as days for which you satisfy the residency obligation in the following circumstances:
OPTION 1. Accompanying a Canadian citizen outside Canada
You may count each day that you accompanied a Canadian citizen outside Canada provided that the person you accompanied is your spouse, common-law partner or parent.

 

[chakrab]

I'm sorry, I'm jumping onto this thread. Rob, what do you mean by the 2 our of 5 years being waived if we are living together overseas? I've been debating going abroad with my husband once he gets PR but was worried about him keeping his status. If we're living abroad together it doesn't matter?

it only works if the spouse is a citizen. if both are PR, then both need to maintain proper residency.

 

[Zarilenth]

Perfect! I am a citizen. That's awesome, I had no idea. Thanks

 

[chakrab]

Perfect! I am a citizen. That's awesome, I had no idea. Thanks

fyi, it is not counted towards citizenship application. just PR renewal.

 

[Zarilenth]

fyi, it is not counted towards citizenship application. just PR renewal.

Ah, I see. I guess that makes sense. Thank you!