Hello everyone,
I became a permanent resident in 2009, and had lived outside of Canada for three years prior to moving here earlier in 2012.
At the airport, I was lectured by the immigration officer for having spent too much time outside of Canada and for cutting it too close to not meeting the residency obligation. I had spent some time in Canada since landing; three of four visits are documented in my passport (the fourth was by road, and I had forgotten to ask the officer to stamp my passport), but the immigration officer was not interested in my helping her find those stamps. I could meet the residency obligation with three weeks to spare, and was let in.
However, I was advised not to leave the country until I fulfill the residency obligation in 2014, and was told that a note saying I have been advised as such would be added to my file.
I am thinking of taking a two-week vacation outside of Canada next year, since that should not jeopardize my status. Is there any way of checking if such a note has been added to my file, and if there is any basis for it? If anyone has comments or suggestions, I would be appreciative.
I became a permanent resident in 2009, and had lived outside of Canada for three years prior to moving here earlier in 2012.
At the airport, I was lectured by the immigration officer for having spent too much time outside of Canada and for cutting it too close to not meeting the residency obligation. I had spent some time in Canada since landing; three of four visits are documented in my passport (the fourth was by road, and I had forgotten to ask the officer to stamp my passport), but the immigration officer was not interested in my helping her find those stamps. I could meet the residency obligation with three weeks to spare, and was let in.
However, I was advised not to leave the country until I fulfill the residency obligation in 2014, and was told that a note saying I have been advised as such would be added to my file.
I am thinking of taking a two-week vacation outside of Canada next year, since that should not jeopardize my status. Is there any way of checking if such a note has been added to my file, and if there is any basis for it? If anyone has comments or suggestions, I would be appreciative.