Physical Presence Calculator. *Date you left Canada * . Confused & Need Your Help !!!

[SANGLSO]

Hi Experts ,

I became Canadian PR in DEC. 2013 while I was working abroad. I tried finding job in Canada but due to lack of Canadian Experience it was hard finding one, so I thought to keep continue my job aboard,so i worked outside Canada from Dec 2013 until Nov 2016. Then in Nov. 2016, I permanently moved to Canada (bcz didn't want to stay outside for >3 years as PR) . Now I have been living in Canada for last 3 years and ~10 months and planning to apply for Citizenship.

Physical Presence Calculator allows me to only record absences within last 5 years (2015-10-12 and 2020-10-12 as YYYY-MM-DD)

Now the very first field in absences section is to provide the 'Date you left Canada' and in my situation I left Canada in Dec 2013 and this is before 2015-10-12 and system doesn't allow me picking any date before 2015-10-12 and if I would enter 2015-10-12 as my 'Date you left Canada' then this would not match with my travel history with Canadian Border Agency records.

So please advise which date should I use as 'Date you left Canada' ?

Sorry for putting lots of dates, my apology upfront.

SANGLSO,

 

[rafzy]

Put the date that system is allowing you to put and attach an LOE with all details.

Either way, it should not matter as IRCC is only concerned for last 5 years period and not before that.

 

[SANGLSO]

Thank you so much rafzy for the info !!!!

Now when I used start date of my 5 year's eligibility period (2015-10-12 ) as absence start date, my total absence days from Canada within 5 eligible years are 448 and total physically present days are 1379 (above required 1095 days limit).

But now I am thinking maybe absence days 448 would cause unnecessary delays or they might put me under extra scrutiny.
Other option is to wait for another 1 year and apply in oct. 2021 to get ride of 400+ days of absence in 5 eligible years.

Maybe i am just overthinking, any thoughts ?

 

[rafzy]

Thank you so much rafzy for the info !!!!

Now when I used start date of my 5 year's eligibility period (2015-10-12 ) as absence start date, my total absence days from Canada within 5 eligible years are 448 and total physically present days are 1379 (above required 1095 days limit).

But now I am thinking maybe absence days 448 would cause unnecessary delays or they might put me under extra scrutiny.
Other option is to wait for another 1 year and apply in oct. 2021 to get ride of 400+ days of absence in 5 eligible years.

Maybe i am just overthinking, any thoughts ?

I don't think that it will be any issue ... you should go ahead and apply