Physical Presence calculator with Question --- Canadian Temporary resident status.???

[rajucheers]

Hi All,

Should i fill dates for question while filling Physical presence calculator? --

Did you have Canadian temporary resident status (i.e. as a visitor, international student, temporary worker, temporary resident permit holder), and/or were a protected person) between 2015-10-10 and 2016-10-15?

Because i had a valid visitor visa at that period but not falling under exact dates>? My Visitor Visa was between dates --

2015-03-02 & 2016-03-02

Answer appreciated.

Thanks
Raj

 

[Bs65]

Are these dates the validity of your TRV or the dates you were physically present in Canada. The latter is what is important as far as citizenship is concerned not the validity of your TRV.

 

[rajucheers]

Thats a good point. Those dates are TRV not physical presence. Should i fill the exact physical days present as TRV? @Bs65

 

[rajucheers]

Thats a good point. Those dates are TRV not physical presence. Should i fill the exact physical days present as TRV? @Bs65

Appreciate your response @Bs65

 

[Seym]

Thats a good point. Those dates are TRV not physical presence. Should i fill the exact physical days present as TRV? @Bs65

Well, it's a "physical presence" calculator.
Your visa dates don't matter, only the days spent here do.

 

[smash1984]

Thats a good point. Those dates are TRV not physical presence. Should i fill the exact physical days present as TRV? @Bs65

If you were visiting Canada in the past 5 years on a visit visa then you were physically present here and you may include that.

If you only had a visa stamping and didn't visit Canada, then you cannot include that.

 

[Bs65]

Appreciate your response @Bs65

As others have said you can only claim days you were physically present in Canada on a TRV in the 5 years preceeding the application date and those days get credited at half a day for every complete day physically in Canada upto a maximum 365 days credit. So the 3 years out of 5 physical presence can be made up from temp resident days and PR days, the latter must be a minimum 2 years.

 

[rajucheers]

gotcha, thanks folks.