Please HELP! PR Landing Completed But...

[WilsonC]

Hi Everyone,

My wife received her PR Landing in May, 2019
She and I left Canada in July, 2019

I moved back to Hong Kong to work. My wife is coming along with me.
During the stay in Hong Kong, will Canada count 730 Days for her PR Renewal Status or 3 Years Stay to Apply for Citizenship?

Or my wife must stay in Canada regardless if I'm working in Hong Kong or not.

Thank you~

 

[dpenabill]

Hi Everyone,

My wife received her PR Landing in May, 2019
She and I left Canada in July, 2019

I moved back to Hong Kong to work. My wife is coming along with me.
During the stay in Hong Kong, will Canada count 730 Days for her PR Renewal Status or 3 Years Stay to Apply for Citizenship?

Or my wife must stay in Canada regardless if I'm working in Hong Kong or not.

Thank you~

Assuming you are a Canadian citizen, and your PR partner is accompanying you abroad, the PR partner will get credit toward complying with the Residency Obligation for the time you are LIVING TOGETHER abroad. (This sort of law is always subject to changes, so best to follow this for as long as you are abroad together.)

A PR abroad will NOT get credit toward meeting the presence requirements for citizenship.

 

[WilsonC]

Assuming you are a Canadian citizen, and your PR partner is accompanying you abroad, the PR partner will get credit toward complying with the Residency Obligation for the time you are LIVING TOGETHER abroad. (This sort of law is always subject to changes, so best to follow this for as long as you are abroad together.)

A PR abroad will NOT get credit toward meeting the presence requirements for citizenship.

Thank you for your prompt reply. May I rephrase what you said?

Yes, I am Canadian Citizen. Now looking for a job in Hong Kong. My PR partner is here with me in Hong Kong.

So as long as we are staying together in Hong Kong, it will count the days towards renewing PR?
But it does not credit towards to her Citizenship Application. She must stay in Canada for three years.

 

[scylla]

So as long as we are staying together in Hong Kong, it will count the days towards renewing PR?
But it does not credit towards to her Citizenship Application. She must stay in Canada for three years.

Correct.

 

[vensak]

Thank you for your prompt reply. May I rephrase what you said?

Yes, I am Canadian Citizen. Now looking for a job in Hong Kong. My PR partner is here with me in Hong Kong.

So as long as we are staying together in Hong Kong, it will count the days towards renewing PR?
But it does not credit towards to her Citizenship Application. She must stay in Canada for three years.

Attention if you are just "looking for a job" there, then those days will not be counted unless you have a valid reason to stay there (for example found a job and start working). If that period will be a short one that should not make her any problem. If however you will be searching a lot with lot of on and off you might run into problems when counting days.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Attention if you are just "looking for a job" there, then those days will not be counted unless you have a valid reason to stay there (for example found a job and start working). If that period will be a short one that should not make her any problem. If however you will be searching a lot with lot of on and off you might run into problems when counting days.

The days will still be counted.

 

[vensak]

The days will still be counted.

I see, my bad,
Mixed it up with Citizenship obligations.