PR Obligation
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In fact you can remain where you are for another 4-5 mths ( depending on the exact date of yr 1st entry and the date you plan on re-entering Canada)
Hi,
I hope to get a response without starting a new topic.
I am student in the US. My PR card says that I became a PR on 2nd May 2009. Thats the date I first landed and after landing I stayed in Canada for 9 days. After that I returned back to school in the US. This trip, across the border was made by car.
Since then I have only been to Canada once, over a weekend, Nov 5-7 2011. This was always by car.
The expiration date of my PR card is 20th May 2014.
On May 2nd 2012, next month, I would be outside of Canada a total of 3yr minus the 11 days I was there.
So, my question, keeping the PR card residency requriment of 730days in the past 5yr in mind is, do i need to move to Canada before May 2nd next month? Because after that I have exactly 2yr left before the PR card expires and to complete the 730 days residency requirement.
If I can stay longer than May 2nd, then when is the earliest that I SHOULD move without creating problems for my PR status?
I hope my question makes sense. Please reply as soon as you can.
Thank you very much
I hope to get a response without starting a new topic.
I am student in the US. My PR card says that I became a PR on 2nd May 2009. Thats the date I first landed and after landing I stayed in Canada for 9 days. After that I returned back to school in the US. This trip, across the border was made by car.
Since then I have only been to Canada once, over a weekend, Nov 5-7 2011. This was always by car.
The expiration date of my PR card is 20th May 2014.
On May 2nd 2012, next month, I would be outside of Canada a total of 3yr minus the 11 days I was there.
So, my question, keeping the PR card residency requriment of 730days in the past 5yr in mind is, do i need to move to Canada before May 2nd next month? Because after that I have exactly 2yr left before the PR card expires and to complete the 730 days residency requirement.
If I can stay longer than May 2nd, then when is the earliest that I SHOULD move without creating problems for my PR status?
I hope my question makes sense. Please reply as soon as you can.
Thank you very much
you have to remain in canada for 730 days. its ur way how u make it 730 days i.e. u come in april 2nd week to make it total 730 days
If you move before May 2nd, you will not have any problems on entry at all because being outside for 3 years or less since you landed means you can not possibly have failed to meet the residency requirements yet as you still have 2 years you could potentially stay in Canada. Moving after that means they might ask you how long you have been staying in Canada and if you meet the residency requirements. If you can prove that you stayed 11 days back when, then you are safe to add the 11 days to May 2nd and you will not have any problems.
After that you are getting into a grey area because you will not be able to meet the residency requirements any more. However, many people still manage to get into Canada without a problem. They could report you at the border for not meeting the requirements but it does not seem to be very common.
If you are in Canada at the time your PR card expires, you can just let it expire and wait until you have 730 days in the past 5 year period before you apply to renew. According to immigration regulations, they can only consider the 5 year period immediately before you apply to renew or immediately before you enter Canada if they report you at the border. They can not go back in time and state that you did not meet the requirements at such and such point. If you were not reported at the border and meet the requirements at the time you apply to renew, you are ok.
There is no law that states that you must always have a valid PR card if you are living in Canada so you do not become out of status just because you don't renew it in time.
After that you are getting into a grey area because you will not be able to meet the residency requirements any more. However, many people still manage to get into Canada without a problem. They could report you at the border for not meeting the requirements but it does not seem to be very common.
If you are in Canada at the time your PR card expires, you can just let it expire and wait until you have 730 days in the past 5 year period before you apply to renew. According to immigration regulations, they can only consider the 5 year period immediately before you apply to renew or immediately before you enter Canada if they report you at the border. They can not go back in time and state that you did not meet the requirements at such and such point. If you were not reported at the border and meet the requirements at the time you apply to renew, you are ok.
There is no law that states that you must always have a valid PR card if you are living in Canada so you do not become out of status just because you don't renew it in time.
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