PR RENEWAL AND PREVIOUS DAYS calculations

[goharaziz]

here is my scenario.

PR landed - 2009 (completed in Canada) 1st yr
2013(completed in Canada) 2nd yr

if i renew my PR CARD at the end of 2013 (and would hopefully get new PR CARD). Would my 2013 year can be added towards my citizenship in my new pr days calculations.
i would appreciate if some one can send me links with govt sites
thanx

 

[Leon]

Here are the PR residency requirements:

Minimum residency obligations

You must meet the residency obligation to obtain a Permanent Resident Card.

If you have been a permanent resident for five (5) years or more◦you must have been physically present in Canada for a minimum of 730 days within the past five (5) years.

If you have been a permanent resident for less than five (5) years
◦you must show that you will be able to meet the minimum of 730 days of physical presence in Canada within five (5) years of the date you became a permanent resident.

So when you apply to renew your PR card, you must have at least 730 days in Canada in the previous 5 years immediately before you apply. If you do not have that, you should let your PR card expire, continue to stay in Canada and not apply to renew your PR card until you have your 730 days within the past 5 years. This is perfectly legal and will not cause you any problems.

As for citizenship, all days you spent in Canada as a PR in the past 4 years before applying will count towards your citizenship requirements. If you stayed in Canada for the whole year of 2013 and continue to stay in Canada in 2014 and 2015, you will have your 3 years (1095 days) and are eligible to apply. It does not matter if your PR card expired and was renewed or not renewed during that period.

You can see the citizenship requirements here:

Time you have resided in Canada

You must have resided in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) in the past four years before you apply. This does not apply to children under 18.

You may be able to count time you spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident if it was during the past four years.

Use our online tool to find out if you have lived in Canada long enough to apply to become a citizen.

 

[vinkaldesai]

Thanks Leon! This is very useful information.

As you mentioned "when you apply to renew your PR card, you must have at least 730 days in Canada in the previous 5 years immediately before you apply. If you do not have that, you should let your PR card expire, continue to stay in Canada and not apply to renew your PR card until you have your 730 days within the past 5 years"

I will be completing 730 days in Canada on 31st March 2014 and PR Card will expire 28Th May 2014. When should i apply for renewal of PR Card. Can i apply in December 2013 as processing time is almost 100 days? They also says one should apply within last 6 months of PR expiry date.

I found following from CIC web site where they have mentioned:

If you have been a permanent resident for less than five (5) years
•you must show that you will be able to meet the minimum of 730 days of physical presence in Canada within five (5) years of the date you became a permanent resident.


How do i show them that i will be able to meet 730 days of physical presense in Canada, what documents do they require for this?

Appreciate your help on this.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Leon]

The general rule is that you have 730 days in the past 5 years. However, if you have been a PR for less than 5 years, it should be sufficient to show that you still have time within your first 5 years to meet the 730 day requirements if you haven't yet.

If you are a PR for less than 5 years and you did not spend 1095 or more days outside of Canada since you landed as a PR, you would be able to meet the RO on your first 5 year anniversary as long as you don't leave right away after applying. If this is the case with you, you can apply to renew in December. However, it would be better if you apply having your 730 days in Canada already because if you apply before, immigration might possible be more inclined to take a better look at your application which will increase the processing time. Even if you apply and the end of March and even if it takes 100 days, you would have your PR card in early July and as long as I don't need to travel from end of May until you get your PR card, you will be fine.