I had a residency in Quebec. I lived there for a while then had to leave to join my family. My residency expired 1.5 years ago. My wife and children all have the Canadian citizenship. Is there a way for me to deactivate my residency if I want to move back to montreal?
Reactivating residency
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Would you meet the 2-out-of-5 years residing in Canada rule, if you attempted to renew? As long as you haven't been out of Canada for 3 years total in past 5, you should be ok here. If so, then you can simply get a travel document to re-enter, and apply to renew PR card after you get back to Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/travel.aspTdajani said:
You say you had to leave to join your family. Do you mean to say that your wife, a Canadian citizen has been living with you outside Canada? If she has, you would still meet the residency requirements because a day spent with a Canadian spouse outside Canada counts as a day in Canada towards the PR residency requirements.
If that is not the case, that is, your Canadian wife has not been with you outside Canada then you would need 2 years in Canada in the past 5 to meet the requirements. If you have that, you can apply for a PR travel document in order to return. If you don't have that, you can still apply for a PR travel document but in that case, it will likely be refused and you could lose your PR which is not a problem as your wife can sponsor you for PR again.
If that is not the case, that is, your Canadian wife has not been with you outside Canada then you would need 2 years in Canada in the past 5 to meet the requirements. If you have that, you can apply for a PR travel document in order to return. If you don't have that, you can still apply for a PR travel document but in that case, it will likely be refused and you could lose your PR which is not a problem as your wife can sponsor you for PR again.