Residency Assessment Renewal of PR Card

[Endlescc]

Hello!

I am asking this on behalf of my sister.

My sister is married to a Canadian in 2008, and have successfully obtained her first PR card in 2010.
She have been living with her husband in Hong Kong, since 2008, came back to Toronto a few times during the last few years.
I believe under the rule of accompanying a Canadian Oversea you do not have to fulfill 2/5 years resident to retain the PR status.

Anyway she came back Christmas, filled the renewal PR Card application and she got a mail from CIC last week, it stated

"According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection act,all PR of Canada are subjected to a residency assement at the time of distribution of their new PR Card, Every individual who receive this notice must be seen in person and present the following:

yada yada, passport, t4 etc

Please come to our office on this date during the following hours :

Date April 29,2015 8-3pm
Location XXXX Dundas Stt Etobicoke.

If you are unable to appear on the date scheduled, you must come to our office within 180 days. "

So ya I am just seeking advice to see if anyone have the same issue.

Her husband been working in Hong Kong since 2009, but have yet to fill any CRA Tax because he is working oversea. Is that gonna be an issue?

What should she bring with her to prove that:

I am guessing his Record of Employment, his passport and their married certificate.

Thank You

 

[dpenabill]

Hello!

I am asking this on behalf of my sister.

My sister is married to a Canadian in 2008, and have successfully obtained her first PR card in 2010.
She have been living with her husband in Hong Kong, since 2008, came back to Toronto a few times during the last few years.
I believe under the rule of accompanying a Canadian Oversea you do not have to fulfill 2/5 years resident to retain the PR status.

Anyway she came back Christmas, filled the renewal PR Card application and she got a mail from CIC last week, it stated

"According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection act,all PR of Canada are subjected to a residency assement at the time of distribution of their new PR Card, Every individual who receive this notice must be seen in person and present the following:

yada yada, passport, t4 etc

Please come to our office on this date during the following hours :

Date April 29,2015 8-3pm
Location XXXX Dundas Stt Etobicoke.

If you are unable to appear on the date scheduled, you must come to our office within 180 days. "

So ya I am just seeking advice to see if anyone have the same issue.

Her husband been working in Hong Kong since 2009, but have yet to fill any CRA Tax because he is working oversea. Is that gonna be an issue?

What should she bring with her to prove that:

I am guessing his Record of Employment, his passport and their married certificate.

Thank You

A Canadian PR living abroad with a Canadian citizen spouse is given credit, for the time living together, toward complying with the PR Residency Obligation. Thus, for example, if the total number of days actually in Canada and the total number of days actually cohabitating together abroad add up to more than 730 days over the previous five years, that satisfies the PR Residency Obligation.

That is one requirement for the issuance and delivery of a new or replacement PR card, that the PR be in compliance with the PR RO.

In addition to all documents the correspondence from CIC instructs her to bring, she should take proof of (1) the existence of the qualified relationship (marriage certificate), (2) proof of spouse's citizenship (copy of Canadian birth certificate or copy of Canadian passport), and (3) a reasonable amount of proof that they have been cohabitating, living together, abroad, including dates to show duration of living together.

There are other requirements of course. One is that the PR be in Canada. Generally PRs living abroad but otherwise in compliance with the PR RO are not eligible for a PR card, but rather usually must obtain a PR Travel Document for making trips to Canada. And then when they have returned to Canada to live they apply for and obtain a new PR card.