Residency requirement.

[matt332131]

Hi,

Currently, I live with my spouse (Canadian citizen) in London. We should receive my permanent residency at some point this year by we will probably not move until 2017 or 2018. Can I still satisfy residency requirement (2 out of every 5 years) if we stay together in London ?

 

[Gary_87]

Hi,

Currently, I live with my spouse (Canadian citizen) in London. We should receive my permanent residency at some point this year by we will probably not move until 2017 or 2018. Can I still satisfy residency requirement (2 out of every 5 years) if we stay together in London ?

I think so long as you are living with your spouse for the entirity of it it shouldn't affect your residency requirement.

Make sure you land before your medicals expire though.

 

[Regina]

Hi,

Currently, I live with my spouse (Canadian citizen) in London. We should receive my permanent residency at some point this year by we will probably not move until 2017 or 2018. Can I still satisfy residency requirement (2 out of every 5 years) if we stay together in London ?

it is 2016. What do you think?

Also, as I understand to get your PR you must land in Canada first.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi,

Currently, I live with my spouse (Canadian citizen) in London. We should receive my permanent residency at some point this year by we will probably not move until 2017 or 2018. Can I still satisfy residency requirement (2 out of every 5 years) if we stay together in London ?

Yes, it will count towards the PR Residency Obligation.

When you complete your landing, keep that to yourself. If CBSA thinks you don't actually plan on moving to Canada for a few years, they can refuse to land you.

 

[Regina]

When you complete your landing, keep that to yourself.

Not that easy. Officer will ask about the spouse, address of place of living, work etc.

 

[scylla]

Not that easy. Officer will ask about the spouse, address of place of living, work etc.

Only if the application is inland. I've never heard of these types of questions being asked for outland landings.

 

[Regina]

I am talking about outland process. When you land - the officer on the border asks all those questions.

 

[CDNPR2014]

I am talking about outland process. When you land - the officer on the border asks all those questions.

actually for outland landings the officer asks the 3 questions written on the COPR and asks for a canadian address to send the PR application to. they don't ask "do you plan to live and stay in canada once you land". They also don't ask about work because unless you are already working on a work visa, it is assumed the applicant has no job in canada because isn't that part of the point of applying for pr? to move to canada to live and work? it's not their concern what the applicant plans to do for work, and there's no requirement for the applicant to work upon landing. when i landed, the only thing they asked about my spouse is "is this your husband?" in fact, my husband had to sit in the waiting area while the officer and I did the landing at the counter. the actually "landing" process for outland applicants only takes about 10-15 minutes (excluding wait times).

 

[Regina]

They ask as they wish. Including what is your husband doing in Canada?

when i landed, the only thing they asked about my spouse is "is this your husband?" in fact, my husband had to sit in the waiting area while the officer and I did the landing at the counter.

it is different. Your husband was with you on the border. Topic starter is going to land when his spouse is in UK. Don't you see the difference between two cases?