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Residential address - Canadian or US?

morgan22

Full Member
Jan 10, 2013
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 10, 2013
AOR Received.
Oct 29, 2013
File Transfer...
Oct 29, 2013 (spousal approval)
LANDED..........
27-08-14
I'm working on my Permanent Resident application, which will be sponsored by my Canadian common-law partner. I'm an American citizen and have been staying in Canada (almost) full-time with my partner since September. For the purposes of completing form IMM 0008 (page 1 Question 10 and page 2 Question 2), does that mean that I now reside in Canada? Or is the U.S. still technically my place of residence (because I don't yet have PR status in Canada)?
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
You can "reside" in Canada without being a PR. In our case, my common-law partner was here in Canada with a study permit when we submitted our app, and we put she was residing in Canada at our shared address here.
 

amikety

VIP Member
Dec 4, 2011
4,905
143
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-01-2013
AOR Received.
2-2-2013
Med's Done....
12-10-2012
Passport Req..
9-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
7-08-2013
LANDED..........
7-08-2013
I concur, I've used my Canadian address on everything, including extensions to my Visitor's Record.
 

morgan22

Full Member
Jan 10, 2013
32
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 10, 2013
AOR Received.
Oct 29, 2013
File Transfer...
Oct 29, 2013 (spousal approval)
LANDED..........
27-08-14
Thank you both for your help.