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prashantgupta8055

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Hi, I am travelling to my home country outside of Canada after meeting residency obligation(RO) and having spent 3+ years in Canada. However, just to be safe, I would like to carry few documents to prove that I met RO, upon my return to Canada. Few documents I plan to carry are :-

1. Utility bills
2. Property tax & residential mortgage document
3. Notice of assessment of last 3 years.

Can anybody please recommend if these would be considered and if I need to carry any specific document to prove I was physically present in Canada for last 3 years ?

Thanks !
 
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prashantgupta8055 said:
Hi, I am travelling to my home country outside of Canada after meeting residency obligation(RO) and having spent 3+ years in Canada. However, just to be safe,
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Can anybody please recommend if these would be considered and if I need to carry any specific document to prove I was physically present in Canada for last 3 years ?
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For the most part, you don't really need to do this and for the most part they will see your entries (and recent exits, most likely).

If you have a LOT of absences esp long ones or some previous record of non-compliance, you might get more questions or longer examination. (You didn't mention how long trip to your home country - only relevant if they for some reason believe that you're not actually resident in Canada at all)

If you're still worried: carry a printed record of your travel in the last five years (or since becoming a PR). Other than that, any general evidence of residing in Canada (job, Canadian ID, family in Canada, etc) will basically be enough. Not that I think they request this but you could show photos from your phone.

Note: even if they REALLY doubt you're in compliance and decide you aren't, you would still have an appeal - and there is no expectation that you should have had all physical and documentary evidence in hand on arrival (not 'proving it' at border will not count against you).

But I repeat: this is getting way ahead of any actual problem and unless you have some very serious issue or history that you've left out, you're overthinking.
 
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prashantgupta8055

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armoured said:
For the most part, you don't really need to do this and for the most part they will see your entries (and recent exits, most likely).

If you have a LOT of absences esp long ones or some previous record of non-compliance, you might get more questions or longer examination. (You didn't mention how long trip to your home country - only relevant if they for some reason believe that you're not actually resident in Canada at all)

If you're still worried: carry a printed record of your travel in the last five years (or since becoming a PR). Other than that, any general evidence of residing in Canada (job, Canadian ID, family in Canada, etc) will basically be enough. Not that I think they request this but you could show photos from your phone.

Note: even if they REALLY doubt you're in compliance and decide you aren't, you would still have an appeal - and there is no expectation that you should have had all physical and documentary evidence in hand on arrival (not 'proving it' at border will not count against you).

But I repeat: this is getting way ahead of any actual problem and unless you have some very serious issue or history that you've left out, you're overthinking.
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Here's my situation- I finally moved to Canada almost 22 months after becoming PR but continued to live in Canada since then i.e close to 37 months. My current trip to India is for 4 weeks.
 
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prashantgupta8055 said:
Here's my situation- I finally moved to Canada almost 22 months after becoming PR but continued to live in Canada since then i.e close to 37 months. My current trip to India is for 4 weeks.
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You should not be worried. It sounds like you were never out of compliance with the RO and have a considerable buffer now (basically you shouldn't be out of compliance for two years).

When you're asked questions on returning, just respond truthfully, briefly - been in Canada for 3 yrs +, just went for a short visit home.

Heck, you will likely be submitting for PR card renewal and citizenship soon.
 
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Dumb question/comment: I assume OP has PR card that's still valid, and ideally with some extra months - only so that there is buffer in case delayed for some reason.
 
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armoured said:
Dumb question/comment: I assume OP has PR card that's still valid, and ideally with some extra months - only so that there is buffer in case delayed for some reason.
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Good point! It looks like the OP landed in June 2017, so the original PR card has probably expired recently (or will very soon).
 
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prashantgupta8055

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What does "OP" mean?

Yes, both card renewal & citizenship is in process. My card is good till Nov 22, I can still travel&return with it, right?
 
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prashantgupta8055

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Sorry, i thought to keep them separate as one for pr card and other one for documents. But ended up asking same question here too. Will keep in mind in future
 
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