Visitor Visa/PR conundrum

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I am seeking Canadian immigration/visitor visa advice. I became a Canadian PR via the FSW Express Entry program in 2019. My PR status is until 2024. However, due to a change of plans, I decided to settle in the US and never moved to Canada.

Now, my parents (who have had a Canadian visitor visa since 2011) are looking to renew their Canadian visitor visa so that they can visit my uncle (mother's brother) who lives in Canada. Their visitor visa application asks if the applicant has any immediate family who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. My questions are -

1. How to answer this question, given that I am a Canadian PR, but I have never lived there?
2. Can my PR status have a negative impact on the approval chances of my parents' visitor visa application?
3. Does it make sense for me to renounce my Canadian PR status? Why or why not?

Thank you!

 

[scylla]

I am seeking Canadian immigration/visitor visa advice. I became a Canadian PR via the FSW Express Entry program in 2019. My PR status is until 2024. However, due to a change of plans, I decided to settle in the US and never moved to Canada.

Now, my parents (who have had a Canadian visitor visa since 2011) are looking to renew their Canadian visitor visa so that they can visit my uncle (mother's brother) who lives in Canada. Their visitor visa application asks if the applicant has any immediate family who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. My questions are -

1. How to answer this question, given that I am a Canadian PR, but I have never lived there?
2. Can my PR status have a negative impact on the approval chances of my parents' visitor visa application?
3. Does it make sense for me to renounce my Canadian PR status? Why or why not?

Thank you!

1. They need to answer yes. You are still a PR. The fact you don't live in Canada is irrelevant.
2. It shouldn't given they previously had TRVs.
3. This is entirely your choice. I personally wouldn't give it up until you have to.

 

[scimitar7]

Thank you!