Hi everyone,
I have a situation I am trying to straighten out and decide what to do about. A friend became a landed immigrant in 1968 and received his IMM1000 at this time. He stayed in Canada until 1975 then returned to his home country. He lived in his home country until 1988, except for two short trips to Canada. In 1988, he returned to Canada, entered on his passport and has lived here since.
He does not recall his PR status ever being revoked and still has his original IMM 1000.
He never applied for his PR card because he didn't travel.
He entered on his passport in 88. His passport stamp from 88 states: expires Sept 88 but he never left and is still here thirty years later.
He has been uncertain of his status in Canada, until seeing new knowledge that PR status cannot expire and only past five years are looked at. He's now been here thirty years.
We are wondering what the best way is to apply for OAS is since his entire residency history must be declared to them.
1) Will Service Canada take note of his long absence from 1975 to 1988 and the stamp in his passport that says expires Sept 1988?
Service Canada does not specifically ask for a PR card to be submitted with OAS application, should it be submitted anyway?
He has no other need for a PR card right now, and if he does not require it to receive his OAS, he may not apply for it at all.
2) How are other PR's effected when they have been in breach of RO in the past and then need to place their entire residency history on the OAS application? Does Service Canada have any ability to notify IRCC or is this not a concern?
3) His spouse is a PR. Could she sponsor him in the event that he is not a PR and was ordered to leave? Or could his Canadian citizen daughter or other PR children sponsor him, if it were to turn out that he somehow lost his PR status? Could this happen while he remains in Canada or would he need to leave Canada and return after the sponsorship application had been processed?
If some of these questions are beyond the scope of this forum, would anyone know where we could go to find the answers?
His wife also had Landed Immigrant status in 1968 then somehow relanded in 1988. We are not sure what process she did to reland in 88 or if what she did then could have effected his PR status.
Thank you for your time.
I have a situation I am trying to straighten out and decide what to do about. A friend became a landed immigrant in 1968 and received his IMM1000 at this time. He stayed in Canada until 1975 then returned to his home country. He lived in his home country until 1988, except for two short trips to Canada. In 1988, he returned to Canada, entered on his passport and has lived here since.
He does not recall his PR status ever being revoked and still has his original IMM 1000.
He never applied for his PR card because he didn't travel.
He entered on his passport in 88. His passport stamp from 88 states: expires Sept 88 but he never left and is still here thirty years later.
He has been uncertain of his status in Canada, until seeing new knowledge that PR status cannot expire and only past five years are looked at. He's now been here thirty years.
We are wondering what the best way is to apply for OAS is since his entire residency history must be declared to them.
1) Will Service Canada take note of his long absence from 1975 to 1988 and the stamp in his passport that says expires Sept 1988?
Service Canada does not specifically ask for a PR card to be submitted with OAS application, should it be submitted anyway?
He has no other need for a PR card right now, and if he does not require it to receive his OAS, he may not apply for it at all.
2) How are other PR's effected when they have been in breach of RO in the past and then need to place their entire residency history on the OAS application? Does Service Canada have any ability to notify IRCC or is this not a concern?
3) His spouse is a PR. Could she sponsor him in the event that he is not a PR and was ordered to leave? Or could his Canadian citizen daughter or other PR children sponsor him, if it were to turn out that he somehow lost his PR status? Could this happen while he remains in Canada or would he need to leave Canada and return after the sponsorship application had been processed?
If some of these questions are beyond the scope of this forum, would anyone know where we could go to find the answers?
His wife also had Landed Immigrant status in 1968 then somehow relanded in 1988. We are not sure what process she did to reland in 88 or if what she did then could have effected his PR status.
Thank you for your time.
