@penewpr post specifies that they are under the impression that their time abroad counts towards their RO which it unlikely the case if she never spent any time in Canada. Pointing out that fact is actually important in case they do consider moving out of Canada again.
“But would the immigration officials in the Canadian airport be difficult? She has her COPR document and has complied with the residency requirement (she has been living with me since August 2021). We now plan to settle down in Canada.”
Not sure it warrants sorting out, but honestly, I cannot discern what you are saying let alone why. How would it be possible, "
in case they do consider moving out of Canada again," that the conditional phrase in the previous sentence "
if she never spent any time in Canada" apply or even be a fact? Makes no sense. It would be rather difficult, impossible actually, to move out of Canada without being in Canada.
But apart from that, when a PR spouse
moves abroad with their Canadian citizen partner, there is still the
accompanying-citizen-spouse credit and it is the
opposite of what you say, it is
likely that their time together abroad will count toward Residency Obligation compliance. At least under the current rules, for which there is no sign this aspect will be changing.
Otherwise, in any event, the query by
@penewpr is clearly about whether the Canadian PR will "
now" (less than a year after landing and becoming a PR) have any problem at the Port-of-Entry upon arrival because she does not have a valid PR card. And as questions go in the forum, this is among those that are easy,
the unequivocal answer is NO, NO problem.
"Had you been living in Canada when you sponsored her? "
The "NO PROBLEM" answer to
@penewpr's query remains exactly the same regardless the answer to this question (you pose)
Likewise . . . "
Was the move abroad due to your work or hers?"
Either way, the answer to
@penewpr's query remains exactly the same, there will be "NO PROBLEM" when they return to Canada now.
And if they move out of Canada sometime in the future, it is LIKELY (not unlikely) their time together abroad will count toward RO compliance.
So, again, not sure it needs to be sorted out . . . but to be clear:
-- @penewpr was correct, that his PR spouse will have no problem, being a U.S. citizen, boarding a flight to Canada, and
-- there will be no problem at the PoE even though she does not have a PR card, and
-- if they move out of Canada later, together, it is LIKELY the time together abroad will count toward RO compliance
It is, after all, a very simple scenario.
