Maintaining Canadian PR

[Wave1rose]

Hello Guys
I am reaching out to seek your valuable guidance on maintaining Canadian PR. Can you please let me know, for maintaining PR, do we need to live in Canada for 2yr period (730days) within each 5 year window or they count last 5 yrs ?

The issue is I receieved Canadian PR in July 2016, moved to Canada, lived there until July 2018(2yrs, met 730 days criteria) and then moved to living overseas until now(3 yrs outside Canada). So I have met the 730 days criteria for 5 yr period btw july 2016 and 2021. Due to Covid, I cant move back immediately, I am looking to move to Canada in December 2021, but my pr card has expired and i will need to apply for travel document at that time. Do you think it could become an issue that in Dec 2021, when i apply for travel document, visa officers may say I havent met 730 days criteria(by counting them from Dec 2016 to Dec 2021 as last 5 yrs or would they assume my new 5 yr window from July 2021 to July 2026 and within this window i need to meet 2 yr living in Canada criteria)? I be very thankful for your guidance.

 

[candadream]

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[scylla]

Hello Guys
I am reaching out to seek your valuable guidance on maintaining Canadian PR. Can you please let me know, for maintaining PR, do we need to live in Canada for 2yr period (730days) within each 5 year window or they count last 5 yrs ?

The issue is I receieved Canadian PR in July 2016, moved to Canada, lived there until July 2018(2yrs, met 730 days criteria) and then moved to living overseas until now(3 yrs outside Canada). So I have met the 730 days criteria for 5 yr period btw july 2016 and 2021. Due to Covid, I cant move back immediately, I am looking to move to Canada in December 2021, but my pr card has expired and i will need to apply for travel document at that time. Do you think it could become an issue that in Dec 2021, when i apply for travel document, visa officers may say I havent met 730 days criteria(by counting them from Dec 2016 to Dec 2021 as last 5 yrs or would they assume my new 5 yr window from July 2021 to July 2026 and within this window i need to meet 2 yr living in Canada criteria)? I be very thankful for your guidance.

It's a rolling residency requirement. It's not specific to 5 year windows.

At any given time, you need to be able to look back at the previous 5 years and have spent at least 2 of those years in Canada.

So yes, if you apply for a PRTD in December 2021, you will have a problem since you will not meet RO.

There is no "new" 5 year window. It's a continuous / rolling obligation.

 

[Wave1rose]

It's a rolling residency requirement. It's not specific to 5 year windows.

At any given time, you need to be able to look back at the previous 5 years and have spent at least 2 of those years in Canada.

So yes, if you apply for a PRTD in December 2021, you will have a problem since you will not meet RO.

There is no "new" 5 year window. It's a continuous / rolling obligation.

Thanks for your advice. Have you seen anyone else experiencing this issue and how to navigate this? Please let me know

 

[Buletruck]

Just to add, the days you accumulated in 2016 are now starting to come off (depending on what day you landed in July), so you’ll start falling out of RO shortly.

 

[scylla]

Thanks for your advice. Have you seen anyone else experiencing this issue and how to navigate this? Please let me know

Return to live in Canada before your PR card expires. That's really the best course of action if you want to try to keep PR.

 

[Wave1rose]

Return to live in Canada before your PR card expires. That's really the best course of action if you want to try to keep PR.

Thanks. But the card is expired and I wont be able to come back before 730 days expires due to flights not being available before 730 days expiry. If someone has seen posts with similar issue, can you please direct me there.

 

[armoured]

Thanks. But the card is expired and I wont be able to come back before 730 days expires due to flights not being available before 730 days expiry. If someone has seen posts with similar issue, can you please direct me there.

When did your card expire? Unlikely if you originally landed in July 2016.