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    PR resident of Canada accompanying Canadian citizen spouse abroad

    . Foremost, to actually respond to your questions: Days that a PR is outside Canada "accompanying" their spouse who is a Canadian citizen count the same as days physically present in Canada, given the same credit toward meeting the PR's Residency Obligation. To qualify for the RO credit...
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    Canadian PR Entry Concerns: Crossing Canada border with Family from Detroit USA without meeting Residency Obligation

    It is important to be clear that the Residency Obligation does not impose a mandatory legal requirement on PRs. A failure to comply with the RO is in no way a violation of the law. Even though retaining PR status can depend on complying with the RO (that is, there is a risk of losing status if...
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    Canadian PR Entry Concerns: Crossing Canada border with Family from Detroit USA without meeting Residency Obligation

    . There are significant risks, no for sure guarantee you will be able to keep PR status, but the system is still remarkably flexible and lenient enough the odds in your favour are probably still quite good. If you are issued a Removal Order at the border, and thus need to appeal, you can...
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    Criminal charges

    Overall: It is probably not a good idea to apply for anything while charges are still pending . . . unless a reputable, reliable immigration lawyer says otherwise after fully considering the details in YOUR particular situation. Any disposition that resolves the charges without any...
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    Asked to come pick up PR card in person

    As noted in above post: What the situation is, and importantly, what could be at stake, depends on the particular details in her specific situation. There are some significant, variable if-this, then-that scenarios which preclude giving direct answers to the questions you ask. and in looking at...
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    Asked to come pick up PR card in person

    EDIT . . . much of what I posted below is not applicable if this is the same friend discussed here: As it seems very likely this is about the same individual, I was inclined to simply delete the below post, which is oriented to a PR who is in RO compliance and otherwise has no reason to think...
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    Confused about days counted towards 730 RO

    If you accurately fill in the dates you entered and exited Canada in a PR card application, using either the interactive pdf form or the online application, you do not need to count days at all . . . the application will count them. Except it counts days outside Canada. It will not count the...
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    Consequences of being reported on form 44 for not meeting non-residency obligation.

    . The labels (like "inadmissible") aside, the worst outcome (most negative consequence) is losing the status of being a Canadian and becoming, relative to Canada, a "Foreign National;" that is, no longer a Canadian PR. For many this can be a serious, severe outcome, potentially harsh or even...
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    Automated Decision-Making -- "Advanced Analytics" -- and AI, yeah that AI, so maybe some GOTCHA

    An Update Summary Of Sorts: There have been ongoing queries in the forum wondering about, even being confused by what some see as discrepancies in reported dates that PR card applications are "in process," particularly reports that call centre agents are reporting that IRCC is not yet...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL SUBMITTED OCTOBER 2025

    Your application appears to have met (and almost certainly did meet) the criteria for automated processing. In contrast, it appears (and is highly likely) the application made by TinyHumanCA did not meet the criteria for automated processing. Main difference is that for applications that do...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL SUBMITTED OCTOBER 2025

    . IRCC's information about how PR card applications are processed could be more informative, but it appears the call centre agent clearly said they are not yet processing applications made after October 14, and you applied October 21. No reason to be confused: your application has not been...
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    Living arrangement

    . If keeping your PR status is a priority . . . Main thing, obvious thing: talk to your lawyer; if you do not have a lawyer, get one. Given your query, in particular, which suggests you are not well informed about what factors are relevant, let alone important, in making your case to the...
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    No updates in my Citizenship application

    . What should I do? No rocket science or expertise in Canadian immigration necessary: -- follow IRCC instructions and guidance (see website) -- -- note, it appears you have not been doing this, given your repeated calls requesting updates despite IRCC guidance explicitly stating that IRCC...
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    Do I need to mention a few unemployment days between jobs? (citizenship application)

    . This is up to you and your best judgment. Personally I would not specify short periods between jobs as a period of unemployment, but use my best judgment (based on the particular circumstances) to report the end date and the next day as start date for the next job. But I should note I did...
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    Living with Canadian Citizen abroad - Definition of accompanying

    This is mostly a partial repeat of observations I made in response to same query by posted by @TMELL in the forum for immigrating to Canada from the U.S. As noted there (and now here), I plan to offer further observations explaining why the risk for @TMELL is low, in the the topic...
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