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@armoured may be correct in regards to WHY you were required to attend an interview to verify your ability in one of the official languages. That is, what may have triggered being scheduled for an interview to verify your ability in English or French. If that is the reason (I do not know if it...

Uncertainty . . . and other omissions . . . There is no mention of losing PR status due to cessation of protected person status (such as where a PR-refugee has traveled to their home country thereby reavailing home country protection). It appears there is no coverage of this subject in their...

Provincial Health Care and PR cards: I already mentioned the difference between Quebec and British Columbia that these lawyers discussed, in regards to obtaining provincial health care and drivers' licenses . . . CoPR works in Quebec, while B.C. strictly requires presentation of a valid PR card...

Much Appreciated! Yes, for those with an interest in the subjects of this conversation, law prescribing citizenship by descent, and salient issues in complying with the PR Residency Obligation, this is worth listening to. For me the second half addressing the PR RO was likewise more...

I was skeptical that the withdrawing of the PR TD application was so easily and quickly effected. So I am not at all surprised that it is still more or less in the system. This situation is so particular, if not peculiar, I cannot suggest how to handle it or how to proceed. I can say that...

While I have been following cessation cases closely for nearly a decade now, and have acquired quite a lot of information about the issue, I am NOT a Canadian lawyer and NO expert, and NOT qualified to give personal advice. General advice, yes, like do not travel to the home country, that's...

Comments triggered by Federal Court decision setting aside a cessation decision in Zou v. Canada, 2024 FC 1337, https://canlii.ca/t/k6r3r . . . That was an overly broad statement. It can be hard to keep the full range of context and tangents in perspective, or else I get even more overly...

Most PRs do NOT need the assistance of a Canadian immigration lawyer, even those relying on the credit toward the Residency Obligation for days outside Canada allowed PRs accompanying their Canadian citizen spouse. PR status does not require "renewal;" there is NO PR renewal. Replacement of...

In essence I concur with @armoured's view, that it is quite likely the application will be approved (based on actual presence in Canada for more than 730 days in the relevant time period), a new card issued within the coming months (less than eight months), subject to the possibility that IRCC...

Many, I guess, might answer this simply, citing the conventional wisdom: do NOT proceed with making a PR card application until you have first stayed in Canada long enough to meet the PR Residency Obligation. And this is probably a good answer, and for many in a similar situation perhaps the one...

The tax-filing requirement for citizenship is actually a requirement to comply with CRA tax filing obligations, and all that is required is complying with the tax filing obligations for just three of the preceding five tax years. So any of the five years for which no return is required will...

As @armoured and @Besram stated, follow IRCC's instructions. The checklist specifically refers to the instructions for providing "proof showing that you meet the residency obligation" that are in the guide for making a PR card application in "Appendix A" which is here...

First, my apologies, it appears there are problems in the functionality of IMM 5444. So it might not be so easy to use IMM 544 to do hypothetical/draft RO compliance calculations as I described above. And while IMM 5444 is still available at the IRCC website (such as through the IRCC form...

I largely agree with the observations posted by @armoured. Some Further Observations Re Calculating RO Compliance: Actually someone else (well, some software) will do the arithmetic. Just do a partial draft (only a small part) of the PR card application (IMM 5444): -- check "I am in Canada"...

Absent information about what issues are at stake, details in communications from IRCC scheduling an interview, or some other information illuminating what might be the concern, the issue at stake, it is very difficult if not impossible to answer these questions. All are contingent on what is...

Congratulations and looking forward to what you can share. Your update is appreciated. And just seeing the outcome for you based on the information you shared here (so your quote of that post with link is also appreciated), more than a year ago, is useful information that helps us to further...

At this juncture the cessation cases tend to be unremarkable other than illustrating the government continues to screen and enforce cessation provisions against Permanent Residents, including those who have traveled just once to their home country. It warrants repeating, and emphasizing, that...

In addition to observations offered by @scylla and @Besram . . . if your spouse is a British citizen it should be easy for them to travel to the U.S. and then use land transportation to travel to Canada. To enter Canada at a land crossing a PR can use an expired PR card or other documentation...

For the last few years there has been rather little anecdotal reporting of RQ-related requests for additional information, and most of that has not been full-blown RQ. In contrast, however, there have been more indications that when IRCC has RQ-related concerns or questions, the application is...

Too soon to know what this information indicates, including whether it actually means a hearing is required. Wait for communication from IRCC and if there is none within a couple or three months that clarifies what is happening, make a webform query, and if still in limbo or doubt follow that up...