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    Voluntarily Renounce PR?

    My Canadian PR is valid until Aug 2021 but since we've not moved to Canada yet we will not be able to meet the criteria required to renew the PR. Have the following Qs: Should we voluntarily renounce our Canadian PR or not? What happens if we don't renounce voluntarily? In both the cases...
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    Not able to meet residency reqs

    Thanks for your reply. We were stopped at the border by the Canadian authorities earlier this year (May 2019) and told to move to Canada by July 2019. I think they put some notes in their system. I'm pretty sure we will be stopped again. In that case, what should our reply be to the authorities...
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    Not able to meet residency reqs

    We got out Canadian PR in July 2016 but due to some personal reasons have not been able to relocate to Canada. Now there is not enough time left to maintain the PR. We'd like to know what our options are: Voluntarily renounce the PR. When should this be done? If this is the option we go with...
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    Questions about finally moving to Canada

    Sorry, I meant the Canadian agencies not the CBP.
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    Questions about finally moving to Canada

    Thanks. I have spent about a month and a half in Canada already and with the move in June, I will get a total buffer of about 3 months for travel outside Canada. If I move my stuff in a U-Haul across the border crossing, will I need to go into secondary and declare the items?
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    Questions about finally moving to Canada

    Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure about importing the car yet. What about furniture etc.? Planning to drive a U-Haul across the border.
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    Questions about finally moving to Canada

    I completed my soft landing in July 2016 and my PR card is valid until Aug 2021. We're planning to finally move to Canada by June 2019 and spend at the least the next 2 years so we can renew our PR after meeting the residency requirements. Questions: 1. While crossing over to Vancouver, we were...
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    BC Health Card

    We're planning to move to BC, Canada early next year from Seattle. Wondering if I can apply for the BC Health Card now so that when we move to BC, we will have coverage? I don't have a permanent address yet but can provide a friends address for the card to be mailed. Please suggest if the...
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    Options to maintain PR

    We completed the soft landing in July 2016.
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    Options to maintain PR

    We completed our soft landing in Canada 2 years ago and have the PR until Aug 2021. Trying to figure out when to finally move in order to maintain the PR: I'd like to understand what is the latest that I can move to Canada and still retain my PR: 1. Move in June 2019 and stay for 2 years...
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    Opening a bank account/credit card

    Hi guys, We completed our landing and received our PR card in July 2016. We live in the US on H1B and so far, we've spent around 5 weeks in Canada on vacation etc. and are planning to permanently move to Canada in June next year. I was wondering if it makes sense to visit Canada and open up a...