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Just to clarify my situation. My absence from Canada was for health reason's, if i had not had these problems i would have never left. In Canada if you lose your consience for any unknown reason you're not allowed to drive a car. Unfortunately this is what happened to me for no obvious reason...

Thank you for the hint Leon, i am from a visa exempt country, so i probably do not need a traveldocument. So does this mean that as long as immigration is not aware you do not lose your status a a permanent resident? Government officials from the provincial nominee program have always told me...

You're very welcome Karen! I hope everything will work out well with your parents, i think they should be in good standing with immigration. But getting back to my issue, if i were to apply today, and count the days for the last five years, fom the day that i would submit my application i would...

Ok just wondering, does that mean i have temporarely lost my PR status? ( at this moment) although i have met my residency obligations for the first five year period?

Hi Karen My Pr card ws still valid when i entered Canada, in april 2011, i applied for my new card in may that same year, but left Canada one month prior before receiving the invitation to pick up my new card. When i enter Canada next month i will fly on a return ticket, since i am a national...

Hi everybody I became permanent resident of Canada on august 1st 2006. I had been living and working in Canada from june 2004. My pr card expired on august 16 th 2011 During the first five years of being permanent resident i have been absent from Canada 1086 days, so i did meet my residency...

Thank you Leon for your comprehensive explanation, this makes a lot of sense to me (why can't immigration officials explain it like that?) I have met my residency obligation for the first 5 years of my pr card just shy of one week and have the card at the immigration office waiting for me to...

Hello everyone My new PR card has come in, and i want (have) to pick it up before the end of april. My old one expired in august last year, but i had to fly to The Netherlands before that time. It is my intent to fly to Canada to pick it up and fly back to the Netherlands on a returnticket, and...

Hi there I brought my 1994 Yamaha xtz 750 Supertenere with me from Europe (Netherlands) 2010. *because the bike was older than 15 years it was considered RIV exempt (does not neet to be inspected) *because this was my first vehicle i brought inot Canada it was also exempt from import duty's...

Thank you Wilson, So that would mean that your status as a permanent resident does not stop?

Hi everyone I had to go back to Europe for family matters last fall (The Netherlands) while my pr card was expired, during that period i had applied for a new one, which came in a month later (unfortunately). Before i traveled i went to the local immigration office to check if my new card had...