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After 5 years in Canada I feel much better here. People are different and their reasons my different from yours. Do not be cynical and jugful.

I see :( I am working as expat in the Middle East but I am not from the Middle East originally. I lost my job in Canada and that contract was my only available option. I lived in Edmonton and economic situation in Alberta keep on going down. In my job contract my job is described as "training...

Yes, the number of days counts, but they could also check your tax return status. I am eligible for PR renewal by the number of days I stayed in Canada in the last 5 years. To renew PR status, you have to be physically present in Canada 2 years out of five.

Thank you very much for getting back to me! Why do you think it can delay the application process? What if I came to Canada for a few weeks to file an application, would it make a difference? I am trying to work out what would be better - to renew my PR or to apply for the citizenship.

Hello, according to the new law I am eligible for Citizenship application. However, I am currently working abroad on 2 ye contract. I am paying all the taxes to maintain my PR. Can I still apply for Citizenship in this case?

Yps...Thank you Rigly68, it looks like I misunderstood the bill. I thought that it has been already signed. Thank you for clarifying this.

Hello everyone, could you please help me to clarify the following? According to the new law, I am meeting criteria for the number of days I have spent in Canada in order to be qualified to apply for the citizenship. However, since last fall I am working outside the country. I have canadian...

I see, I also did some search and you are right, for the year 2016 I think I have to pay the taxes. But I am now looking on how to reduce the total amount. Also, for year 2017, if I did not stay in Canada and do not have any significant residential ties, I will fill the tax return form as...

Dear Dpenabill, than you for the reply. I am totally okay to pay taxes on my Canadian income, but I want to minimize, if possible, the taxes from my out of Canada income. Would it be possible for you to recommend a tax layer who deals with international taxes?

Dear Steaky, thank you for the reply. My friend also told me that I would not loose my PR if I declare myself immigrant for tax purposes. but we could not find any reference to it. The CRA is not talking about the PR holders. I know that if I had Canadian passport, I would not loose my...

Hello, I was wondering if someone can help me. I am PR holder and I have fulfilled a requirement for physical stay in Canada for two years out of five. I was offered a tax-free job in a country which does not have a tax treaty with Canada. The conditions were good and I started it last October...

Guys, thank you very much. I somehow could not find this information on the cic site and started panicking that i wasted two months and did not apply for on time.

Hello guys, First, thank you all for the useful advises during my application period, it was really helpful. After long waiting my application was finally approved and I landed 2 months ago. At the border I was told by an officer that I do not need to apply for the PR card and it will be sent to...

I am from Ukraine. In general, if you apply for a new passport, the old one is taken away. But as it was mentioned above, if you have valid visas in your old passport, they will not take it away.

Thank you for the advise. I called Canada Post and open an urgent case. Can you tell me how did you get to the Manager?

initially I had one passport, but when it expired, I extended it in consulate. After some time I come back to my home country and applied for a new one. At that time I was told that according to the law, I can keep both of them.

I sent the passport by Xpost on Feb 21st, and it was received by CIC on Feb 24th. The return tracking # was activated on Friday 28th. Today the package status is still appeared as "item processed in Ottawa at 17:26 pm on Feb 28th". That is it. I have opened a ticked with Canada Post, and very...

Hello guys, I have a delay in receiving my passport with visa stamp through the Xpress mail. Canada Mail is looking into this issue right now (I have a tracking number). However, if worth comes to worth, could CIC void that visa and stamp a new one into a different passport? (I have one more...

Thank you guys for all your suggestions. I have copy it in word, filled it in and then paste back in the body of e-mail.

Hello guys, I am sorry for possible spamming as this question has already been discussed here. I have received the Biodata form. However, I cannot fill it online to send it directly to cic. I've searched the backlog and found that this used to be printed out, filled, scanned and sent back as...