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Strange question, but how long can we make the process drag on? Assume I get language tests etc done, then apply via EE, then, say, 10 months later, get the go ahead to complete the process. I know that you can choose to land up to 12 months after the medical certificate date. Are there any...

Good to know these things. Thank you

6-7 months? Really? That's interesting. I'm no expert, I just had the impression it took longer than that, especially for people like me who wouldn't get maximum points (no job offer, Canadian job experience etc). IELTS is valid for 2 years, so I presume the other documents, health etc, are...

Thanks for the info - very useful to know. Hmm, I think I'll want to move to Canada a few years from now. Well, I'll keep reading and researching.

thanks for the reply. I take your point. But couldn't I just say, 'oh sorry - I've actually lost the test results. I moved house ...' Then I could just show them some more recent test results (60 days would be a challenge but certainly doable) . Of course, the score wouldn't be exactly the...

I understand Express Entry can take a few years, especially for those with no Canadian job experience or offers. To start the process, you have to provide info re education, work experience and language test results. What's to stop me from lying about having done the language tests? Once my...

My PR card will expire next year. I will not have 730 days residence by then. Actually, only about 35. However, I understand that sometimes they still let you enter the country as a resident (without reporting you). Of course, then you have to stay continuously for at least 2 years. Has the...

My PR card will expire in Spring 2016. So far, have only been in Canada for about 35 days, so am in breach of RO, strictly speaking. Thanks to the this forum, I understand that all is not necessarily lost however - in theory, I can go to Canada, then not leave until I have the 730 days, then...

I am a UK citizen. My PR card will expire in early 2016 and I won't have accummulated the necessary 730 days by then. I am currently outside Canada. I understand it might still be possible to enter Canada using my PR card but that is another story. My questions are 1 what happens if I go to...

thanks for the info. I landed about 3 and a half years ago. So, I presume then, do they have a computer that tells how many days you have been in Canada? Or do they look at your passport? But next year I will need a new passport.

By the time my PR card expires in 18 months' time, I will have less than 730 days residence in Canada. I am not currently in Canada. Yet I understand from this forum that, if I can get into Canada before my card expires, I can 'sit tight', not leave the country, and wait until I have been there...

thanks for the replies. Yeah, the employer issue seems crucial. I have a BC driver's license valid for another 4.5 years, maybe that would help. And I if I could get a health card too, would employers be satisfied? Hope so. Hoog

Thank you Scylla, I am surprised by what you said but you seem to be an expert. The policy seems over generous. Maybe it is just the practicalities of deporting hardworking honest folk. I think it was Scylla who elsewhere on this board described this as "stay for 2 years and your sins are...

It looks like when I arrive in Canada, I will have been resident only about 30 days in the 5 year period, with about 18 months remaining, so cannot get the 730 days required. I understand that the border officials will still let me enter the country, cos I have a PR card. Let's assume I find a...

thanks for the replies. Cappuccino - I assumed that would be true, because 2/5 years is generous. But I am intrigued by what Scylla says. Any further confirmation/agreement/disagreement would be welcome. So how do you go out of status? Is it that once the card expires, it would be...

My PR card will expire in Feb 2016. So far have been in Canada for about 35 days since card issued. If possible, I'd like to stay out of Canada until late summer 2014 at least. So I will probably have max 650 days only by Feb 2016, which is clearly less than 730. So say I move in August 2014. In...