6 months stay outside Canada

[jmora]

Hi there,
I have recently landed in Canada and am staying here for a couple of weeks then go back until I finish off my pending works then move back to permanently settle in Canada.

A lot of people here are telling me that as a landed immigrant I cannot stay outside Canada for more than six months if I want to maintain my PR status. In other words I have to enter Canada within 6 months ( even for 1 day) until I permanently move in.

Have you guys heard of such thing? This is completely news to me!!

 

[scylla]

The six month rule doesn't exist.

To maintain PR stauts you must live in Canada for 2 out of every 5 rolling years. That is the only rule.

A long time ago there used to be a six month rule. However it is long gone.

 

[jmora]

Apparently this is something new came up very recently

 

[scylla]

There have been no recent changes to the PR residency obligation rules.

If a lot of people are telling you there have been - ask them to send you a link from the official CIC web site that mentions this rule. I'll tell you right now that no one will be able to send you a link because this rule doesn't exist.

 

[SanRoque]

No such rule in CIC website. In our case, just entered Canada before our immigrantvisa expires and stayed for a month there and now out of Canada. Still waiting for our PR card to arrive to the address given in Canada. It's been 7 weeks now and praying it will be delivered soon.

Anyone who are waiting for the PR card who are outside of Canada?

Cheers.

 

[vnca]

No such rule in CIC website. In our case, just entered Canada before our immigrantvisa expires and stayed for a month there and now out of Canada. Still waiting for our PR card to arrive to the address given in Canada. It's been 7 weeks now and praying it will be delivered soon.

Anyone who are waiting for the PR card who are outside of Canada?

Cheers.

Yes. I am waiting for my pr cards.
We landed in Canada on April 3rd and stayed for 15 days, then back to UK

Regards

 

[SanRoque]

Let's all get connected here for those who are waiting for our PR card so that we can have at least a trend of how long we are going to wait for our PR card.

I'm counting and we are on a 50 days mark already.

 

[amikety]

Apparently this is something new came up very recently

It sounds like your friend is confusing Canada and the USA. I believe the USA has a six month rule in effect for PRs. I know my sister-in-law can't vacation in her home country for too long or she can lose her green card.