A Canadian wife accompanies me outside Canada where I work.

[Youssef1000]

Dear Experts

I will appreciate your advise. I am a PR holder who currently offered a job outside Canada and left the country. My PR will expire in Nov. 2018. My wife and kids have accumulated 3 years in Canada and applied for Citizenship under the previous system. I assume they will get the citizenship sometime in summer 2016. My questions are:
1- If my wife joined me outside Canada after she becomes a Canadian citizen, say in summer 2016, will the time she spend with me be counted toward my residency requirement? Please consider the fact that I am the one who is working. In other word she is actually accompanying me not me accompanying her.
2- In case the time is counted, can I apply for a travel document to return back to Canada after the expiration of my PR, say after 7 years? Is there a time limit ?.

I will appreciate your advice. It means a lot to my family.
Thank you

 

[keesio]

Dear Experts

I will appreciate your advise. I am a PR holder who currently offered a job outside Canada and left the country. My PR will expire in Nov. 2018. My wife and kids have accumulated 3 years in Canada and applied for Citizenship under the previous system. I assume they will get the citizenship sometime in summer 2016. My questions are:
1- If my wife joined me outside Canada after she becomes a Canadian citizen, say in summer 2016, will the time she spend with me be counted toward my residency requirement? Please consider the fact that I am the one who is working. In other word she is actually accompanying me not me accompanying her.
2- In case the time is counted, can I apply for a travel document to return back to Canada after the expiration of my PR, say after 7 years? Is there a time limit ?.

I will appreciate your advice. It means a lot to my family.
Thank you

1 - Yes, if she lives with your abroad, it will count towards your PR residency (but not citizenship). It doesn't matter who accompanies who, as long as you are living together. While living together abroad, you should start collecting proofs that you are living together (both name on lease/mortgage, getting mail at same address, etc) as CIC will want to see this when you try to renew PR card

2 - Yes you can apply for a travel document as long as you meet the PR RO when you do so.