Canadian Residency renewal strategy HELP Please

[Immiman]

I was dumb and did not know about renewal and obligation to stay 730 days . I moved to Canada on 29 April 2011 and left around 16 December 2013 making 597 days and did not get back. Now my PR is over on 22 June 2016

Questions are :-
- If I complete the remaining 133 after my PR card expires say after 22 June 2016 in 5 year window then can I apply for renewal in Canada and get out of country?
-Or if I do not complete 730 days and I enter Canada before my card expires do I have to wait another 2 years to get my card?

 

[zardoz]

I was dumb and did not know about renewal and obligation to stay 730 days . I moved to Canada on 29 April 2011 and left around 16 December 2013 making 597 days and did not get back. Now my PR is over on 22 June 2016

Questions are :-
- If I complete the remaining 133 after my PR card expires say after 22 June 2016 in 5 year window then can I apply for renewal in Canada and get out of country?
-Or if I do not complete 730 days and I enter Canada before my card expires do I have to wait another 2 years to get my card?

If all those 597 days were at the beginning of the 5 years period, every day after 29 April 2016, you will lose a qualifying day. So, after 22 June 2016 you will have much less than 597 days to start with. I think, from the information you have provided, you are going to have to wait for another 2 years, if you don't get reported when you try to get back to Canada.

 

[scylla]

Also keep in mind that the PR residency requirement is a rolling requirement. Meaning that at any given time you must be able to look back at the previous five years and have spent two of those years in Canada. Technically it's not enough just to meet this requirement when you apply to renew your PR card - you must meet this requirement continuously.

The PR renewal process is now close to 200 days in processing time. Once you meet the residency requirement and apply for a new PR card (assuming you apply as soon as you have 730 days), you will need to remain in Canada until the PR card is issued. If you leave, you will technically no longer meet the residency requirement as your start accumulating more days outside of Canada and days within Canada drop off from the total. This could cause further issues in renewing your PR card.

 

[keesio]

Immiman - give yourself the best case of returning to Canada and keeping PR status, you should come back to Canada ASAP. Even if you don't meet the 730 days in 5 years requirement, there is a fair chance you will be let in without being reported. If you wait until after your PR card expires, then the odds go down by a lot.