I am married to a Canadian citizen, and have been a permanent resident of Canada since January 2012. Because my wife has a job in the US, most of the time since I became Canadian permanent resident I have been living in US accompanying my wife. She is a professor at the US university. We would gladly move to Canada, but neither of us can find jobs there.
Will I have a chance to get Canadian citizenship now? I have met basic residence requirement, but not physical presence requirement.
CIC states that residing with your Canadian spouse abroad equals physical presence for maintaining permanent resident status. When it comes to citizenship CIC does not provide a definite answer. It states, that in case of less that 1095 days of physical presence the application will go before the citizenship judge. It does not, specify, however, whether residing with your Canadian citizen spouse abroad, because she has a job, will be taking into consideration as proof of my ties to Canada.
Is anybody in the same situation?
I would appreciate any advice!
Will I have a chance to get Canadian citizenship now? I have met basic residence requirement, but not physical presence requirement.
CIC states that residing with your Canadian spouse abroad equals physical presence for maintaining permanent resident status. When it comes to citizenship CIC does not provide a definite answer. It states, that in case of less that 1095 days of physical presence the application will go before the citizenship judge. It does not, specify, however, whether residing with your Canadian citizen spouse abroad, because she has a job, will be taking into consideration as proof of my ties to Canada.
Is anybody in the same situation?
I would appreciate any advice!