Hello all,
to start off with briefly introducing myself, I am a new Canadian citizen who has been one for almost 1 year now. This posting is more about my parents, especially my mother.
My mother is a PR in Canada, and she had been keeping good records of days of presence in the country until September of 2013. Since then, she was outside of the country for lots of times since my grandmother was very sick and needed someone's care.
Now, my parents both want to come back to Canada (would be probably around Fall, 2016) , and this time they would be coming here to buy the house with a mindset of not planning on going back to Korea anytime soon.
The problem is this: My mother's PR card expired on October of this year, and she applied for a renewal in winter of 2014 (December). We still haven't heard anything back from CIC, and last time my mother had phone them, all they said was her file was in the "In Prog" status. By Fall next year, I am not even sure if she would even meet the requirement to keep her PR status in Canada. Also I am wondering how she would have to pass the security in airport, like by her expired PR card and explain her situation or just come with her Korean passport.
This really complicated our plan of getting together in the fall of new year because we thought my mom could just come in, buy the house and BAM. But I guess nothing works out that easily.
Could any one give me any sound advice or recommended actions to take? I also have heard of this thing called "Travel Document", but I am not too sure what the document really is or what it does.
Thank you in advance and happy holidays!
to start off with briefly introducing myself, I am a new Canadian citizen who has been one for almost 1 year now. This posting is more about my parents, especially my mother.
My mother is a PR in Canada, and she had been keeping good records of days of presence in the country until September of 2013. Since then, she was outside of the country for lots of times since my grandmother was very sick and needed someone's care.
Now, my parents both want to come back to Canada (would be probably around Fall, 2016) , and this time they would be coming here to buy the house with a mindset of not planning on going back to Korea anytime soon.
The problem is this: My mother's PR card expired on October of this year, and she applied for a renewal in winter of 2014 (December). We still haven't heard anything back from CIC, and last time my mother had phone them, all they said was her file was in the "In Prog" status. By Fall next year, I am not even sure if she would even meet the requirement to keep her PR status in Canada. Also I am wondering how she would have to pass the security in airport, like by her expired PR card and explain her situation or just come with her Korean passport.
This really complicated our plan of getting together in the fall of new year because we thought my mom could just come in, buy the house and BAM. But I guess nothing works out that easily.
Could any one give me any sound advice or recommended actions to take? I also have heard of this thing called "Travel Document", but I am not too sure what the document really is or what it does.
Thank you in advance and happy holidays!
