COPR but wife must care for very sick mother

[smoothsailing]

My wife is expecting to have to care for her very sick mother and for a few months of recovery. Apart from having to land before her medical expires, what are the rules for the time period being allowed to land and then shortly after go back to look after her mother? Can I send her the PR when it arrives and she has something like up to a year to permanently reside in Canada?

 

[Ponga]

Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's health.

Your wife can leave as soon as she lands and can [technically] stay away for up to 3 years, without jeopardizing her PR status.

She needs to spend 730 days, out of each rolling 5 year period, in Canada to maintain her Residency Obligation. You can send her the PR Card once it arrives.

 

[smoothsailing]

Thanks. This info will help with planning.

 

[floomy]

My COPR was expired same year my passport does ( it might be different from each vo)
If her COPR would give her enough time to land then she can land and go back to her country for her mom.
she has to reside in Canada for 2years in 5 years (total 730 days).
if she travel with you (canadian citizen) outside Canada , it counts as residing in Canada too.

 

[Bubbles87]

As far as I knew the terms of PR residency have changed. Now we have to live within Canada for 6 months of every year, for 5 years forward.

Correct me if I am wrong...

 

[smoothsailing]

As far as I knew the terms of PR residency have changed. Now we have to live within Canada for 6 months of every year, for 5 years forward.

Correct me if I am wrong...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=727&t=4 says2 years out of 5, and the information was last modified on August 24, 2015. I could have done that search before asking the original question.

 

[Ponga]

As far as I knew the terms of PR residency have changed. Now we have to live within Canada for 6 months of every year, for 5 years forward.

Correct me if I am wrong...

That's the way it is in The U.S. for a Green Card holder.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

As far as I knew the terms of PR residency have changed. Now we have to live within Canada for 6 months of every year, for 5 years forward.

Correct me if I am wrong...

You're wrong. The 6 month/year requirement is for citizenship eligibility and has nothing to do with maintaining PR status.

 

[Rob_TO]

My wife is expecting to have to care for her very sick mother and for a few months of recovery. Apart from having to land before her medical expires, what are the rules for the time period being allowed to land and then shortly after go back to look after her mother? Can I send her the PR when it arrives and she has something like up to a year to permanently reside in Canada?

Will she have Condition 51 on her PR? If so then technically she is supposed to live with you from the moment she gets PR. If CIC feels you are not cohabiting during the 2-years conditional period, then they could start to investigate her PR status. Most likely going back to home country for a few months to care for her mom will not cause any problems, but if she does have conditional PR I wouldn't push my luck in living apart from her for more than a few months.

 

[smoothsailing]

Will she have Condition 51 on her PR? If so then technically she is supposed to live with you from the moment she gets PR. If CIC feels you are not cohabiting during the 2-years conditional period, then they could start to investigate her PR status. Most likely going back to home country for a few months to care for her mom will not cause any problems, but if she does have conditional PR I wouldn't push my luck in living apart from her for more than a fe
w months.

We'll see. I don't expext COPR until at least March. Just planning our options.Easy to have an official doctor and hospital report if necessary.

 

[screech339]

We'll see. I don't expext COPR until at least March. Just planning our options.Easy to have an official doctor and hospital report if necessary.

Was your marriage less than 2 years old and have no children when you submitted sponsor application? If it was, then your spouse will have 2 year conditional PR.

 

[smoothsailing]

Was your marriage less than 2 years old and have no children when you submitted sponsor application? If it was, then your spouse will have 2 year conditional PR.

Yes

 

[Ponga]

Yes

Then that would change things (unless you also accompany her). The Conditional PR requires that she continue to live with your for 2 years after the day that she lands. If she leaves for several months without you, that could be a problem.

 

[Davidaxel]

My wife is expecting to have to care for her very sick mother and for a few months of recovery. Apart from having to land before her medical expires, what are the rules for the time period being allowed to land and then shortly after go back to look after her mother? Can I send her the PR when it arrives and she has something like up to a year to permanently reside in Canada?

Hello,
I think you can never send her the PR when it arrives and she has some thing like up to a year to permanently reside in Canada.

 

[Davidaxel]

Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's health.

Your wife can leave as soon as she lands and can [technically] stay away for up to 3 years, without jeopardizing her PR status.

She needs to spend 730 days, out of each rolling 5 year period, in Canada to maintain her Residency Obligation. You can send her the PR Card once it arrives.

Hello,
I agree with you but in some reasons that's possible.