kokokokokoko said:
Hi there, guys, I was wondering how can I visit if I have failed to meet pr residency obligation? Can I just apply for a regular tourist visa or what?
Only a Foreign National is eligible for a tourist visa or visitor status.
Unless and until your PR status is
formally terminated, you are a PR, not a FN, and thus not eligible for visitor status.
You can apply for a PR Travel Document, and then, if and when that application is denied, and once the period of time to make an appeal has passed, you would then no longer be a PR and you might be eligible for visitor status (of course you have to meet the other requirements).
You can surrender your PR status, either via a Canadian visa office at an embassy abroad, or at a PoE if you somehow are able to travel to the border and seek entry into Canada. Here again, this will terminate your PR status, make you a FN again, and you could then seek visitor status like any other FN in your similar circumstances.
Losing PR status this way should have no negative impact other than, of course, losing PR status. Indeed, for some it may be easier to obtain visitor status going forward than it might be for other FNs from the same country (as there is apparently less risk of overstaying).
