Help with PR renewal

[turab16]

Hi

any help and suggestions would be highly appreciated.

I came back to Canada just before the expiry of my PR Card. After that I have stayed in Canada for two years. I have to renew the PR card and therefore I am going to apply for renewal. Can there be potential problems for me to get my PR card renewed? (provided everything else is normal).

Thank you!

 

[Leon]

Immigration rules forbid them to look further back in time than the last 5 years before you apply. If you can prove that you have been living in Canada for at least 2 out of the last 5 years, then they can not deny you.

 

[turab16]

thanks for your reply leon much appreciated, and just to clarify i entered back into canada couple of weeks before the expiry of the PR card , couple of years ago. Even then i should have no problems, is that correct?
I know its a stupid question but i thought i might ask for clarity's sake. thank you!

 

[Leon]

As long as you can prove that out of the last 5 years, you lived in Canada for 2 or more, you are ok.

For persons who have been permanent residents of Canada for more than five years, the only
five-year period that can be considered in calculating whether an applicant has met the residency
obligation is the one immediately before the application is received in the visa office. A28(2)(b)(ii)
precludes a visa officer from examining any period other than the most recent five-year period
immediately before the date of receipt of the application.
Even if a person had resided away from Canada for many years, but returned to Canada and
resided there for a minimum of 730 days during the last five years, that person would comply with
the residency obligation and remain a permanent resident. An officer is not permitted to consider
just any five-year period in the applicant’s past, but must always assess the most recent five-year
period preceding the receipt of the application.

 

[turab16]

thank you leon!