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If I have lost the PR status, can I re-apply?

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niko80

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Apr 21, 2014
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Hi,
According to the rule, PRs have to reside in Canada minimum 2 years out of 5. If I can not follow that because of studies in the USA and loose the PR status is it possible to apply for it again? Did you hear about this case?
Thanks
 
niko80 said:
Hi,
According to the rule, PRs have to reside in Canada minimum 2 years out of 5. If I can not follow that because of studies in the USA and loose the PR status is it possible to apply for it again? Did you hear about this case?
Thanks
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Yes you can. I did not meet the residency obligations and renounced the PR status voluntarily, applied again (used my original UCI from the first time around) and got it approved.

I didn't get the impression that having had and lost the PR status already weighed either favourably or unfavourably the second time around. There was just a note in my file stating the facts.
 
lin_leu said:
Yes you can. I did not meet the residency obligations and renounced the PR status voluntarily, applied again (used my original UCI from the first time around) and got it approved.

I didn't get the impression that having had and lost the PR status already weighed either favourably or unfavourably the second time around. There was just a note in my file stating the facts.
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Interesting..can you please answer below queries on this:

1. Since I have no earlier info on this, IMO when candidates get PR they are suppose to reside in Canada for 2 years out of 5 once they first landed. If a person do so, does he/she gets the PR status forever? Or is there similar obligation for the next 5 years as well?

2. After what time (how many years after PR / Or living in Canada) the PR holders are eligible for the citizenship?

Thank you.
 
As far as I know this rule is applied to each 5 years period until you get citizenship. For citizenship you need 4 years but I am not sure if it is 3 years according to new rule.
 
This has been discussed on many occasions on this forum and the gist of it is: yes, legally you can freely move to another province (the right is conferred by the Constitution) but it is more of a moral obligation to try and make it in the province that nominated you (for Provincial Nominee programmes) or in this case Québec.

Failure to demonstrate that you tried to make it in good faith in the original province before moving could possibly affect your PR status renewal or citizenship application by being seen as misrepresentation on your part.
 
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