This is a bit of a complicated situation to be in but the best approach would be to respond in a forthcoming manner just the way you explained your status here. Question would be if you would still remain eligible once the physician presence is adjusted towards your status in Canada.
I can share my opinion on your queries and if someone with more knowledge can chip in would be great.
Your visitor status should stand expired on Jan 20 based on 6 month stay permitted at port of entry. Not 100% sure if this counts as temporary status. The subsequent one month until work permit issuance would place you under implied status. Feb to Sep certainly counts as temp resident and thereafter as PR. End date of WP would be the date you re-entered Canada as a permanent resident.
Not sure of your last question but putting two entries would incorrectly add days to your physical presence as the system would count both start and end dates as days spent in Canada so you would need to be careful around that.
All the best.
Thanks for the reply.
For this particular question about whether I had valid
Temp Res status prior to getting my PR, I know I need to include my time with the work permit Feb 2020 to Sept 2020 as having a "temp res" status.
I'm assuming I would not have had a "temp resident status" while I was a visitor therefore would not include this time as having a temp res status but I'm not sure.
here is their definition of temp res
Temporary resident meaning
A foreign national who is in Canada legally for a short period. Temporary residents include students, foreign workers and visitors, such as tourists.
- Study permit: A document issued by IRCC that authorizes a foreign national to study at an educational institution in Canada for the duration of the program of study.
- Work permit: A document issued by IRCC that authorizes a person to work legally in Canada.
- A visitor visa (also called a temporary resident visa) is an official document that we stick in your passport. It shows that you meet the requirements needed to enter Canada.
being from the UK I didn't get a "visitor visa" based on the above definition. I just had date stamped on my passport. but I also did come in initially as a tourist/visitor
The options to choose from are
Visitor
Temp foreign worker
international student
temp res permit holder
Based on the options available I think I should include my time as a visitor prior to getting WP as temp res status.
This should be straight forward and obvious but it's becoming confusing.
Ragarding my #3 question that a is unrelated to all the stuff above. I was just wondering when I enter my time away from Canada do I enter it all as one? Again I was away from Canada when I got my PR. So I left as a Work permit holder and came back as a PR. The reason I'm asking is doesn't it count the days differently when you aware away from Canada as a PR vs Temp?
