I am confused, you are only supposed to include your absences from Canada since you became a PR and until you apply for citizenship so they can see that you have been physically present during that time. Why would you include travel history before that as it’s not even counted…
That's how it is "
supposed" to be. However, if you look closely at the physical presence calculator it actually asks you to list your travels in the last five years. Let's say you wish to submit the application on 2022-06-19. The exact wording is as follows:
*Please list all your absences outside Canada between 2017-06-20 and 2022-06-19
I know travels before beoming a PR (and if you never existed in Canada before then) should not matter and will have zero impact on the physical presence days. However, from what I read around in this forum, the issue may arise during the
"interview". What if the officer brings this up?
Things you could do during the interview are:-
- Tell the officer "hey why does that matter? The travels were made before I became a PR, and doesn't even impact my physical presence days."
- Simply argue with the officer about how the physical presence calculator itself is flawed (which it is).
But, would you wanna do any of the above? I guess not
