lotstolose said:
Hi,
I have applied for the renewal of my pr card. Having insufficient days I was asked to provide additional information. This was done a few months back. I have just received a letter requesting an interview at the local CIC office. I would really appreciate any insights/personal experiences as to what to expect with this type of interview.
I am trying to look at this positively because all this while I was thinking it might be an outright rejection.
Regards
OP's original thread below.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/pr-card-renewal-t164561.0.html
1. Sorry while your reason for employment outside Canada is compelling for you unfortunately in the eyes of CIC and case law its not a strong enough Humanitarian and Compassionate reason for you to keep your PR. Your days post application are irrelevant on a point of law as they are not in the 5 year window being examined.
2. In my opinion the CIC officer dealing with your case is covering all angles by interviewing you so that when you get a refusal it will be hard to appeal on H&C grounds as these would have been considered i.e. he/she is being thorough. A second school of thought could be he/she wants to cut you some slack likely by verifying the US based employment but your shortfall is over half of an already weak 40% (2/5) PR retention requirement that is currently the most generous leeway of any immigration program in the 'developed' world.
4. Your job choice is a personal choice - you could have found a job in Canada like hundreds of thousands of other PRs - that its not a good enough job for you is irrelevant. I know it sounds harsh but the reality is that the Residency Obligation is clear -you get 2 years out of 5 to be in Canada. There are exemptions for working for a Canadian company etc.
It seems that the employer you took a risk with will likely now cost you loss of PR. Do you think they would offer you a job thereafter and work on the LMO route or they would move on to the next PR? Options are:
(i) Withdraw the PR renewal application and hope CIC don't follow up and just close your file. This means forget about the job if you want to keep your PR or ask the company to make your position Canada based.
(ii) Go ahead to the interview if you get reported appeal all these to buy time but the outcome is inevitable.
(iii) Relinquish PR if reported and apply fresh to get a new 5 year window but how many times will you do this if you will always be working outside Canada? Has your spouse applied for Canadian Citizenship?
You can't have your cake and eat it is the deal here.
