made huge error on application for pr renewal application

[applicationerror]

but on the PR renewal form, you are not required to fill in days. It only ask for month and year.

As long as you filled that you were absent from Canada for less than 1094 days then you shouldn't worry. Just give them whatever they ask for. I don't think you need a lawyer for this. Do you plan to travel out of Canada soon?

there is cell "nos. of days" right next to "reason of absence" & after this mistake, if everything goes well won't leave for a day till i become qualified for citizenship, believe me this thing is stressing me out like crazy, what if they don't count the arrival stamp at foreign country as departure date from canada due to the time difference and deduct those days
thanks so much for your help albaman,god bless you and lyon

 

[Alabaman]

Nothing stressing you out man but you. Which CIC office told you to submit copies of your passport? Is it the central processing center in Sydney, Novia Scotia or your local CIC office? Anyways, don't worry man. Just give them whatever they ask for... and wait.

Moreover, you don't have travel plans so there is no rush. The worst that can happen is that they will give you a Residency Questionnaire (RQ) and this will only delay your application but you will eventually get your PR card because you have stayed more than 730 days in the last 5 years. If you go writing them a letter right now, then you will raise a red flag for something they would other wise not have noticed.

 

[applicationerror]

Sydney

 

[applicationerror]

Hello Alabaman,lyon,
if the arrival stamp in foreign country shows , lets say for example 5th then you have boarded the flight on 3rd from here

 

[Leon]

As I have already calculated for you and that post is on this thread somewhere, you have not been outside Canada for 1095 days or more in your first 5 years as a PR. You have been outside Canada for 1085 days precisely and that is enough to meet the residency requirements.

 

[applicationerror]

hi,
met a lawyer,he suggested withdrawal of the application,he said at this stage it is still possible since they havn't yet actually started to process the application. meeting another lawyer tomorrow for second opinion
thanks

 

[L7]

hi

If you wrote total days = 727 then it is better to withdraw your application if possible and resubmit a new one, it does not matter at this stage either you actually stayed 750 days or more, what you wrote it does matter.

By writing 727 days you yourself put the law into motion and declared you himself does not meet the residency obligations, law will complete its course of action.

I believe at the end of the day you will certainly get your renewed PR card, but after how long and how much legal struggle, it will unfold.

 

[applicationerror]

meeting lawyer on monday to reapply for the renewal, out of instinct called up the immigration call centre, agent said 5 year period from landing( aug 06-- aug 11) is counted for the RO, not the 5 years preceding the application date.

 

[L7]

Call again you will get a different story.

Look what the law says:

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.

 

[applicationerror]

thanks Leao & Alabaman

today received the invitation for oath citizenship
thanks Leon & Alabaman for your support & guidance in 2011 at the time of renewal of PR card, was so stressed out...,you guys are truly amazing & so helpful,
THANKS

 

[MonMoi]

Hello Leon
is the a week travel from Canada to US account for residence in Canada?

Thank you very much!

You don't need to stretch your time like that. Alabaman already recalculated this for you for your stays and here I do it again for your absences only:


5. Oct. 2006 15. Jun. 2007 252
26. Jun. 2007 3. Aug. 2007 37
26. Nov. 2007 24. Dec. 2007 27
29. Feb. 2008 4. Jun. 2008 95
4. Jul. 2008 25. Aug. 2008 51
1. Oct. 2008 15. Dec. 2008 74
1. Feb. 2009 4. May. 2009 91
14. Jun. 2009 28. Aug. 2009 74
27. Sep. 2009 22. Jan. 2010 116
11. Apr. 2010 28. Jun. 2010 77
20. Aug. 2010 17. Jan. 2011 149
6. Mar. 2011 18. Apr. 2011 42
1085

So you see, you only have 1085 days outside Canada. Your calculation error is counting one of your travel days with your absence according to the citizenship requirements but the PR requirements are different, for them, any day or part of a day spent in Canada counts as a full day in Canada. Because of that, both your departure date and your arrival date count as days within Canada.

For example, your last absence from the 6th of March until 18th of April: 6th of March is in Canada, then you have the remainder of March, 25 days outside Canada, then you have the first 17 days of April outside Canada and April 18th as staying in Canada again so total you have 25+17 days = 42 days outside.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hello Leon
is the a week travel from Canada to US account for residence in Canada?

Thank you very much!

1. No, last time I looked, the US was a separate country.

 

[MonMoi]

cause for the medical insurance card (Quebec), less than 20 days absence is counted for RO.

Hi


1. No, last time I looked, the US was a separate country.

 

[scylla]

cause for the medical insurance card (Quebec), less than 20 days absence is counted for RO.

Again, time spent in the US cannot be counted towards the PR residency obligation. You get zero days credit. You can keep asking the same question but the answer will be the same.

 

[MonMoi]

Got it. Thank you Scylla.

Again, time spent in the US cannot be counted towards the PR residency obligation. You get zero days credit. You can keep asking the same question but the answer will be the same.