Mimi2015 said:
Do you know in this case when you have to go back to Canada to be on the safe side regarding the residency obligations? Cause I have heard that one should return after six months and no longer than that . Plz reply as my case is similar to yours thanks
[size=10pt]Appendix A: Residency obligation[/size]
Minimum residency obligations
You must meet the residency obligation to obtain a Permanent Resident Card.
If you have been a permanent resident for five (5) years or more
you must have been physically present in Canada for a minimum of 730 days within the past five (5) years.
If you have been a permanent resident for less than five (5) years
you must show that you will be able to meet the minimum of 730 days of physical presence in Canada within five (5) years of the date you became a permanent resident.
Here is official link for residency obligations :http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#appendixA
[size=10pt]To be eligible for Canadian citizenship,[/size] you must have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for at least 1,460 days in the six years immediately before the date of your application. You must also have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for 183 days in each of four calendar years that are fully or partially within the six years immediately before the date of your application.
When calculating your time in Canada:
only the six (6) years immediately before the date of your application are taken into account;
only days you were physically present in Canada after you became a permanent resident count;
any time spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident does not count;
if you became a permanent resident less than six (6) years ago, your calculation period starts on the date you became a permanent resident;
time spent serving a sentence for an offence in Canada (e.g. prison, penitentiary, jail, reformatory, probation and/or parole) cannot be counted toward residence - there are some exceptions.
For citizenship here is the link: https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/redir.do;jsessionid=00A31665F565D5A5E607BE463BD54E7C?redir=faq#Q1