nokia3315 said:
My medicals is valid up-to 05/2018.
So I guess it is mandatory that i land before 05/2018 & get my PR card.
But my question is up to what year i can defer my actual landing ?
After my real landing how many years do i have to stay to maintain my pr?
Short landing is common.
A new PR is in compliance with the PR Residency Obligation, up to the fifth year anniversary of the date the PR landed, so long as the PR is not outside Canada for 1095 or more days since landing. (After the fifth year anniversary, the PR is in compliance so long as the PR has not been outside Canada for 1095 or more days within the preceding five years; which means, conversely, the PR needs to have been in Canada at least 730 days within the preceding five years.)
Technically the new PR has up to 1094 days (three years) (from the date of exiting following the landing) to return to Canada and settle. However, it is foolish to cut it anywhere near that close.
stuff happens
Moreover, the longer it takes for the new PR to come to Canada and settle, the less flexibility the PR has to travel abroad in the event
stuff happens after returning to Canada (including family emergencies in country of origin for example), and again, make no mistake,
stuff happens.
It seems that most tend to come and settle within a number of months, some a year or even approaching two. That said, more than a few report (in this forum) not getting back to Canada for more than two and approaching three years. Many of the latter are in the forum, however, making queries about problems they have encountered, including about why their application to renew the PR card has been referred to Secondary and is taking way longer than the routine PRC replacement process.
PR visa expiration date:
Ordinarily, almost always, the PR visa will expire on a date that is no later than one year from the date of your last (or only) medical, or the date your passport expires if that is sooner.
As
thecoolguysam observed, it would be highly unusual for your medical to be valid for more than a year from the date it was done.
Again, the PR visa will clearly indicate the date it expires. As far as I am aware, it is
critical to make the trip to Canada by that date (and remember that there is always a risk of last minute emergencies, cancelled flights, and such, so it is prudent to schedule the trip with some time to spare). I have not been closely following this part of the process for a few years, so I am not confident of the current policy or practice, but for as long as I have been aware the policy has been very firm that that
a PR visa cannot be extended (and concerns you might be misled about this are the reason I am posting here; generally these days my posting is more or less focused on a few particular issues, like the PR RO, and where more in-depth observations are warranted), that is, that you must make arrangements to at least come to Canada to make the formal landing, becoming a PR, before the expiration date on your PR visa.
If there is any prospect you might have difficulty making the trip by that date, I suggest posting a specific query in the appropriate conference under the part here titled "Immigration to Canada" (perhaps in the conference titled "General - All Canadian Immigration"), where matters related to the process prior to actually being a PR are more commonly and thoroughly addressed, where there are probably participants more familiar with current policy and practices (and should know for sure whether it is possible to get a visa date extended).
