Permanent Residence 2 Year Obligation

[criscanada]

Dear Members,

I became a Citizen recently. My wife and kids are back in my home country because of some medical issues.
They lived here in Canada for 1 Year. The residency obligation is 2 out of 5 years in Canada and with few exceptions.

I am adding the below exception relevant to my question.

"If you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can accumulate residency days if you are:

• Travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a child under 19 years of age accompanying a parent."

So my question is: If I return to home country and spend 1 year with them, will they be able to fulfil their obligation of 2/5 years. Please advice!

Has anyone been in this situation??

 

[meyakanor]

There was a discussion on precisely this issue several months ago. I suggest you take a look at the discussion from that thread:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...ing-with-citizen-spouse-abroad-update.579860/

 

[criscanada]

There was a discussion on precisely this issue several months ago. I suggest you take a look at the discussion from that thread:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...ing-with-citizen-spouse-abroad-update.579860/

Thanks a lot!! I think it is going to difficult to establish my case to CIC if I chose to take this route!

 

[canuck78]

Thanks a lot!! I think it is going to difficult to establish my case to CIC if I chose to take this route!

Definitely not advisable.