Permanent residency

[gamble85]

Hi,

I am a Canadian citizen living in the UK and I have sponsored my husband for permanent residency, which has been approved. The confirmation letter says he needs to go through immigration at a port of entry before September 2018 and that he needs to spend 2 years out of 5 in Canada to maintain his permanent resident status. We have financial ties in the UK and need to sell our house etc before actually moving to Canada so is he able to fly out to 'validate' his permanent residence and leave again? We're planning to move next year so we will be in Canada for at least 3 years out of the 5 specified.

 

[Wakki]

Hi,

I am a Canadian citizen living in the UK and I have sponsored my husband for permanent residency, which has been approved. The confirmation letter says he needs to go through immigration at a port of entry before September 2018 and that he needs to spend 2 years out of 5 in Canada to maintain his permanent resident status. We have financial ties in the UK and need to sell our house etc before actually moving to Canada so is he able to fly out to 'validate' his permanent residence and leave again? We're planning to move next year so we will be in Canada for at least 3 years out of the 5 specified.

Yes........your husband could do a soft landing........land in Canada as PR........and leave immediately, preferably after a few days......but must return to Canada to maintain Permanent Residency obligation......which requires stay in Canada for 2 years in a 5 year period.

Congrats.....on the PR approval.

 

[gamble85]

Thanks so much for replying. We've actually already booked his flight so I had a bit of a panic thinking we had done the wrong thing! He arrives in Toronto next Saturday morning and leaves Sunday evening. Can we provide a the address of a family friend to mail the PR card to?

 

[Wakki]

Thanks so much for replying. We've actually already booked his flight so I had a bit of a panic thinking we had done the wrong thing! He arrives in Toronto next Saturday morning and leaves Sunday evening. Can we provide a the address of a family friend to mail the PR card to?

Yes........you could provide the address of a family friend to receive the PR card in the mail.

The family friend who received the PR card in the mail could later send the PR card thru a registered mail like DHL or UPS to your husband in UK.

 

[gamble85]

Thank you!

 

[zardoz]

Hi,

I am a Canadian citizen living in the UK and I have sponsored my husband for permanent residency, which has been approved. The confirmation letter says he needs to go through immigration at a port of entry before September 2018 and that he needs to spend 2 years out of 5 in Canada to maintain his permanent resident status. We have financial ties in the UK and need to sell our house etc before actually moving to Canada so is he able to fly out to 'validate' his permanent residence and leave again? We're planning to move next year so we will be in Canada for at least 3 years out of the 5 specified.

Many of us have done this.

 

[starnaenae]

Thanks so much for replying. We've actually already booked his flight so I had a bit of a panic thinking we had done the wrong thing! He arrives in Toronto next Saturday morning and leaves Sunday evening. Can we provide a the address of a family friend to mail the PR card to?

Just know he cant enter canada again without the pr card

 

[Wakki]

The family friend who received the PR card in the mail could later send the PR card thru a registered mail like DHL or UPS to your husband in UK.

 

[gamble85]

Thanks for all the replies. One more question - will he be able to apply for his SIN at the airport on the weekend? Or can he apply by mail from the UK? Thanks!

 

[Wakki]

Thanks for all the replies. One more question - will he be able to apply for his SIN at the airport on the weekend? Or can he apply by mail from the UK? Thanks!

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