PR expired + out of country

[aliasaid]

Hello everyone,

It's been a few years since I was on here. Last time I was here you guys were of GREAT help. And now I'm in need of your assistance again.

I currently live in Libya. I sponsored my wife in 2017 to come to Canada and we got approved in record time... the entire process only took 3 months (1 month to be approved as a sponsor and another 2 months for my wife to be approved). We entered Canada to get the PR and then came back to Libya. Unfortunately, we never actually moved to Canada. The PR has now expired (May 2022). I have no idea if I will go back to Canada, but ideally, I want this option to be available. Is it possible to renew her PR given that we never actually lived in Canada? We're currently living together in Libya; we have 3 children and are all Canadian citizens.

Thanks guys for your help.

 

[armoured]

The PR has now expired (May 2022). I have no idea if I will go back to Canada, but ideally, I want this option to be available. Is it possible to renew her PR given that we never actually lived in Canada? We're currently living together in Libya; we have 3 children and are all Canadian citizens

You've been here in the past and asked so you can review those posts, not that much has changed:
-your spouse's PR status does not expire, just the card.
-because she has been with you, she might be able to get a PRTD to travel to Canada or renew her card (only from within Canada though).
-but perhaps not because they may consider that there was nothing like a 'she accompanied a Cdn citizen abroad' when you were both residing abroad and just kept on doing that.
-there may also be other implications (depending on what your other ties to Canada are).

Most simply:
-I know you'd like to have it as a back-up option, but it doesn't really work like that and it's not what it's intended for.

-It may overall be simpler to renounce PR status, get her a visa to visit from time to time, and then apply in future to sponsor her to Canada if you ever wish to actually settle in Canada. The primary risk for her being that if you split up or you pass away.

Read the resdiency obligation forums:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...rd/forums/permanent-residency-obligations.11/

Whatever you do, don't rush into any permanent decisions (like renouncing status). Look into it carefully first. And probably consider carefully whether the long-term desire is to be in canada or not.