Pr obligation

[Kkd]

I came as PR in March 2007. I stayed 365 days in 2007-2008 and 400 days in 2011-2012. I got my PR card renewed in March 2012.,which is valid till 2017.

Then I left Canada in April 2012 and came back in November 2013. NOW how long I should stay and when should I apply for my next renewal .?

 

[scylla]

You'll need to remain in Canada for about a year (until around November 2014) to meet the residency obligation - you'll need to determine the exact math and date. To meet the residency obligation, you need to have 730 days of residency in Canada in the last 5 years.

If you meet the residency obligation, you will be able to apply to renew your PR card six months before it expires in 2017.

 

[Kkd]

If I apply six months before my new PR, IWILL BE LEFT with only 4.5 years for the current period of 5 years.that means they will have to consider 6 Months from 2012-13 Period,is it ok ?because this was already considered once during my first renewal.

Can I leave in say 6 Months and come again in 2016 to complete balance 6 Month.

After landing in Nov13, I left for US,after two months. They are not questioning RO at every entry.they raise questions regarding RO only at the time of renewal of PR card. Now a days you can enter through the electronic kiosks, where hardly any questioning I'd done.

Pl enlighten regarding actual provisions in law.

Regards

 

[scylla]

Forget about when your PR card expires or when you received your last PR card.

The residency obligation is a rolling obligation. This means that at any time (today, tomorrow, six months from now, 1 year from now, etc), you must be able to look back at the previous five years and have 730 residency days during those five years. So if you apply for your PR card six months before it expires, CIC will look at the five years immediately before you submitted your PR card renewal application.

RO questions can in fact be raised at the border when you enter Canada. If the official you speak to at the border believes you don't meet the residency requirement, he/she can report you to CIC. If you are reported, then you will have to appear in front of a judge to argue why you should be allowed to keep your PR status.