PR renewal timeline

[iamgodblue]

I'm sure this has been asked multiple times.

My PR expires in May 2024, I moved to Canada in April 2022. However if I travel outside of Canada, as I work for a foreign non Canadian entity and I don't meet 730 days by May 2024.

Would I lose my PR status if I wait for my 730 days to be completed (with a 2 month buffer) and apply sometime in Sept 2024? what challenges could I face? Is there anything special I need to submit?

I don't need to travel outside of CA April-Sep 2024.

 

[Besram]

I'm sure this has been asked multiple times.

My PR expires in May 2024, I moved to Canada in April 2022. However if I travel outside of Canada, as I work for a foreign non Canadian entity and I don't meet 730 days by May 2024.

Would I lose my PR status if I wait for my 730 days to be completed (with a 2 month buffer) and apply sometime in Sept 2024? what challenges could I face? Is there anything special I need to submit?

I don't need to travel outside of CA April-Sep 2024.

I assume you are currently in Canada and you have not been reported for not meeting the residency obligation.

If this is true, you can simply wait until you are in compliance with the residency obligation and then submit an application to renew your PR card. You can also wait longer if you are more comfortable with a buffer. You will not lose your PR status if you simply wait. However, you shouldn't make any application to IRCC until then that can trigger an investigation of your residency obligation - for example, applying to sponsor someone for PR.

The same is true for travelling internationally. If you travel before you are in compliance again, you risk being questioned at the border and potentially reported for non-compliance, which can result in the loss of your PR status.

 

[canuck78]

I'm sure this has been asked multiple times.

My PR expires in May 2024, I moved to Canada in April 2022. However if I travel outside of Canada, as I work for a foreign non Canadian entity and I don't meet 730 days by May 2024.

Would I lose my PR status if I wait for my 730 days to be completed (with a 2 month buffer) and apply sometime in Sept 2024? what challenges could I face? Is there anything special I need to submit?

I don't need to travel outside of CA April-Sep 2024.

To be compliant with your RO you must meet the 730 days in 5 years from your landing date which is different than the expiry date of your PR card. How much time are you needing to spend outside Canada?

 

[Ponga]

I'm sure this has been asked multiple times.

My PR expires in May 2024, I moved to Canada in April 2022. However if I travel outside of Canada, as I work for a foreign non Canadian entity and I don't meet 730 days by May 2024.

Would I lose my PR status if I wait for my 730 days to be completed (with a 2 month buffer) and apply sometime in Sept 2024? what challenges could I face? Is there anything special I need to submit?

I don't need to travel outside of CA April-Sep 2024.

Where do you work?

Your PR does NOT expire...your PR CARD expires.

As mentioned, you need a minimum of 730 days IN Canada for each rolling 5 year period to maintain your required R.O. to keep your PR status. This does not have to be concurrent days; just 730 total.

If you moved to Canada in April of last year, you only have ~ 300 days towards your R.O., plus any days you were in Canada prior to officially moving as long as they're within the current 5 year window. You will need to have another ~430 (+) between now and whenever your card expires in May of 2024. With approximately 455 days remaining (from today), you can probably only be outside Canada for ~ 25 days (or less) between now and then.

Fun Fact:
If you leave Canada and return the same day (drive across a land border to buy gas) it still counts as a full day in Canada (for PR R.O.)

Driving across on a Friday morning (12:01 AM) and returning late Saturday night (11:59 PM), counts as two full days in Canada.

Spending three days outside of Canada counts as 2 full days (no credit for the second day, obviously).