My pr expired a year ago and I haven’t met residency requirements but my spouse just got Canadian citizenship and we would like to apply for my pr through her sponsorship. What’s the process for this? Should I first apply for prtd and if it gets rejected they revoke my pr? Then apply for a new pr through my wife? Or I can submit a new pr application and somewhere in the application i can indicate about my expired pr? There aren’t clear instructions on this scenario. Experts please advise
Renewing or applying for spousal sponsorship by canadian citizen after an Expired PR and unmet res obligations
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Your PR is not expired, which is why you cannot re-apply for PR until it gets revoked or you renounce it.
If you apply for PRTD with H&C reasons, processing time can be very lengthy, so if you intend to return to Canada soon, this may not be the best way.
You could try entering via a US land border, and if you do not get reported, you can remain in the country until you meet RO again, then apply for a new PR card.
Alternatively, you can voluntarily renounce your PR and then go the sponsorship route.
thanks a lot f
Thanks a lot for this quick reply and advice. If I voluntarily renounce the PR does it affect my chances of getting my pr through the spousal sponsorship?
Do you intend to permanently settle in Canada? How much time have you and your wife spent together in person since becoming PRs?
yes, I intend to permanently settle in Canada. since becoming PRs it's been about 6 years and she just got canadian citizenship and we have spent about 3 years together.
No, it doesn't. Your sponsorship application is assessed based on meeting eligibility requirements in place at the time that you apply.
Together in person outside Canada? Has she been living in Canada up to getting sponsorship?
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