Revoking Residency and applying for Visit VISA

[shk123]

Hi. I am currently in Canada and have not met my Residency Obligations. I plan to move back to my home country and continue my job and my family will stay here and complete their period to apply for PR and subsequently Citizenship.

Since i will have to visit them frequently, I am planning to revoke my residency and apply for Visit visa.

Question: Can I revoke my residency and apply for visit visa during my stay here in Canada. The aim is to have a visa in hand before i leave. I dont want to be in a situation where i am awaiting approval for visit visa when i am outside and should there be any emergency situation in the family. Is it possible to apply for visit VISA while inside canada?

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Hi. I am currently in Canada and have not met my Residency Obligations. I plan to move back to my home country and continue my job and my family will stay here and complete their period to apply for PR and subsequently Citizenship.

Since i will have to visit them frequently, I am planning to revoke my residency and apply for Visit visa.

Question: Can I revoke my residency and apply for visit visa during my stay here in Canada. The aim is to have a visa in hand before i leave. I dont want to be in a situation where i am awaiting approval for visit visa when i am outside and should there be any emergency situation in the family. Is it possible to apply for visit VISA while inside canada?

Thanks

The TRV application must be submitted outside of Canada.

 

[canuck78]

Also a TRV is far from guaranteed given your family ties in Canada. You should retain your PR status until you get reported. You only recently returned to Canada yet are not even attempting to settle in Canada. If you want to see your family regularly the only guaranteed way is to remain in Canada.

 

[shk123]

Also a TRV is far from guaranteed given your family ties in Canada. You should retain your PR status until you get reported. You only recently returned to Canada yet are not even attempting to settle in Canada. If you want to see your family regularly the only guaranteed way is to remain in Canada.

Thanks Canuck. The only way to retain my PR status is to stay in Canada. My intentions are not to stay here and go back. I want my family to stay here and get Citizenship. Unfortunately, i am in a situation where no option is supporting me in achieving what I plan for other than the fact that I stay here in Canada which is not possible in my existing situation.
Is there anything that can be done which i might be missing in the overall thought process?

 

[canuck78]

Thanks Canuck. The only way to retain my PR status is to stay in Canada. My intentions are not to stay here and go back. I want my family to stay here and get Citizenship. Unfortunately, i am in a situation where no option is supporting me in achieving what I plan for other than the fact that I stay here in Canada which is not possible in my existing situation.
Is there anything that can be done which i might be missing in the overall thought process?

You are essentially abusing the good will of Canada by parking your family in Canada with no plan on working or settling in Canada yourself. Your 3rd child got extremely lucky and got a TRV likely based on you declaring that your whole family was finally settling in Canada. I assume you were the one who qualified for PR. There are consequences to your plan which may mean multiple years without seeing your family and your family unable to leave without risking their status. You have put yourself in this situation by not meeting Canada’s very lenient residency requirement and there could be significant consequences.

 

[Copingwithlife]

….and the Government wonders why Canadians views on immigration have soured

 

[canuck78]

….and the Government wonders why Canadians views on immigration have soured

To be fair this is not a new phenomenon. Most do at least meet RO and haven’t received a TRV for another child which would have likely required proof of intention to move to Canada as a family.