peter74 said:
No I didn't. I have used RC not from CIC. I used print out form and calculate by myself and I didn't know absences counts 2 for 1, I count them 1 for 1. So I have 91 days of absence and should apply after 182 days, but I wait 91 days :
I could not find anything on CIC that said absences counts 2 for 1, I count them 1 for 1....can you please elaborate?
Q4: When I try to calculate my absences, I get different numbers than the residence calculator. How does the residence calculator determine the number of days for each absence?
A4: The calculator uses the following rules to determine the number of days absent for each absence declared:
•When calculating an absence, either the day you leave Canada or the day you return is considered an absence, but not both. For example, an absence between July 1, 2003 and July 15, 2003 equals 14 days of absence.
•If you leave Canada and come back the same day, you do not have to declare an absence.
•An absence on February 29 (leap day) is not counted as an absence, nor is it credited as a presence. See Question 5 for more information on leap days.
•Total residence days ending in .5 are rounded up in your favour.
•The total number of days absent includes all absences from Canada within the four-year period immediately preceding the date of your application. Because the time spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident is only credited as half-time, absences from Canada before you obtained permanent resident status are divided by two before they are included in the total number of days absent.
