Hi
Apoligize to post question in ur forum
But ur expert advice is highly appreciated
I will land in manitoba on april 2018 under MPNP. I plan to settle in province as iam a single mom with my 9yrs old son but in certain situation i got pregnant again by my irish fiance . I am on 3rd month pregnancy. I will still travel to canada and give birth in canada and after few month i will travel in and out to canada /ireland to be with his dad and return to canada to comply with residency requirement of 3 yrs
My inquiries are:
1. How long i am allowed to be outside canada.
2. Is it allowed to complete the 3 yrs RO but not in a continuous yr as i will travel in and out of the country
2. Does my sponsor which is my cousin will be barred or affected sponsoring another relatives while im out of canada.
3. Is it possible to give a temporary guardianship to my sister for my 10 yrs old son to look after him and school while im out of canada.
Im in a bit complicated situation and i dont know what right decision to think.
Please Anyone can give advice or in an experience please let me know .
Thabks in advance
Once you land you can stay out of Canada for almost 3 years but then you would need to stay in Canada for 2 years straight without leaving.
The residency obligation requires you to accumulate 2 years in the first 5 years from the time you land so any combination as long as total is 2 years. After the initial 5 years the RO is a rolling 5 years so each time you enter the 5 prior years are assessed to ensure you have 2 years accumulated.
You will need your PR card to fly back to Canada else a PRTD so keep that in mind from your initial landing although if you are giving birth in Canada would assume post landing that will be long enough for PR card to arrive.
Cannot answer questions 3/4 so expect someone else will feedback.
Your new born will be Canadian at birth so you need to do some research on applying for the new born passport if you intend to travel to Ireland.
Note if eventually you intend to apply for citizenship then you need 3 years physical presence in the 5 years before a citizenship application