Time outside Canada

[arsalanhasan]

How long can you stay out of Canada after receiving PR?
I plan to get my landing done in May'15 and stay in Canada till Oct'15 i.e. for 5 months.
How many months can I stay out of Canada before returning back?

 

[ttrajan]

You need to stay 2 out of 5 years in Canada to retain your PR status.

 

[arsalanhasan]

How many years out of how many years to be eligible for citizenship?

 

[ttrajan]

4 out of 6 years.

 

[ciscoccie]

4 out of 6 years.

are you sure ? I think it was 3 out of 5

 

[ttrajan]

They are going to change to 4 out of 6 years soon.

 

[scylla]

are you sure ? I think it was 3 out of 5

Citizenship is currently 3 years out of 4 years (NOT 5). However this is changing this year (likely in a few months) to 4 years out of 6.

 

[dr-kk]

just a small q

is this period of three or four from 5/6 should be continuous or in patches we can fulfilled this criteria

once again thanks

stay blessed