Urgent help required - Unmet RO, PR card expired, want to return to Canada

[chopramc]

I will appreciate some guidance on my situation.

Me and my wife had got our PR and took landing in Sep 2009.

Since we realized my wife was pregnant at that point we decided to head back so she delivered in India getting adequate family support during the delivery. Our PR card expired in 2014 and during this period we did not return to Canada. Now with our second baby also more than a years old, we are very serious about returning to Canada for good.

Having read some of the forum threads I understand
- Getting to Canada using the expired PR card is not a good option as it can lead to reporting and possible expulsion subsequently.
- My situation may not fall under humanitarian and hence very little chance in case I were to appeal.
- I will also need to apply for PR for both my kids, who are not Canadian citizen or PR.

1. Are my above assumptions correct?
2. Is there some way I can still get the Canada Immigration to grant me a renewal?
3. If not then the option I see is to re-apply for PR for me and the family. I am prepared to do that. If so, would I need to just proceed with the application or do i additionally need to do something regarding renouncing the current PR?

thanks,

 

[xpressentry]

if you have lost status, you need to reapply.

 

[chopramc]

thanks but doesn't help answer my questions. How do i know i have lost status? is it assumed i have lost it because i did not meet the residency obligation?

 

[ttrajan]

Try to enter via USA by private vehicle and if you are not reported then stay 2 years in Canada and apply for PR card renewal. Other wise renounce your PR status and apply PR under EE, but now it is very difficult to get without job offer.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Having read some of the forum threads I understand
- Getting to Canada using the expired PR card is not a good option as it can lead to reporting and possible expulsion subsequently.
- My situation may not fall under humanitarian and hence very little chance in case I were to appeal.
- I will also need to apply for PR for both my kids, who are not Canadian citizen or PR.

1. Are my above assumptions correct?
2. Is there some way I can still get the Canada Immigration to grant me a renewal?
3. If not then the option I see is to re-apply for PR for me and the family. I am prepared to do that. If so, would I need to just proceed with the application or do i additionally need to do something regarding renouncing the current PR?

The only chance you have to return to Canada is to fly to the US and cross by land. Given your long absence, there is a very good chance that you will be reported on entry. As you have no H&C grounds, this would result in your PR status being revoked.

If you somehow manage to enter without being reported, you will then need to spend 2 straight years in Canada to once again meet the RO. You will not be able to sponsor your children for PR until you are once again meet the RO; this means that there is a good chance that you will be separated from your family for 2 years.

If you want to apply for PR again, you and your wife need to formally renounce your PR status first.