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cbxx82

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hello

My wife has applied for my her permanent residency and i have applied aswell. Can i leave canada while i am waiting for my PR? Can i re enter canada on a holiday visa and wait for it to be approved??

please some advise on this matter

thanks
 

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cbxx82 said:
hello

My wife has applied for my her permanent residency and i have applied aswell. Can i leave canada while i am waiting for my PR? Can i re enter canada on a holiday visa and wait for it to be approved??

please some advise on this matter

thanks
Is this an inland our outland application, or are you talking about renewal?
 

cbxx82

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It would be an inland application. My wife is mexican and i am irish.We live in canada now.I am here on a student permit till next march 2012. she will apply for her PR in sept and i will apply aswell cause we are married but am i allowed to wait here for all the process to finish? do i need to have legal status all the way through the process?

thanks
 

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You always have to have legal status. If you leave and try to re-enter as a visitor, they still have to be sure that you will not try to overstay, even if your PR doesn't come through.