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tegveer

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Aug 15, 2009
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Is it possible to voluntarily relinquish your PR status if someone knows he would not be able to meet the residency requirement ?
 
Hi

tegveer said:
Is it possible to voluntarily relinquish your PR status if someone knows he would not be able to meet the residency requirement ?

Yes, contact an overseas CIC/CHC office, and complete an IMM 5539B

PMM
 
Thanks a lot !
But this website of government of Canada says it is not possible to relinquish your PR status
Here is the that page
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/india-inde/visas/pr_return-retour_rp.aspx?lang=eng#Travel_

One more question if you want to get sponsered again to Canada in a short time (like a year after as a dependant child in my case) , does relinquishing your PR status affects the application in any way ?

Thanks !
 
Hi

tegveer said:
Thanks a lot !
But this website of government of Canada says it is not possible to relinquish your PR status
Here is the that page
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/india-inde/visas/pr_return-retour_rp.aspx?lang=eng#Travel_

One more question if you want to get sponsered again to Canada in a short time (like a year after as a dependant child in my case) , does relinquishing your PR status affects the application in any way ?

Thanks !

You are not reading the section correctly read http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op10-eng.pdf page 21

PMM
 
A question is, does relinquishing your PR status -- because you know in advance you won't spend the required time in Canada -- help or hinder a subsequent application for PR?

Or, is it easier and equal in the eyes of Immigration if you let your PR lapse with no specific action or declaration?
 
I don't think you can apply for PR again until it's clear that you don't have PR anymore.
 
What exactly does exceptional circumstance in relinquishing PR status means ? Is studying out of Canada an exceptional circumstance as I would not be able to comply with residency obligations ?