Resident MISSING from Canada for More Than a Year!
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Forum Name: Preserving Permanent Residence Status
Forum Description: How long can a permanent resident remain outside of Canada? Commentaries on preserving permanent residence.
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Topic: Resident MISSING from Canada for More Than a Year!
Posted By: shyguycalif
Subject: Resident MISSING from Canada for More Than a Year!
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 1:03pm
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I became CA permanent resident in July 2008
 . I travelled to Canada in 2009, for approx. 5 months (4 days every week) on a consulting project representing my USA employer. I was returning back every weekend to my family in USA. While entering Canada every week, I always entered as a resident using my canadian address on immigration form as my permanent address (to avoid too many questions). I stopped travelling to Canada after 5 months since my project got over
 . I had applied and got the SIN Number and Health care during that 5 month timeframe.  My wife and kids who were based in USA with me travelled only once to Canada and also got SIN and health care on my canadian address. Due to personal reasons, I am not in position to move permanently to canada yet. I am aware I need to live in Canada for 3 years out of 5 year from start of my permanent residency in order to maintain the Canadian PR card. Q1: What will happen if I now enter Canada with just a little over than 2 years remaining on first 5 year of residency? Q2: Will my family or I be asked many questions on why I was missing in canada for over a year?
 Please advice... =ShyGuyCalif |
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Posted By: edmotonresident
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 3:45pm
If i may ask you a question, what filed of engineering you practice? ------------- "Canada, where good people live" |
shyguycalif wrote:Posted By: job_seeker
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 4:42pm
I don't think they would question you when you enter Canada again since you still have over two years to maintain your permanent residency. But now you would have to keep track of the number of days you stay in Canada. |
Posted By: shyguycalif
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 6:49pm
edmotonresident, I am senior ERP implementation consultant. Most of my work involves going to client site and implementing ERP solutions for clients. Unfortunately the market in Canada only pays less than half of what I make here (may be its same for all the jobs in canada).
Q. Once I move to canada (before 2 years limit starts), will I be able to move all my stuff still based on my "Goods to follow" list (which was approved when I landed)? Since I already claimed to be resident while travelling/entering several times, would they question me on that?
=ShyGuyCalif
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Posted By: edmotonresident
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 6:55pm
N.B. I have asked you this question coz i am a P Eng. here and practicing, i think you have a P.E. designation in USA right? ------------- "Canada, where good people live" |
Posted By: shyguycalif
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 7:03pm
I am not sure what P.E Designation means. I have never heard of it.
Q. One last question, I also read that if I travel for work outside Canada because of my Canadian Employer then, that time spent outside country is also considered against the 730 day qualification of residence in Canada. Is this correct?
If this is the case then I can start my own company and travel as my company's employee to USA because I have most of my client here ? This way I wont get major hit in my salary.
=ShyGuyCalif
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Posted By: edmotonresident
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2010 at 7:30pm
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Well, It's true if you are working for a canadian Employer abroad your stay will be count toward the residency requirments for the PR status, however, spending time out of Canada as a self-employed registered in Canada does not count.. Please check this to make sure of the applicable ocnditions.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445EA.asp - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445EA.asp
P.E stands for Professional Engineer, US engineer's designation. Sorry i thought that you are an engineer when you mentioned your position as a consulting project. ------------- "Canada, where good people live" |
Posted By: shyguycalif
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2010 at 12:38pm
edmotonresident,
I do have degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science), so I am an engineer. I am not sure if this will mean I am a P.E too. But I have never been awarded that status seperately.
Thanks a lot for sending the link. It is immensely helpful.
=ShyGuyCalif
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