I’m a PR but my card was expire on 2012 and i have been outside Canada for more than 5 years, i didn’t stay for a long time in Canada when i landed (only for 2 weeks) after that i had to leave back to my home country since i failed a summer course university (at a university outside Canada) to solve this issue and complete my bachelor degree. After that i faced several failures through my studying outside Canada and by the time i finished my degree the PR card was already expired. Also through time i was outside Canada i was diagnosed with scoliosis (high degree) and i had to get consultations from several surgeons and doctors on my disease. In the meantime my financial status didn’t allow me to return back to Canada and i started looking for jobs outside Canada. Now I’m planning to go back to Canada again and apply for a PRTD under compassionate and humanitarian considerations. would recommend me to apply for this or there is no chances to get PRTD.
more info: i had to leave country since i was under my family financial support and i didn’t have chance to stay in Canada. my family decided later on to leave Canada and i have a Canadian brother under 18 and another brother who was granted a PRTD one month ago.
I would highly appreciate support on how to build my case and shall get a lawyer or apply application and letter by my self.
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We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide a definitive response regarding your situation.
It is best that you contact a Lawyer or a reputable and registered Immigration Consultant who is familiar with Canadian immigration issues so that they can provide you with some advice specific to your situation.
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Hello,
Please assist. My husband had applied for PR back in 2006. We landed in Toronto in April 2006, lived in Brampton and Etobicoke. My husband had to return to India in March 2007 as his father was ill. I stayed back till May and returned too as I was going through medical issues and could not manage the weather and the expensive medicals in Canada. I then had a mis carriage, was under medication for 2 years to deliver a child, finally had my boy in 2010. My medical situation was getting worsened and was on continuous medication till about 2015 and couldn’t get out of the country.
We are now ready to get back. I want to know if my old PR will still be valid and I can do a PRTD or should I apply for fresh PR. Please suggest. I have reached out to multiple forums, consultants in India and few others, however, unable to get ONE FINAL solution. Appreciate your guidance.
If when you refer to “old PR” you are referring to your PR cards that have expired and your family decides to apply for a Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) at the nearest Canadian Visa Office, since you have not met your residency requirements, starting this process may also start the process to determine whether or not you or your family have lost their PR status.
We have previously received some information from one of our legal researchers related to which days or periods are considered for meeting the residency requirements.
According to their research, the five-year time frame set out in the Refugee and Immigrant Protection Act is not static.
Rather it is a move-able window that is dependent on the time at which a visa officer examines your situation. Therefore, if you cannot fulfill the two-year (730 day) requirement for the five-year time frame starting from when you became a permanent resident, you should remain in Canada until you can satisfy the requirement for another five-year time frame.
Since the officer cannot choose any five-year time period for consideration, but must always assess the most recent five-year time period (the one immediately preceding examination.
Regarding the time you spend outside, you can find information on the process that is followed when entering Canada in this Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ENF 23 - Loss of Permanent Resident Status manual.
Here is an excerpt from the manual on what happens at the port of entry,
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In other words, once a permanent resident’s status is established, the person may enter Canada by right and the immigration examination under IRPA concludes.
It is difficult for us to provide you with a definitive response regarding what will happen in your particular situation.
We suggest that it is important and probably best that you speak to a Lawyer who is familiar with Canadian immigration issues for additional information regarding your situation
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.