Hello,
i have been outside Canada for 3 years. I am planing to go back. I have valid PR card and passport. I would like to know what else should I prepare in order to enter Canada. What is the procedure at custom?
Regards
tmilovic
tmilovic
Hello,
i have been outside Canada for 3 years. I am planing to go back. I have valid PR card and passport. I would like to know what else should I prepare in order to enter Canada. What is the procedure at custom?
Regards
tmilovic
tmilovic
Hello Tmilovic,
Thank you for sharing your situation and questions with us.
It is great that you are looking into this type of information.
Regarding your question, generally, to find out if someone has fulfilled their residency requirements, each time a Permanent Resident re-enters Canada, the Officer will count back 5 years from the date the permanent resident has re-entered Canada.
In that 5 year period, if the permanent resident has not accumulated 2 years (730 days) of physical presence in Canada, then it may be determined that the permanent resident has lost their PR status.
You can find information on the process that is followed when entering Canada in this Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) 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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The onus is on each individual permanent resident to meet their own residency requirements. This means that it is up to you to ensure that you are meeting the residency requirement within each 5 year period and that you are also keeping track of your time spent inside and outside Canada.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are fulfilling your residency obligation.
In terms of proofs either to prove that you were in Canada or that you were outside of Canada you may want to keep:
*Airplane tickets/boarding passes
*Bus tickets/boarding passes
*Accomodation/Apartment information such as Lease, Rent Receipts for the time that you are in Canada
*Hotel receipts
And any other documents that can prove the time you were present in Canada in the event that you were questioned by an immigration officer and asked to provide proof of your time in/outside of Canada.
According to the the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Operations Manual - Chapter ENF 23 - Loss of Permanent Resident Status,
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.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
Hello Anna
Thanks for the detailed reply… I have a similar situation, where I got my PR in Aug 2012. After landing I took off back home. I finally found a job in Canada and I am ready to move in by September 2014. So if I understand your answer well, it means I can still enter and work in Canada, and obtain my status .
Thanks to clarify
ahmed
Ahmed