# What are the Residency Requirements for PRs?

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/what-are-the-residency-requirements-for-prs/7560>\
**Category:** Permanent Resident Status\
**Created:** [May 16, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/what-are-the-residency-requirements-for-prs/7560 "2017-05-16T16:11:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![ForumUser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@ForumUser](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/ForumUser)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/what-are-the-residency-requirements-for-prs/7560/1 "2017-05-16T16:11:01Z")

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My husband and I have PR my baby is Canadian citizen

can you please explain this sentence to me

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> i f you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can accumulate residency days if you are:Travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a child under 19 years of age accompanying a parent,

As our baby is Canadian citizen can we accumulate date outside Canada to apply extend PR or citizenship  
Regards

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**Author:** ![PMM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@PMM](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/PMM)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/what-are-the-residency-requirements-for-prs/7560/2 "2017-05-17T15:59:09Z")

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Hi

> [@ForumUser](#):
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> My husband and I have PR my baby is Canadian citizen
> 
> can you please explain this sentence to me
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> > i f you are outside Canada for extended periods of time, you can accumulate residency days if you are:Travelling with a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a child under 19 years of age accompanying a parent,
> 
> As our baby is Canadian citizen can we accumulate date outside Canada to apply extend PR or citizenship  
> Regards

1. No, only a child residing abroad with a Canadian citizen parent not a PR parent with a CC child.