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Residency Obligation for Permanent Residents

There have various criteria to maintain Permanent Residents. Obtaining their permanent resident status, immigrants to Canada will have to comply with another set of requirements stipulated by the immigration legislations in order to maintain that status. This set of requirements is called the residency obligation. Visit our website https://www.myconsultant.ca/EN/The-Residency-Obligation-for-Permanent-Residents for more information or call directly ( 1) 416-483-3293

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Residency Obligation for Permanent Residents

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  1. The Residency Obligation for Permanent Residents

  2. Ways To Satisfying 730-day residency requirement • After obtaining PR Status, immigration to Canada need to comply with obligation in to order maintain Status. • Canadian citizens and those who plan to spend time overseas regularly for work or other purposes • Comply with the residency obligation, otherwise they risk losing their permanent resident status.

  3. RollingPeriods • Section 28 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , need to present  five-year period by being physically present in Canada for 730 days or more. • Legally speaking, a permanent resident will have to be present for at least 730 days in Canada in all six rolling periods within those ten years.

  4. Examination by an Immigration Officer • Immigration officials are not authorized to examine a permanent resident’s residency obligation whenever they choose • The good news is that the government official can only check the residency obligation of the previous five-year period • For those who have been permanent residents for less than five years, they only need to show that they have enough time left within their first five-year period as a permanent resident to meet the 730-day requirement

  5. Alternatives to Physical Presence • Outside Canada, but accompanying and ordinarily residing with a spouse or common-law partner who is a Canadian citizen • As a person under 22 years of age, without a spouse or common law partner, residing outside Canada with a parent who is a Canadian citizen • Residing outside Canada but working full-time for a Canadian business or federal/provincial government of Canada.

  6. Residency Obligation Appeals • Permanent residents have the legal right to appeal a removal order or a negative determination regarding their residency obligation • For permanent residents outside Canada where the appeal time limit is 60 days. • The IRB would allow an appeal if it finds that the law was applied incorrectly or if the decision was not made in a fair manner

  7. Conclusion • A breach of the residency obligation causes many permanent residents to lose their status each year. • They should thus ensure that they understand the legal obligation related to their status. • Equal importance is that such individuals know what to do and where to seek help when they encounter problems relating to their immigration status

  8. Contact Us CONTACT DETAILS m.me/myconsultant.ca info@myconsultant.ca http://www.myconsultant.ca https://twitter.com/MyConsultant_ca https://www.instagram.com/myconsultant.ca Phone Number (+1) 416-483-3293 Address 245 Fairview Mall Drive, Suite 407, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M2J 4T1

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