keeping two countries PR

[rajmultani]

I HAVE USA PR CARD AND I AM JUST ONE YEAR WAY FROM MY CITIZENSHIP.BUT I RECENTELY GOT CANADIAN PR THROUGH MY WIFE.CAN I KEEP BOTH PR UNTIL I GET MY USA CITIZENSHIP OR DO I HAVE TO SURRENDER ONE PR.ALSO TELL HOW LONG I CAN STAY OUTSIDE CANADA AS PR HOLDER.

 

[Leon]

You can keep both until somebody tells you that you can't.

You could lose your US green card if you are gone from the US for more than 6 months or if they feel that you have moved to somewhere else permanently, living somewhere else, not filing taxes in the US any more, having a PR of another country etc.

You can keep your Canada PR as long as you live in Canada for 2 years in each 5 year period. However, if your wife is a Canadian citizen and you are living in the US with her, your PR is protected.