ok to visit if i've been away for nearly 2 years?

[moofacemoo]

Hello. Can anyone help?

I'm PR status for BC. I was there for about 5 years but left in october 2017 for the UK. Now i wish to visit again just for a few days (friends wedding).

I still have my PR card thats valid until late 2021. Even though i've been away from canada for quite a while now can i just get omn a plane with passport and PR card and get in no problem?

I was under the impression that PR cards expired if you were out of the country for 6 months or so but i suspect thats not true.

Thanks.

 

[ContactFront]

I was under the impression that PR cards expired if you were out of the country for 6 months or so

No such thing. Who told you that.

You can return, however as you've been away for almost 2 years already, if you have no plan to settle in Canada again and fail to meet residency obligation as a result, you may lose your PR status

 

[Bs65]

As above post assuming you are planning to travel this year then you currently still have some residency credit prior to October 2017 given the rule is 2 years in the 5 years prior to any new entry so for example July 2019 back to July 2014.

If the wedding is post 10/2020 then you will start to have problems due to failed residency obligation given you will have been away for 3 years.

You have a valid PR card and passport so are good to travel and regardless as a PR you are entitled to enter the country . As always with CBSA only answer questions asked do not volunteer extra information such as shouting out no longer live in the country.