PR card expired (special case)

[Afify]

Hi there,
I have been a permanent resident in Canada since 2009. I lived in Canada from September 2010 to June 2011. After that I left Canada. The PR card expired in February 2014. I am planing to return to Canada in 2019. Any suggestions about my issue?

thank you

 

[scylla]

You've provided very few details about yourself. What country you're from, how old you are, why you couldn't meet the residency requirement. Based on the very limited information you've provided, you should assume it will be extremely difficult to keep your PR status.

 

[Afify]

I am from Egypt. I am 57 years old. I left Canada because i felt homesick. I know that it is hard to keep my PR status, but any suggestions?

 

[jairichi]

I am from Egypt. I am 57 years old. I left Canada because i felt homesick. I know that it is hard to keep my PR status, but any suggestions?

If you did not meet the residency requirement of 730 days in its 5 years of validity that PR is gone.

 

[Afify]

If you did not meet the residency requirement of 730 days in its 5 years of validity that PR is gone.

Okay so what is the solution?

 

[MilesAway]

You can try applying for a PRTD (permanent resident travel document), but unless you have H & C grounds (humanitarian and compassionate) for not meeting the residency obligations, you can expect it to be refused.

If you want to come back to Canada as a PR, you will likely need to reapply if you still qualify.

 

[scylla]

I am from Egypt. I am 57 years old. I left Canada because i felt homesick. I know that it is hard to keep my PR status, but any suggestions?

Being homesick is not a reason for failing to meet the residency requirement. You really only have one option at this point for keeping your PR status. Once you are ready to return to Canada, you will have to obtain a US visitor visa and fly to the US. From the US you will have to enter Canada through a land border using a private vehicle and hope you are not reported at the border for failing to meet the residency requirement. If you are reported, you will have to attend a hearing and can expect to lose your status and have to leave Canada. If you are not reported, then you will have to remain in Canada for two years straight without leaving before you will be able to apply to renew your PR card.

This is really your only option at this point.

Otherwise you will have to apply for PR again from scratch under the new rules.

 

[Afify]

Being homesick is not a reason for failing to meet the residency requirement. You really only have one option at this point for keeping your PR status. Once you are ready to return to Canada, you will have to obtain a US visitor visa and fly to the US. From the US you will have to enter Canada through a land border using a private vehicle and hope you are not reported at the border for failing to meet the residency requirement. If you are reported, you will have to attend a hearing and can expect to lose your status and have to leave Canada. If you are not reported, then you will have to remain in Canada for two years straight without leaving before you will be able to apply to renew your PR card.

This is really your only option at this point.

Otherwise you will have to apply for PR again from scratch under the new rules.

So what are the new rules to reapply for PR?

 

[scylla]

So what are the new rules to reapply for PR?

There are a number of different programs. You will have to read about them and research if you qualify to apply:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp

 

[zardoz]

If you did not meet the residency requirement of 730 days in its 5 years of validity that PR is gone.

That is technically incorrect. PR status is NOT automatically lost by non-compliance with the residency obligation requirements. It still has to be formally revoked by due process.

 

[Afify]

Any other solutions?

 

[Rob_TO]

Any other solutions?

No. You didn't follow the residency obligation, so there's a good chance CIC will discover this next time you try to enter Canada and revoke your PR status. You have been given all possible options in the posts above.

 

[Afify]

No. You didn't follow the residency obligation, so there's a good chance CIC will discover this next time you try to enter Canada and revoke your PR status. You have been given all possible options in the posts above.

so what is the best program to reapply for? which one is the most likely to accept me?

 

[MilesAway]

Whichever program you qualify for.

 

[Rob_TO]

so what is the best program to reapply for? which one is the most likely to accept me?

You need to do your own research, and see what (if any) you qualify for.