I landed in Canada in Sep 2012 for one week only. I was back to Canada in June 2014 for one month. Then just before the expiry of my PR card by 10 months I returned to Canada in Dec 2016 for permanent settlement. I passed smoothly through the airport without any struggle with the immigration officer. This mean I am in Canada only for 11 months in the first 5 years. My decision is to apply for the PR first renewal when I complete 2 years in Canada. However, I was told that even if I completed 2 or even more than 3 years before I apply for renewal or for citizenship, they will look for the 5 years after the landing not before my application. They said this a new regulation started after Oct-2017 to look for the 5 years after landing not before application. Is this correct news. What is your advice?
I landed in Canada in Sep 2012 for one week only. I was back to Canada in June 2014 for one month. Then just before the expiry of my PR card by 10 months I returned to Canada in Dec 2016 for permanent settlement. I passed smoothly through the airport without any struggle with the immigration officer. This mean I am in Canada only for 11 months in the first 5 years. My decision is to apply for the PR first renewal when I complete 2 years in Canada. However, I was told that even if I completed 2 or even more than 3 years before I apply for renewal or for citizenship, they will look for the 5 years after the landing not before my application. They said this a new regulation started after Oct-2017 to look for the 5 years after landing not before application. Is this correct news. What is your advice?
Many thanks for your kind reply. This information is optimistic. I hope you are correct and my friend is wrong. He said that he knows someone who complete continuous 3 years when he applied for citizenship 3 months ago, but they asked him to apply for humanitarian and Compassionate G as he didn’t meet the RO of the 2 years in the first 5 years after landing. I hope my friend just misunderstand his friend situation.
Many thanks for your kind reply. This information is optimistic. I hope you are correct and my friend is wrong. He said that he knows someone who complete continuous 3 years when he applied for citizenship 3 months ago, but they asked him to apply for humanitarian and Compassionate G as he didn’t meet the RO of the 2 years in the first 5 years after landing. I hope my friend just misunderstand his friend situation.
Many thanks,
You are completely correct. In IRCC website said: "...you must have been physically present in Canada for a minimum of 730 days within the pastfive (5) years."
