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Expired PR While Self Employed Abroad - Questions
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kcarpente Posts: 1
Posted On: 10/2/2014
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I didn't realize that I had to maintain my PR while my Canadian Citizenship application was in process. My error.
I just took the Citizenship test today, but they are holding my application while they verify that I meet the PR requirement. By my calculations I may be short by a couple of days, but I am not sure.
When I was a PR, I registered my own business in Canada (I have an official biz number) and I was self-employed. Part of the reason I went out of Canada was to seek work.
I am wondering if I was self employed outside of Canada if this would be a valid exception to the residency minimum (2 out of 5 years)? If that is the case, would I now owe back-taxes to CRA for those years? Would I have needed to have all of that income deposited into my Canadian bank account instead of my US account?
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MelM Posts: 226
Posted On: 10/2/2014
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Unfortunately being self employed outside of Canada is not accepted as a valid exception to the residency requirement for PR. Only the days you were physically in Canada can be counted towards the 730 day requirement.
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