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Validity of my PR card
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ARH200 Posts: 1
Posted On: 2/13/2016
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Hi
l landed as an immigrant end of June 2011 and on the back of the PR card expiration date 31/8/2016 so 5 years
With the new changes the expiration of the PR card is 6 yeas
Is this new changes applied for us or applied for people newly issued PR cards
Thank you
My PR will be expired on Aug 2016 , I did landing on July 2011
Up to my knowledge that PR now is for 6 years ..
I stayed only 200 days on Canada so how to travel outside canada after Aug 2016
Thank you
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MelM Posts: 226
Posted On: 2/14/2016
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There have been no changes to PR residency rules or PR cards. You must still live in Canada for 2 out of every 5 rolling years to keep your PR status. No - PR is not 6 years now. Since you are far from meeting the residency requirement to retain your PR status, you should avoid travel outside of Canada and remain in Canada until you have spent 2 out of the last five years in the country. Then you can renew your PR card and travel outside of Canada. If you travel outside of Canada without meeting the residency requirement, then you will risk losing your PR status.
You are confusing PR rules and citizenship rules. Citizenship rules recently changed to four years out of six.
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