Posted on: 10-04-09 13:34:09
1/ I am a Canadian citizen and work in US on H1 B. (This is the first H1 on which I have 3 more years and then my company wants to apply for a green card) I pay my taxes in US and differential in Canada.
2/ I have a house in Toronto. (so long term goal is to move back to Canada)
3/ I want to apply for PR card for my wife ..
4/ My wife has a Indian passport with H4 stamped.
Since the current situation is so fluid in terms of jobs I am wondering what would be the procedure for a PR card for my wife..
I think applying for PR would be straightforward but once she does get the PR card how does she complete the resident status ?
Since best case scenario if I still have a stable job then we dont want a split family, ... just for keeping the Canadian PR status ..
as well as I would not like her to go back to India and I move to Canada in case of a situation on the job front ...
Or is it that I will have to bite the bullet one way or the other ... ?
Also is there a weightage to the fact that though we are US that we are paying our taxes regularly in Canada .. does that help?
Thank you in advance for your help...
pr
Quote:Do you mean apply for PR or PR Card - two very different things.
Originally posted by pr13
3/ I want to apply for PR card for my wife ..
If your wife is already a PR of Canada, then she can apply for a card assuming she is residing in Canada.
If she is not a PR of Canada yet, then you need to first sponsor her for PR visa.
PR card will automatically be received once she has received her PR visa and has landed in Canada.
Quote:By living in Canada.
I think applying for PR would be straightforward but once she does get the PR card how does she complete the resident status ?
PR means permanent residence.
There /are/ other ways, too, for example accompanying a Canadian citizen spouse living abroad or working abroad for certain qualified companies.
See -
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445EA.asp
Given your explanation, it doesn't seem that she would be eligible under these criteria.
It appears that living in Canada would be the only way in your case.
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you may count each day that you accompanied a Canadian citizen outside Canada provided that the person you accompanied is your
spouse or common-law partner; or
parent, if you are less than 22 years of age.
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Has anyone used this criteria since I guess my wife could use this criteria .. since she will be accompanying me a Canadian Citizen and tax payer in the US.
In which case she can complete the necessary 730 days in 5 years ...
Thanks again for the link ...
