RESIDENCY OBLIGATIONS

This is a requirement to be in Canada for a specific number of days after obtaining Permanent Resident status. There are two related issues here. One is the requirement to maintain the permanent-resident status and the other is to meet the residence-in-Canada requirement to be able to subsequently apply for Canadian citizenship. The residency requirements for both these situations are different. One is required to maintain residence in Canada for two years out of every five years to maintain PR status. To be eligible to apply for citizenship, one should have had residency for at least three years out of the last five years. Note: there could be several situations which could be slightly different from the above-mentioned requirements.