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Jul. 22nd, 2016 08:26 amThe chat with the consultant's assistant was pretty straight forward. We have the Certificate of Permanent Residency and that's what we take to the border in addition to his passport. We get a copy of it and that's the document we would use when he applies for the Social Insurance card, applies for a Canadian pension or for having him put on my Blue Cross at work. It is basically the same kind of thing as a birth certificate or marriage certificate. The PR card he gets in the mail and carries in his wallet is important but the document is moreso. We also talked about what to do at the border and after, there are rule like how many days he must stay in the country over 5 years to keep his PR valid. When she told us that he has to stay married to me for 2 years, he joked that I was the one that put that rule in there which made her laugh.
The "stay in country" thing, 40% of the 5 years that start with the first time you leave the country is something to keep track of. She was telling us that some people get PR and then spend a lot of time back "home" and end up losing it. Also, another person was keeping track of the number of days out of the country but his method of counting and the Immigration Official's was different and he was out by 2 or 3 days and lost his card. I don't think we have to worry about that. We're not going to be spending huge amounts of time outside the country but will be going on holidays of course. Being the organized person that I am, I'm sure I'll keep a running document, something I can access online.
He'll have a brief interview at the border as well, with a few questions that are pretty much formalities. Checking the accuracy of the Certificate information, and confirming that he's not been arrested for anything were two that I can remember.
When we were done there, we went for supper at a pub and took the ferry across on the way home. It's overcast this morning but supposed to get nicer but tomorrow there's 40% chance of showers. The Pride parade is tomorrow so I hope it holds off.
The "stay in country" thing, 40% of the 5 years that start with the first time you leave the country is something to keep track of. She was telling us that some people get PR and then spend a lot of time back "home" and end up losing it. Also, another person was keeping track of the number of days out of the country but his method of counting and the Immigration Official's was different and he was out by 2 or 3 days and lost his card. I don't think we have to worry about that. We're not going to be spending huge amounts of time outside the country but will be going on holidays of course. Being the organized person that I am, I'm sure I'll keep a running document, something I can access online.
He'll have a brief interview at the border as well, with a few questions that are pretty much formalities. Checking the accuracy of the Certificate information, and confirming that he's not been arrested for anything were two that I can remember.
When we were done there, we went for supper at a pub and took the ferry across on the way home. It's overcast this morning but supposed to get nicer but tomorrow there's 40% chance of showers. The Pride parade is tomorrow so I hope it holds off.
