How to retain PR status while living outside of Canada beyond three years

[anupal]

Hi,

I am current living in US and I have obtained by PR in Sept 2004. I landed in Canada in Sept 2004 and styed for few days and came back to US. Since then I have not been to Canada.

My three year period completes by Sept 2007 after which I will loose my PR status because I will not fulfil resendecy obligation ( 2 years I must be in Canada for every 5 years).

Is there anyway I can retain my PR status while living in US beyond 3 years ?

I really appreciate if anyone provides me some advice, tips etc.

Thanks

 

[montysharma]

Stay in US and maintain Canaduan PR

I Have heard that if you maintain your payroll in canada and work for any canadian co. in US then you can maintain ur PR even by not living for 2 out of 5 years in canada.

For that u must file regular taxes in canada.

 

[srini88]

The only ways you can extend your status are clearly mentioned here

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/irpa/fs-residents.html

Look Under Obligations section, if they don't apply you are out of luck. Of course there is always humanitarian and compassionate grounds but thats complete dependant on the discretion of the officer.

"Permanent residents comply with residency obligations if they accumulate two years of physical presence in Canada in every five-year period. If they are outside of Canada for extended periods of time, they can accumulate residency days if they are:

accompanying a Canadian spouse or common-law partner, or are a child accompanying a parent;
employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada; or
the accompanying spouse, common-law partner or child of a permanent resident who is outside Canada and who is employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or the Public Service of Canada."