Entry time of Canadian wind leaf card

For many people who apply to immigrate to Canada, getting the maple leaf card means that the whole immigration work has achieved a "staged victory." After all, as long as you can honestly abide by the rule of "live for three years within five years", you can be prepared to take the oath of naturalization and become a standard "Canadian".

In fact, many people lose their permanent resident status every year because they have not calculated the specific time of "living for three years within five years". According to the data of Canadian Customs, from 20 10 to 20 14, an average of 1423 permanent residents were stopped when entering Canada because their stay in Canada was too short. More than half of them are caused by the fact that the resident population has not calculated the length of residence clearly.

So how should this seemingly simple rule be calculated? How can I keep my maple leaf card at any time?

Myth: Time calculation when you can't get it from maple leaf card

Speaking of the relevant regulations of Maple Leaf Card, many people know that "the card must be renewed 1 time every five years, and the cardholder must live in Canada for at least two years within five years." Many China people who hold maple leaf cards often feel that they have lived in Canada for two years, and then go back to China with peace of mind to deal with domestic affairs, and only when they return to Canada will they have an accident. At the time of entry, the Canadian Customs looked at the records, but thought that the residence time was less than two years, and the maple leaf card should be invalidated and the person should be repatriated directly.

99% of the reason for this is that the parties concerned do not understand the calculation method of the residence period of Maple Leaf Card. According to the law of "at least two years in five years", it is not counted from the time when the immigrants land, nor from the time when they get the maple leaf card. Its algorithm has two forms:

1. Stay in reverse for two years within five years from the date of submitting the application for extension of Maple Leaf Card.

2. From the time of each entry into Canada, it can be traced back to five years and lived for two years.

Therefore, many cases of being refused entry due to unclear time have occurred like this: after receiving the maple leaf card, the parties have lived in Canada for two years and then returned to China for three years. I applied for a new maple leaf card from Canada, but I was in trouble when I came in to get a new card. Since I entered this country, people have been calculating that I may not live for two years in five years.

It's been five years since you entered the country, but you mistakenly think it's still five years later. Time difference can easily lead to the fact that the time period of your life cannot be counted, resulting in insufficient living time. If you are prohibited from entering the country because of insufficient residence period, you can only apply for a one-time travel document at the Canadian Overseas Visa Office. However, if you apply for this certificate, you may be required to give up your permanent resident status, which seems to be a bit of a loss.

Response: Reasonable allocation of residence time in Canada.

If there are problems, there are solutions. Everyone knows that the best way to prevent the calculation error of residence period is to "reasonably allocate" residence time, but what should be paid attention to in actual operation? We made some small summaries:

1. If you plan to live in Canada for only two years out of five years, then you should choose the second two years of five years and try to avoid the first two years.

If the time period is placed at the end of the residence period, it will not be easy to "lose" the residence period if you encounter the calculation method of "backward five years" in the future, and you can still keep the record of five years and two years, and you can enter the country smoothly and avoid a lot of troubles.

2. The rule is that "you can continue to live for two years within five years", but it is best not to stay for two years, and try to stay for a longer time, such as two and a half years or even three years.

In this case, even if you lose a few months or half a year because of miscalculation, you can at least guarantee that the minimum residence period when you enter or update the maple leaf card is two years.

3. Come back from abroad as early as possible before renewing the new Maple Leaf Card. Don't wait until the old card is about to expire, try to reserve time.

Due to the short stay, many things happened when China people came back to Canada to renew their maple leaf cards. Because the calculation time is not accurate, the two maple leaf cards can not connect their residence period well. In fact, many times, returning to Canada six months or even months in advance can avoid trouble.

4. If you are not completely sure about your residence period, or worry that your residence period will be miscalculated, try not to enter Canada from Quebec.

In the past statistics, among all the provinces in Canada, Quebec has the largest number of people stopped because of its short residence period, accounting for almost one-third of all Canada for a long time. Although there are many people holding maple leaf cards in Quebec, it still shows that the local border defense department is very strict with this. Sometimes it is a good idea to avoid it.

Maple leaf card needs to return to China later, because maple leaf card allows Canadian immigrants to enter and leave Canada freely. If you want to go through China Customs, you only need to show your China passport, or you can show your Maple Leaf Card and China passport at the same time. Because you have only applied for a maple leaf card, but you are still from China, you are still free to enter and leave China, and you have not changed your Canadian citizenship. However, when you return to China, you must calculate the specific time to enter and leave Canada, because it is related to applying for the next maple leaf card after your maple leaf card expires, and because the Immigration Bureau will review whether you have lived in Canada for two years and whether you have fulfilled your obligation to live in Canada, so you must calculate the time to return to China.