Canucky

Hello, Thanks for answering. As I understand it if the PR moves back to the US because it is required of the spouse's job then each day out is counted as a day in Canada. I have now been retired 6 years so that is not the case. Thanks though.

Hello, Like many people my wife and I are considering options for our futures. We are both retired and have been married over 20 years. I am native born Canadian and now hold US citizenship also. My wife is a US citizen. She has however had a Canadian permanent resident card - twice before. The first was acquired shortly after we married in the US and she moved to Canada to be with me. A couple of years later we moved to the US to help with an illness in her family. I got my green card for the US with much help from Visajourney folks! After the illness was resolved we stayed in the US for a few years (4) and when the economy fell apart and I lost my job we ended up getting an offer to move back to Canada. My wife once again applied for and was granted a Canadian permanent residency card. Again due to family issues we returned to the US after 2.5 years. We have been back in the US for 11 years. My questions are regarding how we go about getting her approved for permanent residency in Canada again. 1. Is there some process other than starting all over again? 2. Can we move there and have her apply from Canada or do we have to get approval before she arrives? I am sure I will have other questions but let's start there. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.