Lengthy Stay India For Setup Business Would I Loose My PR Status

[sandeep]

I am a permanent resident in Canada but my husband is a Canadian citizen. Me and my husband want to set up a business in India and stay there. We may have to stay there for 8 years or so. Would I lose my Canadian PR status and husband will have to sponsor me again and our children (We are planning 3 children in the coming years)?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

You fall under exception given in section 28(2)(ii) of (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). You will not lose your status even if your PR card will expire while staying in India for an extended period of time. You can renew your PR Card from India or you can return Canada upon obtaining travel document from High Commission of Canada.

Further, your future children will get Canadian status even if they will be born in India due to your husband’s Canadian citizenship status.