alt Hacker NewsIn Canada I had to leave and re-enter for my permanent resident status to complete. It’s not that uncommon - but it’s a pain.
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fidotron • today at 12:24 AM
"Flagpoling" was the beautiful euphemism for this.
PierceJoy • yesterday at 7:04 PM
OP isn't criticizing the practise of leaving to renew. He's criticizing the this new policy of not letting you back in when you leave.
kashunstva • yesterday at 11:23 PM
Really? My spouse and I lived in Canada on work permits and were not required to leave in order to achieve PR status; nor to achieve citizenship status.
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In Canada you never have to leave to renew or change status; it's just sometimes faster to do so. It's always the applicant's choice. I went through the whole work permit to PR to citizenship pipeline without ever having to leave the country.