Document Used for Border Entry	Impact on PR Status	Impact on Citizenship Clock
Valid Resident Return Visa (RRV)	Re-establishes your permanent residency status smoothly upon arrival.	Preserved. Your continuous 12-month PR look-back remains fully intact.
Temporary Visitor / Tourist Visa	Overwrites your PR. Entering on a visitor visa legally replaces your permanent residency with a temporary status.	Destroyed. Your 12-month permanent resident requirement resets, and you must re-apply for a brand-new PR visa stream to start over.

Document Used for Border Entry	Impact on PR Status	Impact on Citizenship Clock
Valid Resident Return Visa (RRV)	Re-establishes your permanent residency status smoothly upon arrival.	Preserved. Your continuous 12-month PR look-back remains fully intact.
Temporary Visitor / Tourist Visa	Overwrites your PR. Entering on a visitor visa legally replaces your permanent residency with a temporary status.	Destroyed. Your 12-month permanent resident requirement resets, and you must re-apply for a brand-new PR visa stream to start over.

Document Used for Border Entry	Impact on PR Status	Impact on Citizenship Clock
Valid Resident Return Visa (RRV)	Re-establishes your permanent residency status smoothly upon arrival.	Preserved. Your continuous 12-month PR look-back remains fully intact.
Temporary Visitor / Tourist Visa	Overwrites your PR. Entering on a visitor visa legally replaces your permanent residency with a temporary status.	Destroyed. Your 12-month permanent resident requirement resets, and you must re-apply for a brand-new PR visa stream to start over.

Document Used for Border Entry	Impact on PR Status	Impact on Citizenship Clock
Valid Resident Return Visa (RRV)	Re-establishes your permanent residency status smoothly upon arrival.	Preserved. Your continuous 12-month PR look-back remains fully intact.
Temporary Visitor / Tourist Visa	Overwrites your PR. Entering on a visitor visa legally replaces your permanent residency with a temporary status.	Destroyed. Your 12-month permanent resident requirement resets, and you must re-apply for a brand-new PR visa stream to start over.