Becoming a resident gets a lot harder after NY's

My wife's pension is a lot larger than mine (university tenure) but she just retired this month so could not go for permanente as it is based on retirement income. I may see if its worth letting our temporal expire then reapply for permanente as a couple if we qualify. That would save one renewal. I could also plan to withdraw a monthly amount from my RRSP (401K) for 6 months to jack up my income.