Residence question on citizenship application

[aspirant256]

There is a question when filing for citizenship:

- Do you currently or have you ever held immigration or citizenship status in a country or territory other than Canada (this includes your country of birth)?

My query is that if someone was born in British India in 1944 before the partition in 1947 (2 countries created India and Pakistan) and then lived in Pakistan until migration to Canada then what should be the answer to this question? because the person was born in British India in 1944 and migrated to newly born Pakistan in 1948.

Any help in this regard will be greatly appreciated as we are filling out the forms for citizenship. Thank you!

 

[armoured]

My query is that if someone was born in British India in 1944 before the partition in 1947 (2 countries created India and Pakistan) and then lived in Pakistan until migration to Canada then what should be the answer to this question? because the person was born in British India in 1944 and migrated to newly born Pakistan in 1948.

I could argue either way but frankly the easiest answer is why not just show both? Just enter the information and don't worry about it.

 

[aspirant256]

I could argue either way but frankly the easiest answer is why not just show both? Just enter the information and don't worry about it.

There are no documents from the pre-partition time so how do we mention that period?

 

[armoured]

There are no documents from the pre-partition time so how do we mention that period?

Who said you have to document it? Does it request documents? If it does, just explain that you don't have any, because of the partition. It was more than seventy years ago.

Just write it simply - the partition is a thing people have heard of and you don't have to explain in detail.

E.g. "I was born in British India, so was a citizen/subject there at time of birth. After the partition of India into India/Pakistan, my family migrated to Pakistan, and that is currently the only country in which I have citizenship. [Subjects of British India who migrated to Pakistan at the time of the partition have no residency or citizenship rights in India.]"

I'm not an expert, as should be obvious (I don't know aobut the question of citizenship rights in India, and frankly it's probably not even worth mentioning that).

 

[aspirant256]

Who said you have to document it? Does it request documents? If it does, just explain that you don't have any, because of the partition. It was more than seventy years ago.

Just write it simply - the partition is a thing people have heard of and you don't have to explain in detail.

E.g. "I was born in British India, so was a citizen/subject there at time of birth. After the partition of India into India/Pakistan, my family migrated to Pakistan, and that is currently the only country in which I have citizenship. [Subjects of British India who migrated to Pakistan at the time of the partition have no residency or citizenship rights in India.]"

I'm not an expert, as should be obvious (I don't know aobut the question of citizenship rights in India, and frankly it's probably not even worth mentioning that).

What about visitor status? do we have to mention the entry/exit dates to those countries or visa issue/expiry?

 

[armoured]

What about visitor status? do we have to mention the entry/exit dates to those countries or visa issue/expiry?

Does the form require that for something that happened 70+ years ago? If not, no. If so, yes.

 

[Arslan-Pervaiz]

There is a question when filing for citizenship:

- Do you currently or have you ever held immigration or citizenship status in a country or territory other than Canada (this includes your country of birth)?

My query is that if someone was born in British India in 1944 before the partition in 1947 (2 countries created India and Pakistan) and then lived in Pakistan until migration to Canada then what should be the answer to this question? because the person was born in British India in 1944 and migrated to newly born Pakistan in 1948.

Any help in this regard will be greatly appreciated as we are filling out the forms for citizenship. Thank you!

You need to mention Pakistan. Because you dont hold Indian Citizenship. Place of Birth you can mention India if its within Indin.

We had the same situation and did for my dad

 

[armoured]

You need to mention Pakistan. Because you dont hold Indian Citizenship. Place of Birth you can mention India if its within Indin.

We had the same situation and did for my dad

Yes, of course, should mention Pakistan - in the line on the form where current citizenship is indicated.

 

[aspirant256]

You need to mention Pakistan. Because you dont hold Indian Citizenship. Place of Birth you can mention India if its within Indin.

We had the same situation and did for my dad

And did you mention the stay period in British India?

 

[furrukhrao]

Mention Both.

 

[aspirant256]

You need to mention Pakistan. Because you dont hold Indian Citizenship. Place of Birth you can mention India if its within Indin.

We had the same situation and did for my dad

Do we have to mention entry/exit dates to all the visits to other countries or the visa issue/expiry?

 

[armoured]

Do we have to mention entry/exit dates to all the visits to other countries or the visa issue/expiry?

Read. the. instructions.

 

[aspirant256]

Read. the. instructions.

They are not clear, very vague.

 

[armoured]

They are not clear, very vague.

Pay attention to the time periods for which travel dates are requested.

 

[aspirant256]

Pay attention to the time periods for which travel dates are requested.

It doesn't use the word "travel" but "status". Which could be a visa.



Question 13.
Tell us if you have had immigration, permanent resident status and/or citizenship in any other country outside of Canada (e.g. your country of birth)

Check either yes or no.
If you check yes, complete the chart.
Tell us which countries you have held status in, and exactly what status you held or currently hold (student, employment/worker, visitor, refugee/protected person, permanent resident or citizen).
Date you obtained each status(YYYY-MM-DD)
End date if no longer valid, if applicable (YYYY-MM-DD). Leave blank if you currently hold this status