Hi i had applied for citizenship and pass citizenship test and got online interview.During the interview officer told that i am short for 40 days and advise me to withdraw my application.After that i submit withdraw request and its been 3 months no update.I did submit webform and they said my case was assigned to an agent on feb 8th after one week of submission if they need anythinng more will update i also called and agent said its in review.But so far no mews and its 3 and half month i am waiting.Does anyone knows how long it takes to withdraw citizenship application? and what could be possible reason of delay.I am afraid they dont put me in trouble by saying misrepresentation or somthing ???
yes i read your post but the thing is i do not find why they waste so much time for nothing
As I have observed elsewhere, if the applicant is short of meeting the physical presence requirement as of the date the application for citizenship is made, there is no chance (absent someone making a big mistake) that application will lead to citizenship. It must be denied.
Unless the applicant withdraws the short-application, IRCC cannot summarily deny it . . . even if it is plainly obvious the applicant is short. The applicant is entitled to a hearing and a chance to submit evidence they did meet the presence requirement. All the way to a hearing with a Citizenship Judge if the applicant does not withdraw the application. That can take a year or even two. IRCC has no choice given the rights of applicants. So the choice, as you say, to "
waste so much time for nothing," is entirely the applicant's choice to make.
There is no doubt: if short of meeting the physical presence requirement, best thing to do is withdraw the application.
Note: for someone whose application might involve other issues, a request to withdraw the application is not likely to stop IRCC from pursuing whatever other issue has been raised by the application.
