January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[anju355]

which office are you?

Halifax

 

[anju355]

What is your timeline??

Application filed: 16 JAN 2023
Security started: 18 April 2023
Citizenship Test: 5 Sep 2023
Language: 22 Mar 2024
Physical: 22 Mar 2024
Fingerprints Request: 14 May 2024
Fingerprints Received: 12 June 2024
Deep sleep till now

 

[GFLiam]

Application filed: 16 JAN 2023
Security started: 18 April 2023
Citizenship Test: 5 Sep 2023
Language: 22 Mar 2024
Physical: 22 Mar 2024
Fingerprints Request: 14 May 2024
Fingerprints Received: 12 June 2024
Deep sleep till now

Do you know which office processes your file?

 

[anju355]

Do you know which office processes your file?

Halifax

 

[GFLiam]

Halifax

The standard thing is if they requested for fingerprints, that means your file is non-routine and they can take their sweet time on it. However, they never asked for fingerprints on my file and they still called it non-routine willy nilly, so I wouldn't count on any standard practice or accountability from those people.

 

[mainbucha]

Hello
I just wanted to share information for current and future citizenship applicants who acquired PR through asylum ( refugee claim). I submitted one friend's citizenship application in November, 2022. He received a convention refugee (protected person) status in 2018 and permanent residency at the beginning of 2019. His application had language, background, and physical presence completed till August 2023. His citizenship application had been on hold since September 2023 and there were no updates for over 15 months.

Now he has received an email regarding waiting for a new hearing and IRCC/RPD intention to cancel his protected person status and permanent residency (PR) status as well.
He got his passport from his country of origin after getting his PR, got UK visa and visited there. CBSA says that he applied for his country passport, travelled with that foreign passport, and voluntarily reavailed the protection of his country of nationality.

So If you are a protected person ( accepted refugee) then never apply for the passport of your nationality. Please travel only on Refugee Travel Document if you really need to travel.

 

[wizardofwest90210]

Congratulations

What was some of the questions during your interview? Thanks!

 

[Judgeofpeace]

Hi,
I saw same issue and i heard the officer noticed at airport and asked my friend why he did not use travel document .does your friend got a notice when he used his originial passport at airport ?

Hello
I just wanted to share information for current and future citizenship applicants who acquired PR through asylum ( refugee claim). I submitted one friend's citizenship application in November, 2022. He received a convention refugee (protected person) status in 2018 and permanent residency at the beginning of 2019. His application had language, background, and physical presence completed till August 2023. His citizenship application had been on hold since September 2023 and there were no updates for over 15 months.

Now he has received an email regarding waiting for a new hearing and IRCC/RPD intention to cancel his protected person status and permanent residency (PR) status as well.
He got his passport from his country of origin after getting his PR, got UK visa and visited there. CBSA says that he applied for his country passport, travelled with that foreign passport, and voluntarily reavailed the protection of his country of nationality.

So If you are a protected person ( accepted refugee) then never apply for the passport of your nationality. Please travel only on Refugee Travel Document if you really need to travel.

 

[zahir20182025]

Hi,
I saw same issue and i heard the officer noticed at airport and asked my friend why he did not use travel document .does your friend got a notice when he used his originial passport at airport ?

I am confused I am canadian citizen now. 8 years. 2016 i received

I was refugee than Pr before.

Now I want to travel my country because I want to sell my property and bring money here to buy house in calgary so I need to apply my country consulate ID to travel not passport. Can I do it or no.

 

[forw.jane]

I am confused I am canadian citizen now. 8 years. 2016 i received

I was refugee than Pr before.

Now I want to travel my country because I want to sell my property and bring money here to buy house in calgary so I need to apply my country consulate ID to travel not passport. Can I do it or no.

After citizenship you don't have any travel restrictions which you had during your refugee days.

 

[mainbucha]

Hi,
I saw same issue and i heard the officer noticed at airport and asked my friend why he did not use travel document .does your friend got a notice when he used his originial passport at airport ?

No, He did not receive any notice but they took him to the secondary CBSA officer at Pearson Airport and asked him how many days he had stayed out of Canada, which was 35 days. The officer made him wait almost an hour and then gave him the entry.

 

[Judgeofpeace]

Ok thanks for uodate ,please post the result of his hearing as well when you get any news.

No, He did not receive any notice but they took him to the secondary CBSA officer at Pearson Airport and asked him how many days he had stayed out of Canada, which was 35 days. The officer made him wait almost an hour and then gave him the entry.