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Citizenship Applications after Bill C-6

light88

Star Member
Jul 14, 2014
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I am in a little bit of a pickle and need help. customer service line has been busy all morning couldnt reach.

my concern is with time calculator. I was a temporary worker in Canada and then a refugee claimant.

CIC website says time you spent as a claimant wont be counted. so my question is: do I keep that period of one year when I was a refugee claimant empty? wouldnt that leave a gap?

FYI when I was a claimant I applied for work permit and was working.

is my question so hard?
 

AnilGurung

Hero Member
Nov 9, 2012
263
30
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
CPO-Ottawa
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2013
AOR Received.
09-07-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
Med's Request
30-1-2014
Med's Done....
05-02-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
19/02/2014
VISA ISSUED...
25/02/2014
LANDED..........
1/03/2014
Has anybody tried to print CIT 0002 form? acrobat reader print button is disabled and "Print Form" button does nothing for me...
many threads stating you cant print due to techical Error . wait for new forms.
 
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mosaab

Hero Member
Oct 12, 2011
553
120
Category........
Visa Office......
Cairo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-03-2013
AOR Received.
26-06-2013
File Transfer...
05-07-2013
Med's Done....
18-05-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
06-01-2014
VISA ISSUED...
03-16-2014
LANDED..........
05-02-2014

blueangel371115

Champion Member
May 24, 2012
1,030
44
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
App. Filed.......
13-01-2014
Doc's Request.
10-02-2014
AOR Received.
17-07-2014
File Transfer...
17-07-2014
Med's Done....
02-12-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
waived
VISA ISSUED...
08-01-2015 (returned 1/19 due to errors), 26-01-2015
LANDED..........
05-02-2015 Finally
is my question so hard?
Not really, but people may not have seen it yet. If it doesn't count the claimant portion but counts working portions, IF you were indeed working, list that you were because the form does ask about employment history, I would definitely enclose a note explaining time as a claimant as well. More senior members may add and/or correct me.
 

umairfood1

Full Member
Aug 25, 2013
35
1
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True. The "eligibility period" has been defined differently from previous rules and I think that's where the problem is. Had they kept it "from the moment you became a PR or" to a maximum of a fixed period, we would not have these issues. Extending the eligibility period makes only sense for police clearances (yet they only use 4 years), but not for physical presence if have none in Canada before you became a PR.
So what should we do please call them and update everybody
 

CICOtawa

Star Member
Apr 17, 2015
183
19
What is up with the calculator and the way it calculates days out of country. An example, left Canada on 16/05/2013 returned 20/05/2013 and it lists as 1.5 days. All of mine are like this. Something that should be at least a full day is listed as half a day....
Pre PR absents are counted as 0.5 day
 

ALM123

Hero Member
Nov 27, 2011
388
56
Guys do we need a police clearance certificate ??? I havent lived in any other country other than canada in the last 5 years. Have gone for vacation but only for few weeks, Do i need a police clearance from canada ?
 

ibry

Hero Member
Jul 25, 2010
660
86
Canada
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
2011
Guys do we need a police clearance certificate ??? I havent lived in any other country other than canada in the last 5 years. Have gone for vacation but only for few weeks, Do i need a police clearance from canada ?

From canada. No
 

Sohmisaly

Star Member
Oct 7, 2017
64
15
We apologize for ongoing technical difficulties with our forms. We are working to fix the problem and will provide an update once available.

IRCC latest tweet
 

Sohmisaly

Star Member
Oct 7, 2017
64
15
Let us know when printing is enabled. Am done filling. I just need dates for all the activities i have been in since 5 years ago.

Tired and hungry. Thanks for answering question guys.
We apologize for ongoing technical difficulties with our forms. We are working to fix the problem and will provide an update once available.

IRCC latest tweet
 

Sohmisaly

Star Member
Oct 7, 2017
64
15
We apologize for ongoing technical difficulties with our forms. We are working to fix the problem and will provide an update once available.

IRCC latest tweet
 

5hr3wd

Hero Member
Jul 27, 2011
216
17
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Vegreville --> CPC-Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-July-2013
AOR Received.
15-August-2013
Med's Done....
05-June-2013
Passport Req..
AIP 09-July-2014
VISA ISSUED...
DM 09-July-2014
LANDED..........
15-August-2014
Hey guys,

In terms of sending copies of Passports and Travel documents. I am sending copies of two passports out of three since the third one was from before 2012-10-11. For travel documents, I'm also including copies of Study permits from 2012-10-11 onward.

So the things I have from before 2012-10-11 include another canadian study permit, a UK study visa and a UAE resident visa as well as the third (oldest) passport I mentioned. Is it safe to leave these out and not send them any copies for these? even though ive mentioned them in the "what immigration/citizenships/statuses have you ever held before".

Will appreciate someones input on this..

Thanks!