Yes, I traveled in 2012 and returned in 2013. Since then I have never traveled again.
passport not renewed and citizenship application returned.
- Thread starter luckywoman
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Thanks for your contribution,
Please what was your explanation for not renewing your passport?
Expired passports: Me and my daughter
Landing documents ; Me and my daughter
PR : Me and my daughter
Health Card : me and my daughter.
Drivers license ; me only.
That is what I sent.
I found my error, I did not write a written explanation why my passport was not renewed.
What reasons can I give in this case. I did not plan to travel out of Canada for a long time. also I had to travel to another city to apply for it. Since I got a new job in January 2017 it was hard for me to travel out as I had no vacation accumulated.
Confused of which reason to pick from here Please help.
Just write the truth. I would say that my country does not allow double citizenship and I had no plans to travel, therefore I decided to save the money and did not renew my passport.
Thanks a lot . That is true my country does not allow for dual citizenship. Very clear and simply.
I am in a similar situation, although
1 expired passport + extension of 12 months
1 current passport - acquired during validity of extension of previous passport
1 photocopy of ID
Application delivered 19th Oct, waiting to hear back.
Fingers crossed
Ok thanks, if that's the only reason for the return, then honesty is the best policy .. you'd just outline the reasons for not re-newing the passport(s), and mention your intention to never leave Canada .. mention your continuous work presence, and any other milestones in your life that have 'anchored' or properly 'rooted' you in Canada, and that required your presence here, e.g. if you bought any property in the eligibility period, or had a new child, or if you were hospitalized for a while, or any event that you can think of that required your presence here and took priority to having to go abroad ...
You mentioned your home country does not support dual citizenship .. so you can add that reasoning as well ..
That is my thinking of how to approach this ..
Some people keep this explanation part very simple, by simply stating one line, they never intended to leave Canada, and so did not re-new ..
It's up to you how you want to explain yourself, in terms of details .. sometimes adding too much can make you seem 'desperate' .. so be careful, try to get some professional advise, and use proper judgement to relay your reasoning ..