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mumbai1985

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I receivedmy AOR by email today.

I had a mistake in the application.

In Address history , I put from and to date for an address as October 2012 till August 2012.

I should have put it as October 2012 till August 2013.

It was a typo and I was expecting the application to be returned as this date interval is not possible (to date is less than from date).

I'm now worried that they might reject the application later for this error. Does aor mean that they checked application for completeness and it has passed? Can they ask for clarification for this mistake ? I.e ask me to resubmit the correct dates?

I don't want to wait for 6-8 months and get a rejection and then apply again. I would rather get the application returned right now so that I can apply again.
 
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mumbai1985 said:
I receivedmy AOR by email today.

I had a mistake in the application.

In Address history , I put from and to date for an address as October 2012 till August 2012.

I should have put it as October 2012 till August 2013.

It was a typo and I was expecting the application to be returned as this date interval is not possible (to date is less than from date).

I'm now worried that they might reject the application later for this error. Does aor mean that they checked application for completeness and it has passed? Can they ask for clarification for this mistake ? I.e ask me to resubmit the correct dates?

I don't want to wait for 6-8 months and get a rejection and then apply again. I would rather get the application returned right now so that I can apply again.
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This mistake has nothing to do with getting AOR. They just do screening. No gaps, no missing required information and documents.
In address history was the August 2012 followed by August 2013 or August 2012? if you wrote "August 2013 to" then there is a one year gap.
 
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mumbai1985

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Correct dates:
Sep 2013 to Oct 2017 - address 1

Oct 2012 to Aug 2013 - address 2

What I put in the application:
Sep 2013 to Oct 2017 - address 1

Oct 2012 to Aug 2012 - address 2

Clearly, 2nd entry will cause a gap and date range is incorrect and not plausible. Not sure if they overlooked this.
 
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Whocares

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mumbai1985 said:
Correct dates:
Sep 2013 to Oct 2017 - address 1

Oct 2012 to Aug 2013 - address 2

What I put in the application:
Sep 2013 to Oct 2017 - address 1

Oct 2012 to Aug 2012 - address 2

Clearly, 2nd entry will cause a gap and date range is incorrect and not plausible. Not sure if they overlooked this.
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That is a one year gap. Weird how you got AOR. I hope this will not effect your application.
 
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mumbai1985

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Whocares said:
That is a one year gap. Weird how you got AOR. I hope this will not effect your application.
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More than gap, that interval is impossible. From date is greater than to date.

Even though my eligibility period is 5 years before the application, technically my true eligibility is starting the date when I came to Canada first time. I'm not sure if they ignored this address as it is before I came to Canada for the first time.
 
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My guess is that IRCC figured it out. August 2012, after all, was before the eligibility period. It is possible they overlooked the date was August 2012, read it as if it was August 2013, but my guess is they figured it was intended to be August 2013, inferred the date was August 2013.

IRCC is accustomed to applicant mistakes. Contrary to some reports suggesting otherwise, most indications suggest IRCC is flexible, to some degree liberal, and sometimes outright generous in how they approach wrinkles in the application.

But not all errors are created equal. Some errors tie IRCC's hands. An error in a date or information which directly affects a citizenship requirement cannot be corrected by inference. And many times cannot be corrected at all. (Error in application signature date, even if obvious, cannot be corrected.) Address history, on the other hand, is merely supporting information, and does not directly affect eligibility.

If this is the only mistake you made in the application, congratulations on a job well done. Not likely to pose much of a problem. Even if you did not proactively correct it (which is good but even if you did not), it might have led to some extra questions in the interview but by itself not lead to any real concerns or problems. Obviously, such errors in conjunction with other issues or reasons for concern, would be a different story. In isolation this should be of minimal significance.
 
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All this just shows what I've been saying many times (and what dpenabill is saying above): IRCC employees are humans who read your forms. There is no point in freaking out over every single word.

Of course you should still try your best, but what I mean is that there is no need to worry about every tiny detail after you sent the application.
 
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spyfy said:
All this just shows what I've been saying many times (and what dpenabill is saying above): IRCC employees are humans who read your forms. There is no point in freaking out over every single word.

Of course you should still try your best, but what I mean is that there is no need to worry about every tiny detail after you sent the application.
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Just would like to follow up with this thread. If we submitted the citizenship application form and found a mistake on the form afterwards, e.g., wrong sin number, what we should do to fix it on our side? Should we resubmit a new application package? Or call IRCC to inform them of this mistake? Or do that on the web form? If we call or fill the web form, would the officer who assesses the application really be able to see the updated information? Is the call/webform really update the information?
 
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kis7ooskarr said:
Just would like to follow up with this thread. If we submitted the citizenship application form and found a mistake on the form afterwards, e.g., wrong sin number, what we should do to fix it on our side? Should we resubmit a new application package? Or call IRCC to inform them of this mistake? Or do that on the web form? If we call or fill the web form, would the officer who assesses the application really be able to see the updated information? Is the call/webform really update the information?
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You can contact them through the Web form as I did.
 
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