Lost Rental Lease to Prove Residency

[hungnguyen]

Hello Seniors,

I have lost the rental lease that covered the first 7 months in the period of 5 years for the date of application, but I did study on that 7 months and have the letter from my school to indicate that. Is that enough to prove residency of the first 7 months or will lead to RQ? Without counting that 7 months, I will still have enough 1905 days in Canada, I am afraid because it falls into the period of 5 years.

Thanks,

 

[s23srinivas]

Hello Seniors,

I have lost the rental lease that covered the first 7 months in the period of 5 years for the date of application, but I did study on that 7 months and have the letter from my school to indicate that. Is that enough to prove residency of the first 7 months or will lead to RQ? Without counting that 7 months, I will still have enough 1905 days in Canada, I am afraid because it falls into the period of 5 years.

Thanks,

You don't have to provide the rental lease or any such document as an evidence of your residence in Canada along with the citizenship application.
Just fill in the Physical Presence Calculator online and take a print out, sign it and attach it along with your application.

For further, refer the checklist of documents to be submitted for Canadian citizenship application.
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/citizen/cit0007e-2.pdf

All the best.

 

[royce110]

Hello Seniors,

I have lost the rental lease that covered the first 7 months in the period of 5 years for the date of application, but I did study on that 7 months and have the letter from my school to indicate that. Is that enough to prove residency of the first 7 months or will lead to RQ? Without counting that 7 months, I will still have enough 1905 days in Canada, I am afraid because it falls into the period of 5 years.

Thanks,

You only need to prove residency if you are questioned during your application processing. Otherwise what the poster above said is correct.

 

[hungnguyen]

You don't have to provide the rental lease or any such document as an evidence of your residence in Canada along with the citizenship application.
Just fill in the Physical Presence Calculator online and take a print out, sign it and attach it along with your application.

For further, refer the checklist of documents to be submitted for Canadian citizenship application.
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/citizen/cit0007e-2.pdf

All the best.

Thanks s23srinivas for your advice. I am just afraid that the interviewer will ask me to prove residency for that time because my old passport was lost 2 years ago while I was applying for PR. Do you think IRCC will check my residency from CBSA as my passport was lost and they could not check stamps, or they will give me RQ? Any of you advice is valuable for me. Thanks,

 

[s23srinivas]

Thanks s23srinivas for your advice. I am just afraid that the interviewer will ask me to prove residency for that time because my old passport was lost 2 years ago while I was applying for PR. Do you think IRCC will check my residency from CBSA as my passport was lost and they could not check stamps, or they will give me RQ? Any of you advice is valuable for me. Thanks,

In the citizenship application there is a checkbox (Q14 B) that you can tick on to authorize IRCC to get details of your entry and exit from CBSA.
Also as you said you still have 1905 days ignoring the 7 months period, I do not think there will be a problem with your residency requirement.

All the best with your application.

 

[hungnguyen]

In the citizenship application there is a checkbox (Q14 B) that you can tick on to authorize IRCC to get details of your entry and exit from CBSA.
Also as you said you still have 1905 days ignoring the 7 months period, I do not think there will be a problem with your residency requirement.

All the best with your application.

Thanks @s23srinivas . If IRCC can get details of your entry and exit from CBSA, do you know why they still trigger RQ that cause delay for some applicants?

 

[s23srinivas]

Thanks @s23srinivas . If IRCC can get details of your entry and exit from CBSA, do you know why they still trigger RQ that cause delay for some applicants?

Check this thread for more details:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/reasons-you-may-get-a-rq.555296/

 

[masood8]

Can't you get a copy of your rental lease agreement from your building/condo management?

 

[hungnguyen]

Can't you get a copy of your rental lease agreement from your building/condo management?

hi Masood8, I have not contacted the landlord from the building for many years, I do not think he still keep a copy as I contacted him through email before but he did not reply. However, without that time living in the building, I will still have more than 1095 days. Is that ok? I think many other people have similar issue that do not keep the copy of rental lease.