Help: some questions while gearing up for Citizenship

[jojee2k6]

Happy New year everyone! Would appreciate if you help me in below questions:

1. Citizenship test prepration should be started during pre-application phase or post-application phase? How early, how difficult it is?
2. Landed: Feb 2018 as FSW, obtained PR via CEC: Nov 2019, 08 months spent in Origin Country in year 2021. Would I be needing PCC while applying for Citizenship?
3. In 2018, Family landed 2 months later following me, there is one month difference in residency calculator (mine 1 month early, considering pre-PR 50% period), I become eligible to apply in Aug, 2022, family in Sept 2022, when should we submit application?
4. Online or paper-based, time and ease-wise? I prefer online as we did for FSW and PR (CEC).

Thanks in advance!

 

[bellaluna]

"FSW" means federal skilled worker, a PR stream. Or did you actually mean you were a TFW, a temporary foreign worker, in Feb 2018?

1. You will get the study book (digital) when you receive AOR. Not sure how the testing process will be in the future when you take it. But in my case, I only started studying when I got my test invitation, took it 3 days later. Your mileage may vary.

2. It depends. Of those 8 months, did you stay more than 6 months consecutively? if yes, then you do need a new PCC.

3. You don't have to submit at the same time. You can submit any time after Aug 2022, your family can submit any time after Sept 2022. Recommended to have a 2-4 week buffer in residency.

 

[jojee2k6]

"FSW" means federal skilled worker, a PR stream. Or did you actually mean you were a TFW, a temporary foreign worker, in Feb 2018?
Sorry, yes I was TFW from Feb,2018 to Nov, 2019.
1. You will get the study book (digital) when you receive AOR. Not sure how the testing process will be in the future when you take it. But in my case, I only started studying when I got my test invitation, took it 3 days later. Your mileage may vary.
Awesome, means We don't need to worry for now, we will be starting prepration after we receive AoR.
2. It depends. Of those 8 months, did you stay more than 6 months consecutively? if yes, then you do need a new PCC.
Yes we stayed from Dec-2020 to Aug 2021 in country of Origin (8 months consectively). So won't we be needing PCC?
3. You don't have to submit at the same time. You can submit any time after Aug 2022, your family can submit any time after Sept 2022. Recommended to have a 2-4 week buffer in residency.
Got it thanks, I think, we will be submitting in Sept/Oct 2022 together, Online.
4. Online or paper-based, time and ease-wise? I prefer online as we did for FSW and PR (CEC).

 

[QueenPeaches]

Happy New year everyone! Would appreciate if you help me in below questions:

1. Citizenship test prepration should be started during pre-application phase or post-application phase? How early, how difficult it is?
2. Landed: Feb 2018 as FSW, obtained PR via CEC: Nov 2019, 08 months spent in Origin Country in year 2021. Would I be needing PCC while applying for Citizenship?
3. In 2018, Family landed 2 months later following me, there is one month difference in residency calculator (mine 1 month early, considering pre-PR 50% period), I become eligible to apply in Aug, 2022, family in Sept 2022, when should we submit application?
4. Online or paper-based, time and ease-wise? I prefer online as we did for FSW and PR (CEC).

Thanks in advance!

1. Citizenship test is not difficult. All you need to do is study the book and do practice questions. When you do the practice questions, you will be able to determine how well you will do in the real test. Also, by doing the practice questions, you can identify the topics that you need to study again for better understanding. The time to start studying for the test depends on you, but the 21 day period that IRCC gives for the test, is on average more than enough time to prepare and pass.

2. If the 8 months spent in your country of origin in 2021 was spent at a stretch, then yes you would need PCC as it exceeded 178 days spent in a single country outside of Canada after becoming a PR.

4. If you want to apply together as a family, then paper application is your only option now. If you want to apply separately then you can do online application for each adult (check first to be sure the adult qualifies for online application). However, if there are any minors (less than 18), their applications have to be done on paper together with at least one qualifying parent. Most families prefer to have just one family application together on paper.

3. Based on my response in 4 above, you may apply alone in August 2022, or wait to apply as a family in September 2022.

I hope these help.

 

[jojee2k6]

1. Citizenship test is not difficult. All you need to do is study the book and do practice questions. When you do the practice questions, you will be able to determine how well you will do in the real test. Also, by doing the practice questions, you can identify the topics that you need to study again for better understanding. The time to start studying for the test depends on you, but the 21 day period that IRCC gives for the test, is on average more than enough time to prepare and pass.
Awesome!
2. If the 8 months spent in your country of origin in 2021 was spent at a stretch, then yes you would need PCC as it exceeded 178 days spent in a single country outside of Canada after becoming a PR.
Ah, I guess I'll be getting PCC in second half of 2022.
4. If you want to apply together as a family, then paper application is your only option now. If you want to apply separately then you can do online application for each adult (check first to be sure the adult qualifies for online application). However, if there are any minors (less than 18), their applications have to be done on paper together with at least one qualifying parent. Most families prefer to have just one family application together on paper.
Understood, in sept 2022 we will apply together on paper, if by then, family becomes also eligible to apply online then will do online together.
3. Based on my response in 4 above, you may apply alone in August 2022, or wait to apply as a family in September 2022.
Wait is better to have 2-4 weeks buffer as well.
I hope these help.
Much appreciated thanks a lot.

 

[bellaluna]

4. Online or paper-based, time and ease-wise? I prefer online as we did for FSW and PR (CEC).

I myself prefer online, and paper applications will be phased out in favor of online applications soon.... But right now online isn't available for family applications yet. It was supposed to happen late last year. Just hope it will be available by the time you and your family apply.