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  1. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Well, it may happen tomorrow you know. No-one actually knows how your specific application will go. You're getting there. And once it happens, you'll quickly forget how long the whole thing took. Good luck!
  2. Seym

    Karachi university Bcom as language proof

    Please note that providing a diploma as a language proof is not a "waiver", but an actual proof, just like IELTS. And everyone is free to select the proof of their choice when applying for citizenship, regardless of how they got their PR. For OP : did she study in English, not just a specific...
  3. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    A few days to a few months. For people who have been waiting since 2023, IRCC tends to speed things up once every hurdle is crossed, so expect it "soon", probably within a month.
  4. Seym

    Can't add Travel History in Citizenship Application

    You need to report all trips from and to Canada within the 5 years eligibility period, so from mid 2021. What I don't understand : if you only arrived in 2022, how is there even a trip in 2021 to report? Were you in Canada in 2021 as a tourist maybe? Of is this a trip between 2 countries that...
  5. Seym

    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Nah, I just meant providing accurate information regarding the physical presence dates. And my suggestion is always to stick to what IRCC asks for. And it asks for none of these things.
  6. Seym

    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Family members of mine in that situation applied with a couple weeks buffer and got their citizenship in 4 months in 2003. I'd say 2 weeks or a month is a good buffer IF there are no mistakes in the physical presence. So, make sure you don't forget a vacation, mix dates and such. The best way to...
  7. Seym

    Additional documents- citizenship application

    1) if it makes you feel better about it. But yes, if IRCC asks about the bio page only, it means that they only need the bio page for the vast majority of applicants, and that, at least, anything they don't explicitly ask for isn't needed as part of a complete application. 2) You could even...
  8. Seym

    PR card renewal - what are your recommendations

    Of course you just need to enter the days you entered and left the country. IRCC's tools already take the partial days into account.
  9. Seym

    Physical presence for minor with a Canadian parent

    Absolutely.
  10. Seym

    Physical presence for minor with a Canadian parent

    The child only needs to fulfill the physical presence requirement if he applies separately or has no citizen parent. So, yup, if the kid lives outside Canada, you'll need to wait for your own citizenship before you apply for his, unless he's a PR by the time you send your application, in which...
  11. Seym

    Difference in COPR became PR on date and PR Since Date on PR Card

    In case of doubt, pick either, make sure you're eligible and have accumulated enough days regardless of the choice (aka, don't apply without a buffer above 1095 days!) and add a letter of explanation telling the situation. IRCC will figure it out.
  12. Seym

    2026 Online Citizenship Application – Passport Upload: Bio Page Only or All Pages?

    Trust what the online application asks for, and as you can tell, it only asks for the bio page. Some people like to send the whole passport as an additional document, but that's overkill for the vast majority of applicants. The reason why OP saw theses discussions : the whole passport...
  13. Seym

    Airport transit for travel history?

    You get credit for a day in Canada even if you're only partially present in Canada for that day, so both departure and arrival dates are included, which leaves 0 days of absence for these consecutive days.
  14. Seym

    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    @blueshark if the application doesn't allow you to keep that return date blank, and I believe it doesn't, put today's date, and add an explanation letter saying that you did so to be able to complete filing the application but are still outside the country and don't claim that final day of...
  15. Seym

    Filling out physical presence section

    Trust yourself and follow the requirement. If a question is specifically about a certain timeframe, what makes you think that you'd need to mention anything outside that timeframe? Only list stuff outside the eligibility period if the question doesn't explicitly list the eligibility period.
  16. Seym

    Received Interview Request for Canada Citizenship

    Nothing much to expect. For the vast majority of people, it's a 10-15 minutes casual conversation about the applicant's life, and a check of IDs, either a very quick one, or a bit more in depth passport check in some cases where IRCC also needs a copy of all (translated!) stamps. I believe IRCC...
  17. Seym

    In-Person Citizenship Interview: Should I Translate Old Passports from Before the 5-Year Eligibility Period?

    There is no "failing" here. If IRCC asks for something during the interview and OP can't provide it, they'll be able to do so via webform at a later date. As @armoured said, YMMV. But, speaking of experience : the agent barely looked at my current passport during my own interview , and didn't...
  18. Seym

    Should I apply for Citizenship, PP expiring in 5 months

    Read what you wrote again : "passports you held during the eligibility period" doesn't not mean "passport currently valid". It just means "any passport that was valid at any point in the past 5 years". IRCC doesn't care if your passport is expired before you apply, and doesn't care either if it...
  19. Seym

    Do we need to upload all the pages of the passport for citizenship application?

    IRCC only checks whether you filed tax for the years you specified in your application, nothing more. It doesn't matter if the address where you went to work doesn't match your T4. The only thing that really matters is that your answer is truthful, and both addresses here would be truthful and...
  20. Seym

    Citizenship Application Withdrawal Inquiry

    1) you only need to file this, which includes uploading the document you listed. No other step. https://secure.cic.gc.ca/ClientContact/en/Application/Form/74 2) it should not. Everything "affects" a citizenship since IRCC will take note of your previous withdrawal, but it should probably stop...