“REQUEST FOR PROOF OF RETURN TO CANADA”
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I did and I also did interview outside Canada. Until now, I have not received such letter.
It depends on the office. Some applicants got oath invitation while overseas but the others said they received similar letter from IRCC prior to oath.
So they want you to go back to schedule oath?
Thanks. Good information.
They haven’t mentioned anything for Oath. Below is the text from letter.
Lets see if any member got similar letter and how their application was handled.
It is noted that you wrote the Citizenship Test from outside Canada. Please reply to this email with the following information:
- The date you left Canada prior to Citizenship Test invitation
- The date you returned (or intended to return) to Canada
- If you are back in Canada, you are required to provide proof of your return, such as, travel
documents. This may include: travel itinerary, e-booking confirmation, flight confirmation,
boarding pass, Canadian entry stamp.
- A copy of your PR Card.
They haven’t mentioned anything for Oath. Below is the text from letter.
Lets see if any member got similar letter and how their application was handled.
It is noted that you wrote the Citizenship Test from outside Canada. Please reply to this email with the following information:
- The date you left Canada prior to Citizenship Test invitation
- The date you returned (or intended to return) to Canada
- If you are back in Canada, you are required to provide proof of your return, such as, travel
documents. This may include: travel itinerary, e-booking confirmation, flight confirmation,
boarding pass, Canadian entry stamp.
- A copy of your PR Card.
Better to give them your expected return date at least. They wanna make sure you're still a PR before oath.
Anyway, I requested taking oath outside as I have a medical condition. It's been 3 months after the interview. Radio slilent...
well best of luck. They may give you exemption since you have a valid reason.
Havent come across any one yet.
I know 2 people who took oath outside Canada. They're located in Europe.
Hey Zainali89,
I am a april 2021 applicant and got the similar email yesterday. I finished my test and it got completed on Nov 26, 2021 and since then this is the first email I have got. I am still outside canada due to work and I can go back for Oath anytime. I have a valid PR as well. Can you please tell me how you responded in this situation and also did you get the oath invite after your reply. Can you shed some lights?
It is noted that you wrote the Citizenship Test from outside Canada. Please reply to this email with the following information:
- The date you left Canada prior to Citizenship Test invitation
- The date you returned (or intended to return) to Canada
- If you are back in Canada, you are required to provide proof of your return, such as, travel
documents. This may include: travel itinerary, e-booking confirmation, flight confirmation,
boarding pass, Canadian entry stamp.
- A copy of your PR Card.
You can go through this thread. This is one way to respond.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/ircc-is-asking-for-a-boarding-pass.768400/
It is likely your application processing is nearly complete and they're looking to schedule your oath.
You can provide all the info and documentation they're asking for and then tell them why you are outside and (if) what situation is keeping you away from Canada. Then you can say you will be available for oath with 2 weeks of notice (or whatever headsup time you are comfortable with). When you're providing this information, just make sure you can keep the appointment to avoid further delays.
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Not at all strange. On the contrary, as just the query itself, and numerous anecdotal reports in this forum illustrate, the information requested from @prasanna@ is commonly requested from applicants IRCC knows or perceives to be abroad; in particular, when the test was taken while outside Canada, apparently this is typical for applicants being processed in at least some specific local offices.
There is nothing about any such request itself that suggests cause for worry, other than the obvious incidental delay in the time line, which may be quite minimal, comparable to other minor non-routine processing (like a finger print request), so long as there are not other circumstances triggering more complex non-routine processing.
For additional similar reports, and some in-depth discussion, see several other topics related to this in particular, among others which more broadly address how living abroad (not merely traveling, albeit there is a tendency among some forum participants to mischaracterize living abroad as merely travel) can affect the process. Among such topics, there is the one which @iceman55 links above, where for example I noted:
In regards to . . .
". . . to my knowledge , anyone can leave the country if he fulfill the residency requirements and have a valid PR status."
Not sure why you think that is relevant here.
There has been a contingency of forum participants who erroneously claim IRCC cannot legitimately request information related to an applicant's post-application activities (that is, while the application is pending), like work or address information after applying. IRCC can and it does. Especially (but not limited to) applicants known or perceived to have relocated abroad (again, not merely travel abroad). Requests for such information in no way constitutes any restriction on a PR's mobility rights, noting that of course a PR does not have the same protection of mobility rights as a citizen.
Hello Everyone,
I got the interview request today. In the email it is mentioned that if any information provided on the immigration or criminal proceedings is changed, I have to inform the office immediately. I got h4 visa for US a few months back. Do I have to inform them regarding this one?
I got the interview request today. In the email it is mentioned that if any information provided on the immigration or criminal proceedings is changed, I have to inform the office immediately. I got h4 visa for US a few months back. Do I have to inform them regarding this one?