I'm a PR, and applied for citizenship in early January of this year. Because of my work I cannot be in the country 75% of the time, which I explained in great detail in my application, with a lot of documentation about my work (free-lance consulting on international development in 3rd world - almost all my work is overseas).
I received a residence questionnaire in March, and have sent in the requested materials (except for one thing that's still pending, which I told them).
I just got a letter saying "you have an appointment to meet with a citizenship official about your citizenship application." Thank goodness, I will be in the country on the date they have scheduled! And thank goodness I have evidence that someone has looked at my application! They asked me to bring originals of all the documents I sent in my application.
Has anyone else gotten an appointment like this, early on in the process? I'm guessing they want verification of my travels, and perhaps other things - but wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences.
Also I don't have originals of all the documents I included in my application - some I only have scans of, some only exist in digital form and there never was an "original". Has anyone else had that situation, where they want to see originals that either never existed or you don't have them? (I'm going to figure out which I do and don't have, and probably call them in advance and ask about it - e.g. should I print yet MORE copies of the digital-only ones - I've already sent them, twice, around a kilo of double-sided documentation - or bring something like a list of which I don't have, and show them the ones I do have?)
Any advice? I assume that beyond looking respectable and tidy and so on, things like how I dress don't matter.
Other suggestions?
I received a residence questionnaire in March, and have sent in the requested materials (except for one thing that's still pending, which I told them).
I just got a letter saying "you have an appointment to meet with a citizenship official about your citizenship application." Thank goodness, I will be in the country on the date they have scheduled! And thank goodness I have evidence that someone has looked at my application! They asked me to bring originals of all the documents I sent in my application.
Has anyone else gotten an appointment like this, early on in the process? I'm guessing they want verification of my travels, and perhaps other things - but wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences.
Also I don't have originals of all the documents I included in my application - some I only have scans of, some only exist in digital form and there never was an "original". Has anyone else had that situation, where they want to see originals that either never existed or you don't have them? (I'm going to figure out which I do and don't have, and probably call them in advance and ask about it - e.g. should I print yet MORE copies of the digital-only ones - I've already sent them, twice, around a kilo of double-sided documentation - or bring something like a list of which I don't have, and show them the ones I do have?)
Any advice? I assume that beyond looking respectable and tidy and so on, things like how I dress don't matter.
Other suggestions?
