Canadian Citizenship Application -- PCC Needed ?

[joelthakkar]

Canadian Citizenship Application -- PCC Needed ?

My wife came to Canada in July 2022 on Spousal PR and has been continuously living in Canada since then. She has gone to India once for 1 month over the last 3 years. She is now eligible to apply for Canadian Citizenship.

Online Application tells that she needs to submit a police clearance certificate if she has been outside of Canada for more than 183 days continuously in the last 4 years. She has been in Canada just over 3 years, and 1 year previously to that, she was in India, Country of Origin.

Does she need a Police clearance certificate or not? Thanks for any help

 

[dreamingmigrant]

It's not needed. If you read the application guide they say if you were in the country of origin in the eligibility period then it's not required. I don't think the one month stay would trigger a PCC request. If she stayed over 183 days then yes, but not for just a month.