Canadian Citizenship

[Ibaadat]

Dear readers,
I have a question about citizenship. After one has lived 1095 days, is it okay to apply right after? How long does the process can take, please provide your best guess, given the following circumstances:
1-Applicant lived in USA prior to attaining 1095 days in Canada.
2 - During the time applicant was in Canada, there were frequent trips to USA for work, but will attain 1095 days within 4 years period.
3-can your application be processed faster depending on which postal code you apply from? for e.g. mississauga versus hamilton or windsor?
4-Can one leave the country after applying due to necessary personal/family circumstances, given that applicant has someone keeping an eye on the mail etc.
5-Having no property or assets in Canada has any impact on application?
6-What documents should one provide to prove residency and a solid case for quick processing, other than job letter, pay stubs, and tax papers.

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[rayman_m]

To: Ibadaat,

Here is the some information that might be useful to you:

After one has lived 1095 days, is it okay to apply right after? How long does the process can take, please provide your best guess, given the following circumstances: 1-Applicant lived in USA prior to attaining 1095 days in Canada.
2 - During the time applicant was in Canada, there were frequent trips to USA for work, but will attain 1095 days within 4 years period.

- No matter what CIC will need 1095 physical presence in last 4 years. All trips to US or elsewhere must declare in residence calculator. So, you will need to accumulate 1095 + Days you spent outside in last 4 years.

3-can your application be processed faster depending on which postal code you apply from? for e.g. mississauga versus hamilton or windsor?

- It depends on local office. As per your postal code, CIC will send application to the nearest location of your area. Some offices has less backlogs and likely process faster.

4-Can one leave the country after applying due to necessary personal/family circumstances, given that applicant has someone keeping an eye on the mail etc.

- Yes, there is no problem to leave the country for credible reason being a PR. But CIC will suggests you should inform them if leaving for more than 2 weeks just in case they need to contact with you for test or other reason.

5-Having no property or assets in Canada has any impact on application?

- No, You don't have to own any property becoming a Canadian citizen thus there is no impact on application.

6-What documents should one provide to prove residency and a solid case for quick processing, other than job letter, pay stubs, and tax papers.

- CIC will need the documents they prescribed in checklist (Copies of COPR, PR card, Language proof, Biographical page of Passport covering last 4 years with renew pages, 2 ID-Driving License & Health Card, Work/Education documents such as T4,NOA etc, Minor Children school report cards for 4 years). If you want to add some additional documents like: passport pages with stamps to proof travel history, Rental lease, Insurance, you can do so. Whether sending additional documents will faster the process or not it all depends on the officer. There is no credible source that it will make the application faster, but it might be helpful for officer to look at the travel history at forefront with positive node..