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Citizenship application - a few questions

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Paul48

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Dec 19, 2017
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Hey folks,

I have a few questions regarding the citizenship application since it looks like I'll soon meet the requirements to submit it :)

1) I have been on a PGWP before becoming a PR; each day I spent in Canada within the five years window counted as 1/2 day up to max 365 days, correct?

2) I have been 7 months straight in my home country (working remotely) while having PR and maintaining my address in Canada and paying taxes in Canada. My understanding is that I have to request a police certificate - Is anything else that is required given the 7 months absence from Canada? Will I have to include this address on the citizenship application or I only use the Canadian address?

3) My spouse (now PR) arrived in Canada on a visitor visa, and then was on implied status after we got married before getting the open work permit. Do all these days count 0.5 (including implied status)?

Thank you!
 
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RamyMN

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Dec 13, 2019
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Paul48 said:
Hey folks,

I have a few questions regarding the citizenship application since it looks like I'll soon meet the requirements to submit it :)

1) I have been on a PGWP before becoming a PR; each day I spent in Canada within the five years window counted as 1/2 day up to max 365 days, correct?

2) I have been 7 months straight in my home country (working remotely) while having PR and maintaining my address in Canada and paying taxes in Canada. My understanding is that I have to request a police certificate - Is anything else that is required given the 7 months absence from Canada? Will I have to include this address on the citizenship application or I only use the Canadian address?

3) My spouse (now PR) arrived in Canada on a visitor visa, and then was on implied status after we got married before getting the open work permit. Do all these days count 0.5 (including implied status)?

Thank you!
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1) Each day of physical presence in Canada as an authorized temporary resident or protected person before becoming a PR, counts as 1/2 day with a max of 365 days
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/grant/residence/calculate-physical-presence.html#s04



2) According to the application guide question 10, if you were residing, working, or studying outside Canada you must list all your foreign addresses, including the country's postal or mailing codes. You must provide a police certificate from each country you spend more than 183 days in a row in the past 4 years.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0002-application-canadian-citizenship-under-subsection-5-1-adults-18-years-older.html#Step4

3) There is no clear wording regarding implied status calculations, however, the physical presence calculation guide states the cases where you cannot count your days in Canada towards residency, and implied status is not one of them. Moreover, Implied status is the period while a person waits for a decision on a request to change their residency status which is considered a legal stay in Canada.
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/implied-status-meaning-for-visitors-students-or-workers-all-you-need-to-know/#:~:text=Powered by Translate-,Visitors, students, or foreign workers can lawfully remain in Canada,status is called implied status.

I would delay my application to cover the count for the implied status days, just in case despite it is a legal stay in Canada. If the implied status period was 1 month, I would delay 15 days.
 
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Paul48

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Dec 19, 2017
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RamyMN said:
1) Each day of physical presence in Canada as an authorized temporary resident or protected person before becoming a PR, counts as 1/2 day with a max of 365 days
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/grant/residence/calculate-physical-presence.html#s04



2) According to the application guide question 10, if you were residing, working, or studying outside Canada you must list all your foreign addresses, including the country's postal or mailing codes. You must provide a police certificate from each country you spend more than 183 days in a row in the past 4 years.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0002-application-canadian-citizenship-under-subsection-5-1-adults-18-years-older.html#Step4

3) There is no clear wording regarding implied status calculations, however, the physical presence calculation guide states the cases where you cannot count your days in Canada towards residency, and implied status is not one of them. Moreover, Implied status is the period while a person waits for a decision on a request to change their residency status which is considered a legal stay in Canada.
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/implied-status-meaning-for-visitors-students-or-workers-all-you-need-to-know/#:~:text=Powered by Translate-,Visitors, students, or foreign workers can lawfully remain in Canada,status is called implied status.

I would delay my application to cover the count for the implied status days, just in case despite it is a legal stay in Canada. If the implied status period was 1 month, I would delay 15 days.
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Thanks! :)

Do I have to apply as a family with my spouse?
Can we just apply each on our own or will this delay the process?
 
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RamyMN

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Dec 13, 2019
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