Citizenship Application: Optional Document Submission Inquiry

[x001358]

I arrived in Canada as a temporary resident in 2021, obtained my permanent residency in 2023, and I’m now preparing to apply for Canadian citizenship. Along with the standard required documents—such as the citizenship photo, PR card, driver’s license, passport biopage, and IELTS results—I’m considering including several optional documents.

Optional Document I plan to submit : Include the biopages of two of my passports, my provincial health card, property tax statements, CRA tax returns, utility bills, work permits, home mortgage documents, and the police clearance certificate I used for my PR application (even though I haven’t been outside Canada for more than 180 days since arriving as a temporary resident).

My question is: Are all these optional documents necessary? I’m planning to include them mainly to avoid any delays in processing, but I’d appreciate your advice.

 

[armoured]

My question is: Are all these optional documents necessary? I’m planning to include them mainly to avoid any delays in processing, but I’d appreciate your advice.

No. Don't provide all this extra stuff. Fill out the forms, read the instructions carefully, and provide ONLY what they ask for. Providing extra won't speed things up EXCEPT in cases where there is really something unusual about your case that you need to clarify. They will ask for more if they need it, and most of the time they don't.

Follow the instructions. If you're still in doubt after doing that: follow the instructions.

 

[x001358]

Thankyou

 

[anuj_25]

Hi All,
Need help with language proof please. I had completed my IELTS in Oct 2022 for my PR which I got in April 2023 and now I am applying for Citizenship. Can I use the same IELTS result from Oct 2022 as language proof for citizenship (even though IELTS results are valid only for 2 years) ?

Can someone who has successfully used expired IELTS result as language proof for citizenship share their experience and guidance please ?

 

[Seym]

Hi All,
Need help with language proof please. I had completed my IELTS in Oct 2022 for my PR which I got in April 2023 and now I am applying for Citizenship. Can I use the same IELTS result from Oct 2022 as language proof for citizenship (even though IELTS results are valid only for 2 years) ?

Can someone who has successfully used expired IELTS result as language proof for citizenship share their experience and guidance please ?

Answer here : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...itizen/eligibility/language-proof/step-2.html

 

[AdmiralGG]

(Apologies for stealing the thread, but I am planning to submit my citizenship application in the next few days, so I would really appreciate anyone's kind help and suggestions!)

Hi everyone,

As I complete my online Canadian citizenship application, I would greatly appreciate your guidance. I have a few questions about how to enter my status history in the form correctly:

1. Study permit extensions – I had two study permit extensions after my initial study permit. The online application seems to only allow one extension. How should I properly record the second extension?
2. Maintained (implied) status – I applied for my PGWP a month before my study permit expired (February 2022). It was approved a few months later, which means I was on maintained status between my study permit expiry (March 2022) and my PGWP approval (July 2022). How should I record this period in the application? Should I add a separate status entry, or explain it in the supporting documents section?
3. Visitor status – I also held visitor records (visitor visa) with extensions during my stay in Canada (similar to my study permits & extensions). Do I need to include these in the application, or is it sufficient to only show my study permits and PGWP?

Thanks a lot!