Citizenship & Permanent Residence Questions

[Doe123]

⦁ Can you send in the application for citizenship to be processed while you continue to earn the residence requirement of 3 years?

If you need to wait, and send in the application once the requirement is fulfilled, but your PR card will expire before processing (of the citizenship application) is to be complete;
⦁ Do you absolutely need a renewed PR card before then?

⦁ Does permanent residence expire, or just the PR card?

If anybody can provide the answers to these questions, it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

Answers in red...:

⦁ Can you send in the application for citizenship to be processed while you continue to earn the residence requirement of 3 years?

No. You must accumulate 1095 days, and sign the next day.

If you need to wait, and send in the application once the requirement is fulfilled, but your PR card will expire before processing (of the citizenship application) is to be complete;
⦁ Do you absolutely need a renewed PR card before then?
They will check it at the interview, so it'd better be non-expired.

⦁ Does permanent residence expire, or just the PR card?
Just the PR card. If you look up the word "permanent" in the dictionary, you'll understand it's not temporary or expiring, for that matter. However, it can be removed from you due to other reasons cited elsewhere.

If anybody can provide the answers to these questions, it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Desert Lion]

I disagree, if you put your days correctly in the residence calculator and if it comes to 1095 days, you DO NOT need to wait for 1096 to sent the next day, provided that you have not missed any day or forgot, if you have not left the country, then send it with1095, I have spoken to many CIC agents and all confirm this to me, it is illegal if the CIC officer send you back your application if the days are correct and your submission was 1095 days.

 

[mtl2014]

I disagree, if you put your days correctly in the residence calculator and if it comes to 1095 days, you DO NOT need to wait for 1096 to sent the next day, provided that you have not missed any day or forgot, if you have not left the country, then send it with1095, I have spoken to many CIC agents and all confirm this to me, it is illegal if the CIC officer send you back your application if the days are correct and your submission was 1095 days.

but it's better to add some days to the 1095 to avoid to be flagged as "person pressed to get his citizenship and dont intend to stay in canada" and finally get RQ which will delay your file many months or years.

 

[blueshirt]

mtl2014 ,

keep good buffer not just 1-2days or week. I would suggest 3 months to be safe

 

[touché]

mtl2014 ,

keep good buffer not just 1-2days or week. I would suggest 3 months to be safe

To be honest, if you check your residence calculation thoroughly and are confident there are no mistakes, then you should be fine applying once you accumulate 1095 days. I applied once I had 1095 days and had no problems during the process all the way to oath ceremony. No RQ. Also consider I had extensive travel.

You will not be singled out or treated different if you have no buffer days.

 

[keesio]

To be honest, if you check your residence calculation thoroughly and are confident there are no mistakes, then you should be fine applying once you accumulate 1095 days. I applied once I had 1095 days and had no problems during the process all the way to oath ceremony. No RQ. Also consider I had extensive travel.

You will not be singled out or treated different if you have no buffer days.

You won't be treated differently but as you said, you have to be VERY CONFIDENT that there are no mistakes. A few buffer days are a good idea if you are not 100% sure. A few buffer days would have saved poweroverwhelming a lot of grief:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/what-happens-if-short-a-couple-of-physical-days-by-mistake-t182494.0.html;msg3274622#msg3274622

 

[Empirical-Scientist]

I disagree, if you put your days correctly in the residence calculator and if it comes to 1095 days, you DO NOT need to wait for 1096 to sent the next day, provided that you have not missed any day or forgot, if you have not left the country, then send it with1095, I have spoken to many CIC agents and all confirm this to me, it is illegal if the CIC officer send you back your application if the days are correct and your submission was 1095 days.

It's clearly stated in Section 10, Question 10 of the guide:
Note: You must be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship the day before you sign the application form.

The day before = day 1095. The day you sign = day 1096.

 

[Doe123]

Answers in red...:

⦁ Can you send in the application for citizenship to be processed while you continue to earn the residence requirement of 3 years?
No. You must accumulate 1095 days, and sign the next day.

If you need to wait, and send in the application once the requirement is fulfilled, but your PR card will expire before processing (of the citizenship application) is to be complete;
⦁ Do you absolutely need a renewed PR card before then?
They will check it at the interview, so it'd better be non-expired.

⦁ Does permanent residence expire, or just the PR card?
Just the PR card. If you look up the word "permanent" in the dictionary, you'll understand it's not temporary or expiring, for that matter. However, it can be removed from you due to other reasons cited elsewhere.

If anybody can provide the answers to these questions, it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for answering those questions!

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