CITIZENSHIP ?????

[jdch]

HELLO,
MY SITUATION IS COMPLICATED AS I AM LIVING WITH A CANADIAN CITIZEN ABROAD (HIS WORK) WE MARRIED IN CANADA, I AM WITH A VALID PR WHICH HAVE BEEN RENEWED ONCE. OUR FIRST CHILD WAS BORN IN CANADA AND THE SECOND ABROAD. WE HAVE A HOUSE IN CANADA AND WE FILE OUR TAXES EVERY YR. AND ALSO REQUESTED TO REJECT THE CTC BENIFIT FOR OUR CHILDREN SINCE WE DONT LIVE IN CANADA. WE VISIT TWICE A YR. ITS BEEN A STAND STILL SINCE I SUBMITTED.

ARRIVED IN STUDENT VISA 2002 DECEMBER
PR RECEIVED 2007 JAN
LEFT CANADA 2008 JAN
APPLIED FOR CITIZENSHIP 2011 SEP ( ASSUMING THE DAYS BEFORE TO BE COUNTED)
TRAVELED TO CANADA TWICE SINCE 2008 EVERY YEAR. (2 WEEKS)

THIS IS MY STATUS

We received your application February 14, 2011.


We started processing your application on September 9, 2011.

We sent you a letter on October 5, 2011. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us. (YES, DONE)


Your file was transferred to the Oshawa office on October 5, 2011. The Oshawa office will contact you if additional information is required. The Oshawa office will contact you regarding your citizenship test once all the necessary checks on your file are complete.

(CALLED THE OFFICE ON JAN 2014, HE SAID HE DOES NOT KNOW THE REASON AS IT DOES NOT STATE IN THE FILE. AND THAT I WOULD WAIT FOR UPDATES ONLINE)

We sent you a letter on January 30, 2014. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the letter before sending us additional information, as the letter will outline all information that is required. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

(THE LETTER DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING OUTSTANDING TO BE SENT TO THEM AND ASKED TO CHECK ONLINE TO STATUS UPDATE)

WHAT CAN I DO? :-[ :-[
IS THERE ANYONE WITH THE SAME SITUATION? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I CAN APPLY ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS? I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS AND I WOULD WANT US TO BE TOGETHER, HENCEFORTH THIS IS MY SITUATION NOW.

 

[keesio]

ARRIVED IN STUDENT VISA 2002 DECEMBER
PR RECEIVED 2007 JAN
LEFT CANADA 2008 JAN
APPLIED FOR CITIZENSHIP 2011 SEP ( ASSUMING THE DAYS BEFORE TO BE COUNTED)
TRAVELED TO CANADA TWICE SINCE 2008 EVERY YEAR. (2 WEEKS)

THIS IS MY STATUS

We received your application February 14, 2011.

You need 1095 days (3 years) living in Canada out of the last 4 years from your application date. So that would be Feb 14 2007 - Feb 14 2011.

If you left Canada in Jan 2008, then you would only have roughly 1 year you were living in Canada before you left. Your 2x visits a year since 2008 will not be enough to make up the other 2 years you need physically in Canada. You are way short on the required days.

Note that living abroad with your Canadian spouse will count towards your PR days but not Citizenship days unless your spouse works for the federal government or military.

What did the status online say? Was there any update?

IS THERE ANYONE WITH THE SAME SITUATION? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I CAN APPLY ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS? I HAVE TWO YOUNG KIDS AND I WOULD WANT US TO BE TOGETHER, HENCEFORTH THIS IS MY SITUATION NOW.

I don't see where there is an issue for your family to be together. You are still a PR so you can live in Canada. Your two kids are Canadian as well as your spouse. So everyone can come to Canada. The only issue is that you are not a citizen yet but that doesn't really hurt you here.

 

[jdch]

THANK YOU FOR UR REPLY keesio. ITS INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT WILL THE STATUS BE IN THE FUTURE. SINCE CIC NEED TO COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TO MY APPLICATION.

 

[keesio]

yes your application still needs to be sorted out. But in terms of being able to be with your whole family in Canada, you have nothing to worry about

 

[scylla]

THANK YOU FOR UR REPLY keesio. ITS INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT WILL THE STATUS BE IN THE FUTURE. SINCE CIC NEED TO COME UP WITH AN ANSWER TO MY APPLICATION.

It's pretty clear your application will be refused since you did not qualify for citizenship when you applied. There is no H&C path to citizenship. If you want to become a citizenship you will need to physically live in Canada and meet the citizenship residency requirement before you apply.

However as said above, your PR status is absolutely safe and there are no issues with you living outside of Canada with your family.