garian4u said:
Hi beauhoe, I remember you from our PR application days. We had similarly helped each other out during our PR days through another thread in this forum. I finally became eligible for Citizenship in September this year and filed for it. I wanted to see if you could help me out. My application was received by CIC on Oct 3rd and they started processing on Nov 14th. They issued me and my wife an RQ on Nov 18th. My questions are:
1. Absences from Canada - point 1 mentions Passports and / or travel documents and talks of passport stamps, visas and permits. Point 2 mentions about travel records and/or records of movement. What is the difference between the 2 points? I only have stamps as records of entry/exits. Are there any separate travel records that I need to obtain? If yes, how and from where?
2. Home and family ties - The period in consideration (last 4 years) includes around 8-9 months when I was in the US before I became a PR. In the proof of residence do I need to include rental agreements, auto insurance policies, etc. of my US residences also OR is this only about the Canadian part for which I have completed 1095 days of physical presence?
3. Employment Ties - It mentions CRA Notice of assessment, T4, Bank/credit card statements, etc. Is one of them enough OR all are required? If all, then do I need to provide bank/credit card statements for each month for the last 4 years OR only the last few? I have the Notice of assessments and T4s.
4. Lastly, is getting an RQ signs of problems/delays to come OR is this routine process?
Hello garian4u,
It seems like you did not allow CIC to check your entries to Canada by simply checking "yes" on the D section (page 5 of your CIT-0002) of your application. That could be the reason why you received RQ.
Answer to query-1: order your Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Records as soon as possible. It takes 30 days to get it by mail. Once you get it, submit the original form with copy of all the pages of your passports (in color) from the time you become PR to application date.
Answer to query-2: I am convinced that this is just for the period of physical presence in Canada, from the day you become PR to the day you applied for the citizenship.
Answer to query-3: please send them everything you have. However, instead of sending a pile of every month bank statements, I would suggest that you have copies of all your bank accounts with your name and address, approach your bank(s) to get letters with dates you become their client and information on direct deposit from your Company. Give all the information needed but at the same time make it easier for the agent to review your documents. More papers you send, more complicate it is to review and longer it takes to get test date.
Answer to query-4: in most cases, RQ is a sign of problematic application and recipes for delays. Nevertheless, I hope it is not your case.
Prepare well your answers accordingly and join a copy of the RQ as well as a short letter of thanks to the CIC-Agent.
I sincerely wish you the best,
Cheers,