Denied Citizenship due to being short by 28 days (which all were business travel

[b52shot]

Even if Immigration Canada decides to change the rules and include those days traveled out of Canada as business trips, it would be difficult to prove whether those days were used for a business trip or not and some people will abuse the system.

 

[McClane]

I guess they do not provide for any leeway of a man providing for his family with employment. My job takes me out of Canada 3 - 4 times a month in the past and now 1-2 weeks a month. I had a stent there where I did not travel so thought maybe I had enough days which on my calculation i did. Even if I resubmit application due to work travel looks like I will always be short. If I apply December 31 even shorter days only 1398 of the 1460 days. So no consideration for anything related to work travel. I guess I will never be a Canadian and will just have to deal with that fact.

Yeah, it's very frustrating. I've been a PR since 2008 and I just recently submitted my application. In the past I couldn't do it because I was in a similar situation as yours. It sucks when you see extreme cases of people not working a single day getting their citizenship while you cannot even apply.

Is there any way you could explain this to your employer and perhaps limit travel to accommodate this? I didn't get far with my previous boss but the last one was cool with it.

 

[MW2015]

Interesting about work days out of the country. Since after receiving this letter, I went to the MPs office and they said it would be different if I worked for a Canadian company. They said they would include days worked out of the country if I was working for a Canadian employer, still find that hard to believe. But that is what the immigration office told the MP. My situation is unusual since I work for a US Employer (really a Dutch company - but North American division) and file both US and Canadian taxes on my US income. But not sure they care about anything except days in country.

 

[scylla]

Interesting about work days out of the country. Since after receiving this letter, I went to the MPs office and they said it would be different if I worked for a Canadian company. They said they would include days worked out of the country if I was working for a Canadian employer, still find that hard to believe. But that is what the immigration office told the MP. My situation is unusual since I work for a US Employer (really a Dutch company - but North American division) and file both US and Canadian taxes on my US income. But not sure they care about anything except days in country.

Unfortunately your MP is wrong and is confusing citizenship and PR residency requirement rules. The scenario your MP has described can allow you to count time spent outside of Canada towards the PR residency requirement - not citizenship.