sid377 said:
Hello All..
The new forms are uploaded and below is the portion for the intent to stay on form.
"
I Intend, if Granted citizenship
To continue to reside in Canada.
To enter into, or continue in , employment outside canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public admintartion or the public service of a province. Otherwise than as localy engaged person or
to reside with my spouse or common law partner or parent who is a canadian .....
"
Now this clearly saying that once you are citizen you will continue to resise in Canada. Cant leave Canada...
Toughts on that???
No.
It says you currently intend to continue to reside in Canada if granted citizenship. Simple language, simple matter of understanding tenses. Actually the form is verbatim section 5(1)(c.1) in the now revised
Citizenship Act.
This is a requirement to be qualified for the grant of citizenship. The applicant must remain qualified for a grant of citizenship right up to and through the taking of the oath. So the applicant must have this intent throughout the application processing, right up to taking the oath.
Very straight-forward.
And that is all that could be required. The Charter has precedence. No impact, no application to anyone after the oath has been taken and the grant of citizenship is complete.
That does not mean an applicant can fraudulently conceal a contrary intention until the oath has been taken and then leave Canada with impunity. Fraud is fraud, a crime, a ground for denying the application, a ground for revoking citizenship forever. Those who engage in fraud almost always leave a trail of evidence. Question is whether the government becomes aware of the fraud, investigates, and follows through with what the law prescribes . . . more will probably continue to get away with fraud than are caught. Best case scenario, though, is that they spend the rest of their lives looking over their shoulders, worrying if someone close to them might notify the tip line or even send CIC the evidence to show there was fraud (undisclosed job or business abroad, concealed interest in property, job applications abroad, among much, much more).