Eligibility date imminent - Moving to Ontario from Saskatchewan

[Raman_Ram]

Hello All,

I lost my job recently. My field of work is pharmaceutical and SK doesn't have much going on. EI is running out soon.

I will be eligible for citizenship application coming Dec. Ontario is the industry hub.

I have two scenarios in front of me.

1. Moving to Ontario on Dec 1st.
This would make my 3 yr residence split; 35 months in SK and 1 month in Ontario. So 35 months of documentation (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK and 1 month's from Ontario (like lease and bank - phone and internet bills will usually only come a month later, so wont be in the application).
Will this split cause confusion for the officer and initiate RQ?

2. Moving to Ontario on Jan 1st
Would complete all 3 years (36 months) in SK. Move to Ontario and send the application with Ontario address, with all resident ship proofs (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK. Will they assign SK as my local office or Ontario?

In either case, I am naturally concerned that whether Ontario officers will see my application as out of province, therefore harder to verify, and so summarily send out an RQ?

Quite confused and caught between the dilemma between job and citizenship. Please advice.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Goldline]

Hello All,

I lost my job recently. My field of work is pharmaceutical and SK doesn't have much going on. EI is running out soon.

I will be eligible for citizenship application coming Dec. Ontario is the industry hub.

I have two scenarios in front of me.

1. Moving to Ontario on Dec 1st.
This would make my 3 yr residence split; 35 months in SK and 1 month in Ontario. So 35 months of documentation (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK and 1 month's from Ontario (like lease and bank - phone and internet bills will usually only come a month later, so wont be in the application).
Will this split cause confusion for the officer and initiate RQ?

2. Moving to Ontario on Jan 1st
Would complete all 3 years (36 months) in SK. Move to Ontario and send the application with Ontario address, with all resident ship proofs (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK. Will they assign SK as my local office or Ontario?

In either case, I am naturally concerned that whether Ontario officers will see my application as out of province, therefore harder to verify, and so summarily send out an RQ?

Quite confused and caught between the dilemma between job and citizenship. Please advice.

Thanks in advance.

1- Who said you need all this junk when you apply for citizenship? Show me where in the checklist(last page of application form) they re asking for NOA, pay slips or lease...
2- Your local office will be assigned according to your CURRENT postal code. they see the residential address on your application form not the address where you used to live 2 years ago or earlier.
Just relax, welcome to Toronto and start looking for a job and rent online before you get here.
Good luck

 

[Raman_Ram]

phew that's truly a relief! Thank you.

 

[Travel Dream]

Hello All,

I lost my job recently. My field of work is pharmaceutical and SK doesn't have much going on. EI is running out soon.

I will be eligible for citizenship application coming Dec. Ontario is the industry hub.

I have two scenarios in front of me.

1. Moving to Ontario on Dec 1st.
This would make my 3 yr residence split; 35 months in SK and 1 month in Ontario. So 35 months of documentation (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK and 1 month's from Ontario (like lease and bank - phone and internet bills will usually only come a month later, so wont be in the application).
Will this split cause confusion for the officer and initiate RQ?

2. Moving to Ontario on Jan 1st
Would complete all 3 years (36 months) in SK. Move to Ontario and send the application with Ontario address, with all resident ship proofs (salary pay slips, ROE, NOA, bills/leases) from SK. Will they assign SK as my local office or Ontario?

In either case, I am naturally concerned that whether Ontario officers will see my application as out of province, therefore harder to verify, and so summarily send out an RQ?

Quite confused and caught between the dilemma between job and citizenship. Please advice.

Thanks in advance.

what will you write in Work/education section during EI ?

 

[CanadianCountry]

He can mention EI.

what will you write in Work/education section during EI ?

 

[Raman_Ram]

Yeah I will write as EI now.

But years ago before I even applied for PR, I was unemployed and therefore without EI, while I was on PGWP. Remember 2009 recession ;D.
Got a job, qualified for CEC a year later, and wrote "unemployed" for the pre-qualifying years. And I got PR in 6 months.

 

[SinghLovCan]

RamanRam, that's true not much opportunities for Pharma in Sk or Parairies.. Vancouver has a lot of good opportunities and even New Brunswick. Good luck with your job search.

 

[Travel Dream]

Yeah I will write as EI now.

But years ago before I even applied for PR, I was unemployed and therefore without EI, while I was on PGWP. Remember 2009 recession ;D.
Got a job, qualified for CEC a year later, and wrote "unemployed" for the pre-qualifying years. And I got PR in 6 months.

So you will write unemployed or something else in work/education table

 

[rednwhite]

In my opinion your work should not be an issue. But what IDs are you planning to provide?

 

[Raman_Ram]

IDs to cover for payslips during unemployment?

If that is the question, I will have no option but to send my lease agreement, internet bills and may be bank statements just to cover those period. Don't want to wing it. With job loss, EI down, moving provinces....my heart will be too tender for RQ

If you asked about ID like drivers and health, I will change it when I land in ON. I will be driving and OHIP to protect me from other drivers

 

[CanV]

IDs to cover for payslips during unemployment?

If that is the question, I will have no option but to send my lease agreement, internet bills and may be bank statements just to cover those period. Don't want to wing it. With job loss, EI down, moving provinces....my heart will be too tender for RQ

If you asked about ID like drivers and health, I will change it when I land in ON. I will be driving and OHIP to protect me from other drivers

"lease agreement, internet bills and may be bank statements" you arent really going to send those, are you?

 

[Raman_Ram]

No ideally not. But what can I put in for work records or for proof of residence post lay off? If only they simply go by the passport entry exit stamps, a large % would have not got their RQ right? Please suggest.