Feb 2015 citizenship applicants
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Homemaker applicants on the forum,
Did anyone send additional documents to prove physical presence? (CIC certainly does not ask for any.)
Read on another thread that a homemaker was given an RQ, despite providing minor children's school (attendance) records.
Did anyone send additional documents to prove physical presence? (CIC certainly does not ask for any.)
Read on another thread that a homemaker was given an RQ, despite providing minor children's school (attendance) records.
Re: Feb 15 applicants
- Application Form - Make sure you include postal codes for all Canadian and foreign addresses where you lived
- Don't leave any column empty, for any non applicable column put “N/A”
- Online Residence Calculator (Don't Forget to Sign - a very common mistake applicants do)
- Copy of Landing paper
- Copy of PR Card (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Driving License (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Health Card (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Canadian degree - this is in addition to the transcripts you will provide
- Copy of Bio-metric Pages of Passport (old & new - if applicable)
- Copy of Language proof Transcript for Canadian Degree/ diploma or IELTS score card (whichever is applicable)
- 2 recent Photos (Don't Forget to put your name at the back - a very common mistake applicants do, also make sure that photographer stamps it)
Get your photographs done as per the photograph instructions available on the CIC website
- Fee Receipt - you can Pay online for your application and it's preferred by CIC too
https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/welcome.do?lang=en
Make sure you keep a copy of full application package before mailing it. Send it via traceable mail or courier even if you have to pay extra.
Above points are based on my personal experience and the experiences shared by many other members of this web forum.
Give yourself about 5 to 7 days of buffer, also following keypoints might help you in preparation of your application:ScubaC said:Hi I am sending mine Mid-Feb. I become eligible on the 7th
Would I need any buffer days since I never traveled the whole time?
Thanks!
- Application Form - Make sure you include postal codes for all Canadian and foreign addresses where you lived
- Don't leave any column empty, for any non applicable column put “N/A”
- Online Residence Calculator (Don't Forget to Sign - a very common mistake applicants do)
- Copy of Landing paper
- Copy of PR Card (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Driving License (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Health Card (Copy of Both Sides)
- Copy of Canadian degree - this is in addition to the transcripts you will provide
- Copy of Bio-metric Pages of Passport (old & new - if applicable)
- Copy of Language proof Transcript for Canadian Degree/ diploma or IELTS score card (whichever is applicable)
- 2 recent Photos (Don't Forget to put your name at the back - a very common mistake applicants do, also make sure that photographer stamps it)
Get your photographs done as per the photograph instructions available on the CIC website
- Fee Receipt - you can Pay online for your application and it's preferred by CIC too
https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/welcome.do?lang=en
Make sure you keep a copy of full application package before mailing it. Send it via traceable mail or courier even if you have to pay extra.
Above points are based on my personal experience and the experiences shared by many other members of this web forum.
Just sent out my package yesterday. The preparation of the documents was a bit torturing and now I'm relieved that I don't need to look into this for a while. In addition to mandatory documents, I also sent NoAs, employment letters, property tax bills, lease agreements and hydro bills.
Re: Feb 15 applicants
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/citizen/CIT0002E.pdf
It's part of the FORM CIT 0002 includes the checklist, but thanks for reading the post and for providing the feedback. Plz check the below link for checking th CIT 0002pelipeli2 said:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/citizen/CIT0002E.pdf
Re: Feb 15 applicants
You're totally right, but it's important to also remind people this, since some people may fail to see that it is indeed a part of the form, because an application form normally ends with the signature page..gst8486 said:
Re: Feb 15 applicants
I understand that in 2 you to provide a copy of your degree/diploma as a language proof, but why in 1?
If 1 is to show that you studied in Canada, wouldn't the transcript suffice?
Thanks,
gst8486 said:
I understand that in 2 you to provide a copy of your degree/diploma as a language proof, but why in 1?
If 1 is to show that you studied in Canada, wouldn't the transcript suffice?
Thanks,
Do you think adding more documents than requested would be a problem? Have you heard of any such incidents?gst8486 said:
There are contradicting viewpoints on this issue on this forum.
I sent only what was requested but considering I'm a homemaker with no work or education history in my '4 years', I'm beginning to wonder if that was a right decision. (Too late to do anything about it anyway
). Reading about a homemaker applicant who was issued an RQ on another thread just went on strengthen my doubts.I guess luck plays a major role in determining the outcome of your application.
News Release Article from Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Record number of new citizens welcomed in 2014
More than 260,000 people became new Canadians; Backlog elimination on track
December 23, 2014 — Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario — Canada welcomed more than 260,000 new citizens this year, thanks to the government's improvements to the citizenship program as well as recent reforms to the Citizenship Act, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced today. This is more new Canadians than in any year in Canada's history and more than double the number from last year.
Through recent changes to the Citizenship Act, the government has made strides over the past year to improve the citizenship application process, and applicants are already seeing results.
A new citizenship decision-making process, which came into force August 1, has streamlined the process from three steps to one. Since implementing the new process, more than 115,000 people have become Canadian citizens – a 90 percent increase from the same time period last year.
Canada's citizenship application backlog has been reduced by 17 percent since June 2014, and is at its lowest level in almost three years.
The government is on track to eliminate the citizenship application backlog and reduce processing times to less than one year sometime in the next fiscal year.
To have applicant fees more closely reflect the costs associated with processing citizenship applications, citizenship processing fees will increase from $300 to $530 for applicants whose complete applications are received after Jan. 1, 2015. These applicants will benefit from the processing improvements outlined above, and this is in keeping with user-pay principles and a move toward full cost recovery in the citizenship program.
Applications for a grant and resumptions of citizenship to a minor are exempt from this change. The $100 Right of Citizenship fee for successful applicants remains the same. Other fees for services, such as for citizenship proofs, are not changing.
Record number of new citizens welcomed in 2014
More than 260,000 people became new Canadians; Backlog elimination on track
December 23, 2014 — Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario — Canada welcomed more than 260,000 new citizens this year, thanks to the government's improvements to the citizenship program as well as recent reforms to the Citizenship Act, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced today. This is more new Canadians than in any year in Canada's history and more than double the number from last year.
Through recent changes to the Citizenship Act, the government has made strides over the past year to improve the citizenship application process, and applicants are already seeing results.
A new citizenship decision-making process, which came into force August 1, has streamlined the process from three steps to one. Since implementing the new process, more than 115,000 people have become Canadian citizens – a 90 percent increase from the same time period last year.
Canada's citizenship application backlog has been reduced by 17 percent since June 2014, and is at its lowest level in almost three years.
The government is on track to eliminate the citizenship application backlog and reduce processing times to less than one year sometime in the next fiscal year.
To have applicant fees more closely reflect the costs associated with processing citizenship applications, citizenship processing fees will increase from $300 to $530 for applicants whose complete applications are received after Jan. 1, 2015. These applicants will benefit from the processing improvements outlined above, and this is in keeping with user-pay principles and a move toward full cost recovery in the citizenship program.
Applications for a grant and resumptions of citizenship to a minor are exempt from this change. The $100 Right of Citizenship fee for successful applicants remains the same. Other fees for services, such as for citizenship proofs, are not changing.
Re: Feb 15 applicants
I had the same question in my mind when one of my friend told me to do so, he had submitted his application only with transcript and after few months he was asked to submit copy of his degree.......it's one of those WTH situations you can avoid by sending just one extra piece of infoejamal said: