H1B Visa: Should I take the Citizenship test outside Canada or inside?

[okbangaram]

I am between jobs in the US and if I go to Canada then will have to find an employer willing to wait for me to get my H1B visa stamped and come back to the US.

But, I am also hearing stories about people's application getting delayed if they take the test outside Canada.

What would you guys recommend?

 

[wincanton]

I am between jobs in the US and if I go to Canada then will have to find an employer willing to wait for me to get my H1B visa stamped and come back to the US.

But, I am also hearing stories about people's application getting delayed if they take the test outside Canada.

What would you guys recommend?

If you are willing to follow law of land - You need to get (Ideally) approval to write test outside Canada.

You can send request to IRCC using webform/call and inquire about it.

 

[okbangaram]

yeah.. those are my two options.
1. Get approval and take the test outside Canada.
2. Fly to Canada and write the test.

I am not going to take the test outside Canada but still say that I am inside. Not worth taking that kind of a risk. They can easily figure out if I am using a proxy or just track my US IP address..

My Question is this: Which option should I choose. I came across a thread where people took the test outside Canada and their applications got delayed.

 

[wincanton]

yeah.. those are my two options.
1. Get approval and take the test outside Canada.
2. Fly to Canada and write the test.

I am not going to take the test outside Canada but still say that I am inside. Not worth taking that kind of a risk. They can easily figure out if I am using a proxy or just track my US IP address..

My Question is this: Which option should I choose. I came across a thread where people took the test outside Canada and their applications got delayed.

You have high chances of delayed citizenship procedure, if test is taken outside Canada (Obviously, IRCC will do some verifications)
Can you travel without H1b stamping?

 

[i6evx5e8]

Do you have approved I-797? If so, explore the option - "Automatic Revalidation (of H1B status) by travelling via land border".
https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1218?language=en_US

@okbangaram

 

[okbangaram]

I lost my H1B job and I am on the grace period of finding a new job within 60 days. Not sure if I can do the land border crossing.
my i-797 was approved and valid for 3 more years. but now that I don't have a job not sure if that would still hold..

 

[yaml]

I lost my H1B job and I am on the grace period of finding a new job within 60 days. Not sure if I can do the land border crossing.
my i-797 was approved and valid for 3 more years. but now that I don't have a job not sure if that would still hold..

don't do land border crossing unless you geta job.

 

[wincanton]

I lost my H1B job and I am on the grace period of finding a new job within 60 days. Not sure if I can do the land border crossing.
my i-797 was approved and valid for 3 more years. but now that I don't have a job not sure if that would still hold..

I lost my H1B job and I am on the grace period of finding a new job within 60 days. Not sure if I can do the land border crossing.
my i-797 was approved and valid for 3 more years. but now that I don't have a job not sure if that would still hold..

My best advise is to post your query related to U.S. IMMIGRATION for return to USA at https://www.lawbench.com/ and Ask a lawyer your question.
For Canada Online Citizenship Test - Raise webform and explain your situation for travel restrictions due to h1b visa stamping validations and ask for test outside Canada.
BTW, You already have test invitation? Write back to same email address\office.

 

[okbangaram]

My best advise is to post your query related to U.S. IMMIGRATION for return to USA at https://www.lawbench.com/ and Ask a lawyer your question.
For Canada Online Citizenship Test - Raise webform and explain your situation for travel restrictions due to h1b visa stamping validations and ask for test outside Canada.
BTW, You already have test invitation? Write back to same email address\office.

yeah.. but for me Canada Citizenship means a lot. I don't want to potentially screw that up. I think I am going to risk it all and go to Canada and do the test. Then I will try and find out a company in the US which is okay with the delay associated with the stamping and then try and come back.

 

[Sohaib89]

I took the test outside Canada (in US) and regret doing that. It has caused significant delay in my application processing and IRCC asked me for multple additional documents. I would strongly suggest you take the test in Canada.

 

[wincanton]

yeah.. but for me Canada Citizenship means a lot. I don't want to potentially screw that up. I think I am going to risk it all and go to Canada and do the test. Then I will try and find out a company in the US which is okay with the delay associated with the stamping and then try and come back.

What did you do finally?

 

[okbangaram]

I talked to my friend who had taken the test outside and was able to get the citizenship without any delay or issues.

I also took the test outside Canada. I emailed IRCC and they said that it was okay to take the test outside and they asked me to use the same link.

I gave my test on Feb 1st and it changed to "completed" when I last logged in today.

I am really hoping that there wouldn't be any more delays or hiccups in the process.

 

[PianoTiger]

I talked to my friend who had taken the test outside and was able to get the citizenship without any delay or issues.

I also took the test outside Canada. I emailed IRCC and they said that it was okay to take the test outside and they asked me to use the same link.

I gave my test on Feb 1st and it changed to "completed" when I last logged in today.

I am really hoping that there wouldn't be any more delays or hiccups in the process.

Any updates?

 

[okbangaram]

I have an interview scheduled in a couple of weeks where they will check my documents and travel history and potentially ask additional questions..
If I flunk the interview then that's the end of the Canadian dream.

lets see how things will play out over the next few weeks. keeping fingers crossed!