Hi All,
Firstly, All the best to everyone on this citizenship process journey.
I will be submitting my application soon by the end of June
I have all my docs in place, I just had a few questions if anyone can please answer these question i'd be grateful.
I was on student permit (Jan 2014- Sept 2015)then on a work permit(Sept 2015- April 2017) and got my PR and landing done in April 2017. After I got my PR, I have visited USA a couple of times (10-12 days in all) and visited my home country once (20-25 days).
1)Do I need a police clearance certificate?
As long as you have not spent more than 180 days in a row in any country outside Canada in the previous 4 years, you would not be required to provide a police clearance certificate. This pertains mainly about the time before and after PR.
In your case, I would give IRCC a call just to be 100% sure.
2)I am currently at 1115 days of physical present - is that enough or should I wait for like another month or so, in order to have a good amount of buffer days (just asking to be safe)
As long as you are exactly sure of your days away from Canada, you should be good to go.
3)How to make the pay the application fee of $630.00? Do I need to have an online login account?
There is a link in the instruction guide
https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/epay/welcome.do?lang=en&_ga=1.83255318.1488559817.1428960024
I believe this entire citizenship process is paper base unlike the PR which was all online
4)What is the best way to send doc - regular mail or courier
Courier is recommended.
To summarize my documents include
1)Application form
2)Online present calculator sheet
3)Passport photocopies
4)Proof of knowledge of language -IELTS result from Sept 2016 and diploma and transcript copies
5)Photocopies of drivers and health card
6)Two citizenship photos
7)Fee receipt
8) Checklist
All my documents are in English so I don't require any translations, also no name change or other documents are required for my application purpose
Please let me know if I am missing something or anything that i need to pay special attention to
Thanks in advance