Landed immigrant

[Sunny88]

Hi, I've been a landed immigrant since 1997 and never applied for citizenship. Actually the last time i left Canada was in 1999 and have been in Canada studying and working the whole time.
The reason i never applied is because I had some personal matters in my home country that i needed to take care off and i'm now ready to apply for citizenship in Canada.
My question is that my passport expired 5 yrs ago and i never renewed it because i never needed to so I'm wondering if that would cause a problem and if i should just renew my passport first and then apply for citizenship? I have no plans of traveling anytime soon so i don't really need a passport right now.

Any help would be appreciated. I also work for a the government-not sure if that would make things easier for me.

Your thoughts?

 

[cprak0]

Hi, I've been a landed immigrant since 1997 and never applied for citizenship. Actually the last time i left Canada was in 1999 and have been in Canada studying and working the whole time.
The reason i never applied is because I had some personal matters in my home country that i needed to take care off and i'm now ready to apply for citizenship in Canada.
My question is that my passport expired 5 yrs ago and i never renewed it because i never needed to so I'm wondering if that would cause a problem and if i should just renew my passport first and then apply for citizenship? I have no plans of traveling anytime soon so i don't really need a passport right now.

Any help would be appreciated. I also work for a the government-not sure if that would make things easier for me.

Your thoughts?

You need to address why you didn't have the passport renewed. What other than this as a proof of the intent to reside in Canada, I wonder. Hope you have 2 pieces of I'd.

Working for the govt probably might have no effect on the application.

 

[alphazip]

There is no requirement that you have a current passport, but be sure to attach a note stating that your passport expired on xx-xx-2000 and that you have not renewed it. The instructions state that you are only to copy the biographical page of passports valid during the last 4 years, but I would suggest that you copy the relevant page of your last passport (the one expired for 5 years) and attach it with the note.

 

[thecoolguysam]

There is no requirement that you have a current passport, but be sure to attach a note stating that your passport expired on xx-xx-2000 and that you have not renewed it. The instructions state that you are only to copy the biographical page of passports valid during the last 4 years, but I would suggest that you copy the relevant page of your last passport (the one expired for 5 years) and attach it with the note.

I second that opinion.