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Living abroad duing Canadian citizenship application process

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
Hello,
I may need to move to the US for a year or two (maybe more) to take care of my ailing mother before she passes on. I currently meet the residency requirement for citizenship application and would like to apply but I don't think I can wait around here long enough to get it before she badly needs me.

Is it still a good idea to apply? Do I not need a Canadian home address for the duration of the application process? It it mandatory to be living and working in Canada throughout the whole process?

Thanks
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
I should have done a search first. This thread in this forum is similar to mine:
"Moving to the US after applying for citizenship"

Mods, feel free to erase this thread. Sorry.
 

Alabaman

Hero Member
Apr 24, 2009
608
13
Edmonton
Visa Office......
Edmonton
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
keesio said:
Hello,
I may need to move to the US for a year or two (maybe more) to take care of my ailing mother before she passes on. I currently meet the residency requirement for citizenship application and would like to apply but I don't think I can wait around here long enough to get it before she badly needs me.

Is it still a good idea to apply? Do I not need a Canadian home address for the duration of the application process? It it mandatory to be living and working in Canada throughout the whole process?

Thanks

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