March - 2019 Citizenship Applications

[ahmed.redaa79]

No you do not need a police certificate

I have a lil confustion. Sorry for the dumb question.
So everywhere I read it says you need to have a police certificate if you have lived for 183 days or more outside Canada within last 4 years. So does that mean, 183 days continuously or it counts like say I went back home for 2 months came back to Canada after a couple of months I went back home for 4 months again. Do I still need Police Certificate then?

You need a police certificate. Regardless continous or not, if you spend 183 days or more in any country for any reason, you should provide a police certificate from that country.

 

[ahmed.redaa79]

Hi ! congrats i think there is nothing to worry about it will just take some time, you already passed everything
I have a quick question.. how did they figure out that you missed a few trips? they saw stamps on your passport and you didn't include these in your application?

You don't provide a copy of your passport with the citizenship application. Simply, CBSA can easily track your entries (In and Out) to Canada and flight boardings towards Canada from the flight destinations are also recorded.

 

[res952]

I had stamps which was unreadable and they deal with passports everyday. Which is why they knew something is missing.

I had no idea that I can pull my entries in US by a link. Which they gave and asked me to pull the info.

Hi ! congrats i think there is nothing to worry about it will just take some time, you already passed everything
I have a quick question.. how did they figure out that you missed a few trips? they saw stamps on your passport and you didn't include these in your application?

 

[Aby444]

You need a police certificate. Regardless continous or not, if you spend 183 days or more in any country for any reason, you should provide a police certificate from that country.

@ahmed.redaa79, what information source are you quoting from?. The govt of Canada explicitly says that you DO NOT need a certificate if you havent spent more than 183 days in a row. The even go so far as to list several examples.

In the past four (4) years, if you spent 183 days or more in a row (since the age of 18) in a country (other than Canada), you must provide a police certificate from each country. Indicate in the chart the name of each country and provide a police certificate. If you can’t get a police certificate, tell us why. The following examples may help you answer this question.
Example 3
In the past 4 years, you took 10 trips to the United States of America (USA). Each trip lasted 3 weeks, for a total of 210 days. You would answer “No” to the question and you would not need to provide a police certificate from the USA because you did not spend 183 days or more in a row in the USA.


@Sam1234566 this is the link to the website - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0002-application-canadian-citizenship-under-subsection-5-1-adults-18-years-older.html#Step4

You DO NOT need a police certificate if you haven't spent 183 days or more in any country in the 4 years before you apply for citizenship.

 

[Rikusk]

Hi thought i would post this here:

Location: Edmonton
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: ?-
App Sent: March 2nd, 2019
App Recd: March 5th, 2019
Acknowledgement received: May 5th
In Process: July 12th
Test/interview confirmation: September 18th

Test date: October 23th! Wish me luck!

 

[Mcyt23]

Hi thought i would post this here:

Location: Edmonton
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: ?-
App Sent: March 2nd, 2019
App Recd: March 5th, 2019
Acknowledgement received: May 5th
In Process: July 12th
Test/interview confirmation: September 18th

Test date: October 23th! Wish me luck!

Good luck! Read the book twice and you’ll be fine. Super easy! Don’t stress over it.

 

[Sucaba]

@ahmed.redaa79, what information source are you quoting from?. The govt of Canada explicitly says that you DO NOT need a certificate if you havent spent more than 183 days in a row. The even go so far as to list several examples.

In the past four (4) years, if you spent 183 days or more in a row (since the age of 18) in a country (other than Canada), you must provide a police certificate from each country. Indicate in the chart the name of each country and provide a police certificate. If you can’t get a police certificate, tell us why. The following examples may help you answer this question.
Example 3
In the past 4 years, you took 10 trips to the United States of America (USA). Each trip lasted 3 weeks, for a total of 210 days. You would answer “No” to the question and you would not need to provide a police certificate from the USA because you did not spend 183 days or more in a row in the USA.


@Sam1234566 this is the link to the website - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0002-application-canadian-citizenship-under-subsection-5-1-adults-18-years-older.html#Step4

You DO NOT need a police certificate if you haven't spent 183 days or more in any country in the 4 years before you apply for citizenship.

Correct! Unless you spent 183 days in a row you don't need a police certificate. I spent more than 183 days in another country during my 4 year period but not consecutively, so thanks to the revised guideline, I didn't need to submit a police certificate.

 

[pardesifr]

Hi,

My wife applied from Quebec and the status is: We started processing your application on July 10, 2019.

But we moved to Ontario, Mississauga, how much delay i could expect if we update the adresse?

 

[Bonbons]

Mine is since June, I had FP test done but since then nothing.

So you got Finger Print test request but no interview request?

 

[ahmed5]

So you got Finger Print test request but no interview request?

Yes, already submitted my FP in July

 

[mehrajv]

Hi thought i would post this here:

Location: Edmonton
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: ?-
App Sent: March 2nd, 2019
App Recd: March 5th, 2019
Acknowledgement received: May 5th
In Process: July 12th
Test/interview confirmation: September 18th

Test date: October 23th! Wish me luck!

All the best!

 

[msibai]

Hi,

My wife applied from Quebec and the status is: We started processing your application on July 10, 2019.

But we moved to Ontario, Mississauga, how much delay i could expect if we update the adresse?

Hi @pardesifr,
My advice to you is to try to avoid changing your address if you can do so.
Mississauga office is one of or the most slowest office ever.
You can see what is happening in this thread: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/mississauga-citizenship-applicants.531094/page-201

 

[pardesifr]

Hi @pardesifr,
My advice to you is to try to avoid changing your address if you can do so.
Mississauga office is one of or the most slowest office ever.
You can see what is happening in this thread: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/mississauga-citizenship-applicants.531094/page-201

I could because a friend is now living at my address in Montreal, but looking at your signature you timeline is faster than mine lol Montreal thread iseem worst : https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/montreal-dm-to-oath-anyone-have-up-to-date-timeline.600639/page-11

Also legally speaking, am I allowed to not update my address ?

 

[msibai]

I could because a friend is now living at my address in Montreal, but looking at your signature you timeline is faster than mine lol Montreal thread iseem worst : https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/montreal-dm-to-oath-anyone-have-up-to-date-timeline.600639/page-11

Also legally speaking, am I allowed to not update my address ?

I have an urgent case, yet, it is very slow compared to other urgent cases in other offices.

I cannot answer on the legality of address change, I know some students who kept their permanent address with their parents, not sure if this works.
However, I think you can change your address on legal documents (CRA, Driving license ... etc.) but you can just leave your old address with IRCC and all what you can do is a Canada Post Mail Forwarding service .. again, I am not sure if this is legal from IRCC point of view.

 

[Bonbons]

Yes, already submitted my FP in July

Sorry but why do you need FP test? Because you were in other country more than 183 days?