"In order to continue processing your application for Canadian citizenship, we require the following documents and/or information:
Passport Gap(‘s)
· There is a gap in the validity period of the passport covering the (5) years immediately before the date of the application.
· Please provide an explanation why the passport does not cover the entire period of time from October 21, 2020 to February 2, 2022 and whether you traveled outside Canada during that period.
You may send the requested information/document(s) or any questions regarding your application via the Web form at the following link or send the requested information, and a copy of this email, to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) at the address at the bottom of this email.
https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx
Please note that
if we are requesting original documents please send the requested information,
and a copy of this email, to the address at the bottom of this email.
You must submit the documents and/or information requested within 60 days from the date of this email. It is important to be aware that the
Citizenship Act contains provisions to treat your application as abandoned if you do not contact Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) with a reasonable explanation for not providing the information requested within the deadline established for any item(s) required. It is therefore very important that you contact CIC if you cannot gather the required information within this timeframe."
Are they requesting my passport here or just extra information? The E-mail is really confusing. I did send an explanation. but I still did not get a test invitation. They did ask for my fingerprints which is weird because you usually get the citizenship test before FP.