My timeline is this you'll have to enter it if it matters -- I'm in rural Thailand, in an infernal Internet cafe filled with tiny, shrieking Thai gamers . . .
May 4th -- sent application in for citizenship, with 1115 days. (Family app, two parents, one child)
May 6th -- application received.
June 21st -- received AOR
As for travelling, I didn't consult a lawyer and I don't think there is any reason to. I'm taking 3 months of paternity leave to spend with my wife's family, there's nothing wrong or mysterious about that; I still have my job and house in Edmonton. RQ does not matter that much to us, since we are settled in Canada, and the value of the trip is greater than not taking it because of fear of a longer wait time.
I imagine that if I was working abroad I might want to check with a lawyer about the new 'intent to reside' provision, but otherwise, no. I sent it in at the last minute before leaving to ensure that we wouldn't miss any important processing requests or checkpoints while we were travelling, even though in Edmonton there is no reason to expect it to be processed that quickly. Until now I've been bothered by the fact that I think I forgot to sign the pictures and send in the photography studio contact information (if it was returned, we couldn't apply until mid-December).
May 4th -- sent application in for citizenship, with 1115 days. (Family app, two parents, one child)
May 6th -- application received.
June 21st -- received AOR
As for travelling, I didn't consult a lawyer and I don't think there is any reason to. I'm taking 3 months of paternity leave to spend with my wife's family, there's nothing wrong or mysterious about that; I still have my job and house in Edmonton. RQ does not matter that much to us, since we are settled in Canada, and the value of the trip is greater than not taking it because of fear of a longer wait time.
I imagine that if I was working abroad I might want to check with a lawyer about the new 'intent to reside' provision, but otherwise, no. I sent it in at the last minute before leaving to ensure that we wouldn't miss any important processing requests or checkpoints while we were travelling, even though in Edmonton there is no reason to expect it to be processed that quickly. Until now I've been bothered by the fact that I think I forgot to sign the pictures and send in the photography studio contact information (if it was returned, we couldn't apply until mid-December).
