Mistake in Dates in the Citizenship application form

[MontToron]

Dear All,

I had applied for the citizenship earlier this year. I have just realized that I had made a mistake in the dates in my citizenship application form. I had mentioned that I was living in Canada until Aug 17, 2012, whereas I have realized that my flight was on Aug 16, 2012. The same mistake is made in the Residence Calculator, where I have mentioned my Absence from Canada to be starting from Aug 18, whereas, it should have had started from Aug 17.

Moreover, I am told that my application was transferred to Montreal office (where I had applied from) in August. However, I had moved to Ontario in June and I had updated my address on CIC website right away. This is annoying as even several months after updating the CIC website about my new residence address, they still ended up transferring my file to the previously relevant local office.

1) Does anyone have an idea how to deal with the first situation above, i.e., how to fix this mistake in the date for one of the visits.

2) Also, does anyone have an idea about the expected delay with this transfer of file from Montreal office to the relevant one in Ontario.

I am very concerned about this situation. I will be grateful for any input.

Many thanks in advance !

 

[keesio]

For #1, I wouldn't worry about it. The date is off by one day and the actual date actually helps you than hurts you. I had a few dates slightly off on my calculator and the interviewer checked my documents and noticed they were off but because the actual dates gave me MORE days in Canada, she made a note of it and simply moved on. The instances where they give you a hard time is if the correct date gives you less time in Canada and you applied very close to the 1095 threshold.

I'm not sure about #2.

 

[MontToron]

For #1, I wouldn't worry about it. The date is off by one day and the actual date actually helps you than hurts you. I had a few dates slightly off on my calculator and the interviewer checked my documents and noticed they were off but because the actual dates gave me MORE days in Canada, she made a note of it and simply moved on. The instances where they give you a hard time is if the correct date gives you less time in Canada and you applied very close to the 1095 threshold.

I'm not sure about #2.

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I would just like to mention that in my case, it is actually the other case, i.e., the actual dates give me less days in Canada (since I left Canada on Aug 16, whereas on the form I have mentioned that I was 'living' in Canada up to Aug 17). The number of days of residence will be reduced by one, however, I would also like to mention that I had 1100 days of residence, so in worst case, it would come out to be 1099.

What is your advice in this case ?

Thanks again.

Best Regards

 

[keesio]

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I would just like to mention that in my case, it is actually the other case, i.e., the actual dates give me less days in Canada (since I left Canada on Aug 16, whereas on the form I have mentioned that I was 'living' in Canada up to Aug 17). The number of days of residence will be reduced by one, however, I would also like to mention that I had 1100 days of residence, so in worst case, it would come out to be 1099.

What is your advice in this case ?

Thanks again.

Best Regards

oh, oops! I read your post incorrectly. I thought you arrived in Canada on the 16th when you were saying you left Canada on the 16th.

Well it is just one day... I think it will be ok. Good thing you left a buffer of 5 days. So many people apply right on 1095 and then when they miss a day, it causes problems.

The one day miscalculation will make them look more closely at your other dates. But I think it will be fine. But you may want to be prepared in the interview with supporting documents.

 

[MontToron]

oh, oops! I read your post incorrectly. I thought you arrived in Canada on the 16th when you were saying you left Canada on the 16th.

Well it is just one day... I think it will be ok. Good thing you left a buffer of 5 days. So many people apply right on 1095 and then when they miss a day, it causes problems.

The one day miscalculation will make them look more closely at your other dates. But I think it will be fine. But you may want to be prepared in the interview with supporting documents.

Thank you very much again for your encouraging advice.

 

[CanV]

If the 1 or 2 days put you short of the 1095 days then yes you have something to worry about. If not, I wouldnt stress out too much about it. You can explain your honest mistake in the test. I am guessing you put the dates of the foreign entry stamps in the passport, which sometimes is a day after departure from Canada.

You should call CIC and tell them about the address issue and see what they advise. If you think you may be close to getting a test date and you have no problem traveling to Montreal to take it then leave it the way it is, it may be faster. If time is not an issue for you then ask them to transfer it to your local office.

 

[MontToron]

If the 1 or 2 days put you short of the 1095 days then yes you have something to worry about. If not, I wouldnt stress out too much about it. You can explain your honest mistake in the test. I am guessing you put the dates of the foreign entry stamps in the passport, which sometimes is a day after departure from Canada.

You should call CIC and tell them about the address issue and see what they advise. If you think you may be close to getting a test date and you have no problem traveling to Montreal to take it then leave it the way it is, it may be faster. If time is not an issue for you then ask them to transfer it to your local office.

Hi CanV,

Thanks for your input. I appreciate it.

Unfortunately, I have already asked them to transfer the file. It's unfortunate that despite updating my address on their website around 5 months ago, they still ended up transferring the file to the old local office. Also, time has been an issue for me, and traveling was not a problem, the only reason I requested for the transfer was what if during the test, they tell me that "we have noticed that you had changed your address to another province, so we cannot conduct your test here and will need to transfer your file to your local office now". Or, what if, after several more months, they would have noticed the address change and then transferred my file on their own. That could lead to further delay. I have no idea if my concerns were even valid, but, unfortunately, that ship has now sailed

Thanks again !

Best Regards