Physical Presence
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Thanks for the link. It says you can leave after submitting application. Does one need to be in Canada for submitting application or you can submit it from outside Canada ? How to deal with having address in Canada as mentioned in the link, one have to have address in Canada to receive CIC mails.
manoj2010 said:
Yes - you need to have an address in Canada and that address has to be regularly checked for mail. This is where all of the communications will be sent by CIC including your test and oath invitation. You often don't get much notice and have to be prepared to travel without very much lead time. CIC won't send communications outside of Canada. Up to you how you sort this out.
Most responses above adequately clarify issues related to the OP's question.
Beyond that, cheap shots aside, the expression "intent to remain" reflects the current law better than "intent to reside."
The requirement is actually an intent to continue residing in Canada.
Thus, as PMM paraphrased it, an intent to remain is still a legal requirement.
Some will wince and mutter about semantics. If however this requirement is enforced, and technically the IRCC is mandated to enforce it even though there is a proposal to repeal this particular requirement, the difference is important: an intent to reside in Canada upon being granted citizenship does NOT satisfy the requirement currently imposed by Section 5(1)(c.1) in the Citizenship Act, since 5(1)(c.1) explicitly requires a qualified applicant to intend, if granted citizenship, to continue to reside in Canada. A person can only intend to continue doing that which the person is already doing. Hence, this provision in effect (and if enforced, which it might not be, or at least might not be strictly enforced) requires an applicant to intend to remain in Canada.
Beyond that, cheap shots aside, the expression "intent to remain" reflects the current law better than "intent to reside."
links18 said:
The requirement is actually an intent to continue residing in Canada.
Thus, as PMM paraphrased it, an intent to remain is still a legal requirement.
Some will wince and mutter about semantics. If however this requirement is enforced, and technically the IRCC is mandated to enforce it even though there is a proposal to repeal this particular requirement, the difference is important: an intent to reside in Canada upon being granted citizenship does NOT satisfy the requirement currently imposed by Section 5(1)(c.1) in the Citizenship Act, since 5(1)(c.1) explicitly requires a qualified applicant to intend, if granted citizenship, to continue to reside in Canada. A person can only intend to continue doing that which the person is already doing. Hence, this provision in effect (and if enforced, which it might not be, or at least might not be strictly enforced) requires an applicant to intend to remain in Canada.