egyo said:Yes they did after an RQ and an interviewWhat about you?!
eileenf said:Thanks egyo. Did you also receive a citizenship RQ?
Also, please anyone who receives a PR RQ, scan it before you fill it out and contact me. It would be very helpful to have a public copy of this available on the internet. Thanks!
It's a hard question to answer. I imagine that most people who receive PR RQs also receive citizenship RQs, since if there are concerns that an applicant hadn't met the 2/5 year PR residence obligation, there may also be concerns that the applicant hasn't met the 3/4 year citizenship residence obligation. Egyo, if you haven't received a citizenship RQ yet, I would recommend being prepared for that.egyo said:Thanks! But i haven't got any feedback on my question till now!!![]()
Congrats on your PR renewal. If you review Eileenf's website she has a Citizenship RQ form obtained by a seasoned ATIP requester on another forum. Check what additional questions you recall on the PR RQ that may not be on the Cit RQ....I'm especially curious to know if it requires evidence from 'landing date' or from when you first arrived in Canada as this makes a difference in the volume of documents to be submitted.egyo said:Hi all, Anyone has any idea if PR renewal, when approved after RQ and an Interview, can help expedite a citizenship application that has been submitted more than two yrs ago?! Please share if you have a similar experience. Thanks!
eileenf said:It's a hard question to answer. I imagine that most people who receive PR RQs also receive citizenship RQs, since if there are concerns that an applicant hadn't met the 2/5 year PR residence obligation, there may also be concerns that the applicant hasn't met the 3/4 year citizenship residence obligation. Egyo, if you haven't received a citizenship RQ yet, I would recommend being prepared for that.
Because the revamped citizenship RQ policy is only about 18 months old, not enough time has passed for there to be very many people who can speak from experience as to whether their citizenship approval closely followed their PR card renewal.
Though a PR card denial would lead to the denial of a citizenship application, it's hard to say whether a successful PR card renewal would have significant impact on a concurrent citizenship application.
I myself was approved to my PR card renewal almost 4 weeks ago, but I'm waiting for either delivery or to be informed that I will need to pick it up in person (which can sometimes involve an interview). We'll see. My citizenship application, submitted 28 months ago, is presumably collecting dust on a shelf like many thousand other applications.
Yolka, I only recently found out about the PR RQ as well. I have heard nothing about triggers, never seen the form or seen a full report of the questions and documentation required. (If egyo is inspired to type out the questions and document requirements, I'm sure it would be helpful and interesting to many other PR renewal/citizenship applicants).
I would assume that a foreign address on the PR card renewal application might be a trigger though.
True that the PR Card renewal form asks for a current residential address in Canada in Q13. If the applicant is in fact not residing in Canada then best to write N/A on here. One could argue the alternative could be to cross the word Canada out and write the country you are in but this more messy. Include the current overseas address in the Q20 section which will have Canadian presence too for the 5 year period. IIRC there was an OB for CIC to require all out of country PR Card renewal applicants to collect their PR Cards in person so they can verify the passport stamps. Best to also include a cover letter indicating that you reside abroad but meet the 730 days requirement.Yolka said:Thank you eileenf. I agree, foreign address could trigger RQ. The problem also is I can not put my foreign address on the application form, it requires Only addresses (mailing and residential )in Canada. I can attach a cover letter perhaps to explain my situation :'( thats the only way for me I guess :-(
Msafiri said:True that the PR Card renewal form asks for a current residential address in Canada in Q13. If the applicant is in fact not residing in Canada then best to write N/A on here. One could argue the alternative could be to cross the word Canada out and write the country you are in but this more messy. Include the current overseas address in the Q20 section which will have Canadian presence too for the 5 year period. IIRC there was an OB for CIC to require all out of country PR Card renewal applicants to collect their PR Cards in person so they can verify the passport stamps. Best to also include a cover letter indicating that you reside abroad but meet the 730 days requirement.
The IRPA regs just state the application must originate in Canada not that you have to be physically present in Canada but I'm expecting the Federal Court to seal this loophole off soon. Most applicants just mail the form to someone in Canada who forwards on to CIC or they make an 'application' trip to Canada. As always instead of Parliament simply amending the regs to resolve this CIC just gets round this by making the process more complex with RQs etc.
Yolka said:......I wish CIC issues long term PR cards, at least until we get out citizenship, is in't it too much work/money for them to keep extending it! considering the fact that the citizenship process is way to slow.