hello friends, I got a few questions regarding my application and I wonder if I could get some feedback from you guys, much appreciated! some background info: I got PR and landed in Canada in April, 2019, I then left and didn't come back to Canada until Oct, 2019. I'm going to apply for citizenship next month.
1. eligible days: once I landed in as PR, my eligible days started counting from Feb, 2019 correct?
2. application form question 10 address: I was living out of Canada for 6 months during 2020 back at my parents' in home country. should i list my parents address for that 6 months; in addition, the questions asks for "your entire five year eligibility period" but I haven't been in Canada for 5 years, should I start with Feb, 2019, or list from June, 2023 back to June, 2018?
3. application form question 12b income taxes filing: it doesn't say which tax year to start, in my case do I go from 2023 back to 2018 or from 2018 to 2023? and just last 3 years are required to file right? in my case I should check yes for both sections for 2022, 2021 and 2020? 2019 is optional?
4. language evidence: I applied PR through EE(I *think* it was federal skilled worker program but not completely sure, how do I verify?) in 2018. I had IELTS G test. Can I use that exam result as evidence although it expired?
5. passport: do I photocopy ALL pages(including the blank pages) or just the ones containing visas, stampers and bio page?
6. no crime certificate: when I applied PR my certificate said I had no crime until June 2018. this time the certificate I got says I have no crime from 2010 to 2023. I don't know why this time it has a starting time. can I merge the previous certificate with current one since they have overlap? Also do I just need to submit notary not the original paper if it's not written in English? I checked my PR application and I only submitted notary
7. report after application: I saw on one IRCC page it says if I leave Canada for over 2 weeks after application submission I should report to IRCC, another page says as long as you have access to your email and mail. any thoughts on this?
last but not least, do you recommend applying by mail or online? which one goes faster? thank you everyone for reading through, really hope to learn from your experience!
1. eligible days: once I landed in as PR, my eligible days started counting from Feb, 2019 correct?
2. application form question 10 address: I was living out of Canada for 6 months during 2020 back at my parents' in home country. should i list my parents address for that 6 months; in addition, the questions asks for "your entire five year eligibility period" but I haven't been in Canada for 5 years, should I start with Feb, 2019, or list from June, 2023 back to June, 2018?
3. application form question 12b income taxes filing: it doesn't say which tax year to start, in my case do I go from 2023 back to 2018 or from 2018 to 2023? and just last 3 years are required to file right? in my case I should check yes for both sections for 2022, 2021 and 2020? 2019 is optional?
4. language evidence: I applied PR through EE(I *think* it was federal skilled worker program but not completely sure, how do I verify?) in 2018. I had IELTS G test. Can I use that exam result as evidence although it expired?
5. passport: do I photocopy ALL pages(including the blank pages) or just the ones containing visas, stampers and bio page?
6. no crime certificate: when I applied PR my certificate said I had no crime until June 2018. this time the certificate I got says I have no crime from 2010 to 2023. I don't know why this time it has a starting time. can I merge the previous certificate with current one since they have overlap? Also do I just need to submit notary not the original paper if it's not written in English? I checked my PR application and I only submitted notary
7. report after application: I saw on one IRCC page it says if I leave Canada for over 2 weeks after application submission I should report to IRCC, another page says as long as you have access to your email and mail. any thoughts on this?
last but not least, do you recommend applying by mail or online? which one goes faster? thank you everyone for reading through, really hope to learn from your experience!