Successful citizenship experience: moved abroad after applying

[SuSha167]

Hi all,

When I was looking for some information on similar cases, I didn't find much. So, posting here hoping it will be helpful for some.

My partner applied for Canadian citizenship while still in Canada. But, had to move out of country due to health reasons. Her application was 'in process' when she moved out. After moving we changed address in the file to the foreign one through a web form ( you can only edit the address yourself if the new address is in Canada. For foreign address, it should be changed through web-form). There was no progress in the case for 4 months after the move. Then she received test invite through email. After that the oath invite also came via email. She did not receive RQ or fingerprint request. We also believe the application was processed normally, without any heightened scrutiny though only IRCC can confirm if that is the case. Anyway, from our end it was all routine application. Except for expensive airfare, all was well. Below is a summary of sequence of events.

May 2018: applied for citizenship from Canada
Oct 2018: moved out of Canada. Changed the address to foreign one through web from
Feb 2019: got test invite via email
March 2019: got oath invite via email
March 2019: applied for passport from Canada after receiving citizenship certificate

Hope it helps those of you in similar circumstances.

 

[Camille Park]

Hi, I just want to ask that how can ur partner do the test if she outside of Canada?

 

[Seym]

Hi, I just want to ask that how can ur partner do the test if she outside of Canada?

She flew back for both the test and the oath.

 

[k300k3]

Hi all,

When I was looking for some information on similar cases, I didn't find much. So, posting here hoping it will be helpful for some.

My partner applied for Canadian citizenship while still in Canada. But, had to move out of country due to health reasons. Her application was 'in process' when she moved out. After moving we changed address in the file to the foreign one through a web form ( you can only edit the address yourself if the new address is in Canada. For foreign address, it should be changed through web-form). There was no progress in the case for 4 months after the move. Then she received test invite through email. After that the oath invite also came via email. She did not receive RQ or fingerprint request. We also believe the application was processed normally, without any heightened scrutiny though only IRCC can confirm if that is the case. Anyway, from our end it was all routine application. Except for expensive airfare, all was well. Below is a summary of sequence of events.

May 2018: applied for citizenship from Canada
Oct 2018: moved out of Canada. Changed the address to foreign one through web from
Feb 2019: got test invite via email
March 2019: got oath invite via email
March 2019: applied for passport from Canada after receiving citizenship certificate

Hope it helps those of you in similar circumstances.

In which city did she apply for her citizenship application before the move?

 

[SuSha167]

Flew in both times. City was Toronto.

 

[tosinosho1992]

Flew in both times. City was Toronto.

Hey, thanks for the information. Were you asked during the interview about your relocation?

 

[Kin27]

Hi all,

When I was looking for some information on similar cases, I didn't find much. So, posting here hoping it will be helpful for some.

My partner applied for Canadian citizenship while still in Canada. But, had to move out of country due to health reasons. Her application was 'in process' when she moved out. After moving we changed address in the file to the foreign one through a web form ( you can only edit the address yourself if the new address is in Canada. For foreign address, it should be changed through web-form). There was no progress in the case for 4 months after the move. Then she received test invite through email. After that the oath invite also came via email. She did not receive RQ or fingerprint request. We also believe the application was processed normally, without any heightened scrutiny though only IRCC can confirm if that is the case. Anyway, from our end it was all routine application. Except for expensive airfare, all was well. Below is a summary of sequence of events.

May 2018: applied for citizenship from Canada
Oct 2018: moved out of Canada. Changed the address to foreign one through web from
Feb 2019: got test invite via email
March 2019: got oath invite via email
March 2019: applied for passport from Canada after receiving citizenship certificate

Hope it helps those of you in similar circumstances.

She got her oath after one month of the test??

 

[hardnut]

Hi all,

When I was looking for some information on similar cases, I didn't find much. So, posting here hoping it will be helpful for some.

My partner applied for Canadian citizenship while still in Canada. But, had to move out of country due to health reasons. Her application was 'in process' when she moved out. After moving we changed address in the file to the foreign one through a web form ( you can only edit the address yourself if the new address is in Canada. For foreign address, it should be changed through web-form). There was no progress in the case for 4 months after the move. Then she received test invite through email. After that the oath invite also came via email. She did not receive RQ or fingerprint request. We also believe the application was processed normally, without any heightened scrutiny though only IRCC can confirm if that is the case. Anyway, from our end it was all routine application. Except for expensive airfare, all was well. Below is a summary of sequence of events.

May 2018: applied for citizenship from Canada
Oct 2018: moved out of Canada. Changed the address to foreign one through web from
Feb 2019: got test invite via email
March 2019: got oath invite via email
March 2019: applied for passport from Canada after receiving citizenship certificate

Hope it helps those of you in similar circumstances.

Hi, can you please tell me if you got confirmation email that your address has been changed to new (foreign) address. OR while accessing
online status ( ecas) does the foreign address start to show ?

 

[SuSha167]

Hey, thanks for the information. Were you asked during the interview about your relocation?

Nope. They asked it during passport application though.

She got her oath after one month of the test??

Within a month. She is in May tracker, you can check her detail dates there.

Hi, can you please tell me if you got confirmation email that your address has been changed to new (foreign) address. OR while accessing
online status ( ecas) does the foreign address start to show ?

I don't think she got the email confirmation. We only found out when checking the ecas.

 

[hardnut]

Nope. They asked it during passport application though.

Within a month. She is in May tracker, you can check her detail dates there.

I don't think she got the email confirmation. We only found out when checking the ecas.

In the spreadsheet it shows it took about 9 mnths from IP to test. but the total time averaged the same as others in your month.

 

[CaBeaver]

Hi all,

When I was looking for some information on similar cases, I didn't find much. So, posting here hoping it will be helpful for some.

My partner applied for Canadian citizenship while still in Canada. But, had to move out of country due to health reasons. Her application was 'in process' when she moved out. After moving we changed address in the file to the foreign one through a web form ( you can only edit the address yourself if the new address is in Canada. For foreign address, it should be changed through web-form). There was no progress in the case for 4 months after the move. Then she received test invite through email. After that the oath invite also came via email. She did not receive RQ or fingerprint request. We also believe the application was processed normally, without any heightened scrutiny though only IRCC can confirm if that is the case. Anyway, from our end it was all routine application. Except for expensive airfare, all was well. Below is a summary of sequence of events.

May 2018: applied for citizenship from Canada
Oct 2018: moved out of Canada. Changed the address to foreign one through web from
Feb 2019: got test invite via email
March 2019: got oath invite via email
March 2019: applied for passport from Canada after receiving citizenship certificate

Hope it helps those of you in similar circumstances.

Thanks for sharing. Did you receive anything via mail, or everything was via email?

 

[CaBeaver]

Nope. They asked it during passport application though...

Do you think leaving because one couldn't find a job would be an acceptable answer to them, or this would affect their final decision? Did they ask you if you are going to stay abroad or come and live in Canada?

 

[SuSha167]

Thanks for sharing. Did you receive anything via mail, or everything was via email?

Everything via email.

Do you think leaving because one couldn't find a job would be an acceptable answer to them, or this would affect their final decision? Did they ask you if you are going to stay abroad or come and live in Canada?

Sorry, I wouldn't know that. You can try and see it yourself or seek a legal counsel. Yes, they did ask if the move was temporary or permanent. And, how long I was living abroad.

 

[CaBeaver]

Could you share how much time they gave you between the invitation for the test and the date of the test? And the same for the oath? Do you think that if you tell them you are abroad they might give you more time to present yourself for the test and oath? Because some people seem to have as little as 10 days to do the test and the oath. I wonder what was your case, since you were abroad.

 

[SuSha167]

She had 12 days for test and 16 days for oath after the invitation email came through. Very unlikely that they will accommodate that request. She had limited (not impossible though) travel abilities due to health reasons, so we had requested for the same. But, was not accommodated. She had to travel twice in the mid of winter. So, yeah, we bit the bullet and made expensive and bit inconvenient trips. But, believe me, it is worth it. In a span of lifetime, that expense is nothing, but Canadian citizenship is everything