What steps and documents to save for citizenship. pls advice

[bluesky19]

Guys,
I am PR of Canada moved from US. Can you pls advice me what all documents i need to save or what are good steps to take so that i will not have any issues when i apply for citizenship.
1. Like after reading the forum i am keeping all my travel boarding passes and airline iternary to show entry n exit from country.
2. I will pay my taxes for sure every year.
3. Having degree transcripts for language

The place i am staying is sharing with roommates.. no rental agreement . just paying rent every month. pls advice what are the things i need to take care of henceforth...
Thank you so much and i appreciate for all you seniors helpful advice.

 

[chikloo]

Guys,
I am PR of Canada moved from US. Can you pls advice me what all documents i need to save or what are good steps to take so that i will not have any issues when i apply for citizenship.
1. Like after reading the forum i am keeping all my travel boarding passes and airline iternary to show entry n exit from country.
2. I will pay my taxes for sure every year.
3. Having degree transcripts for language

The place i am staying is sharing with roommates.. no rental agreement . just paying rent every month. pls advice what are the things i need to take care of henceforth...
Thank you so much and i appreciate for all you seniors helpful advice.

1. Maintain all entry and exit dates with time on a google spreadsheet
2. Make credit transaction in a tim hortons or somewhere the day you leave and come back. Scan and upload that receipt as the print out given will fade within months.
3. maintain all utilities receipts (mobile, landline, property tax, insurance, water and waste etc.,). Companies will give you only last 18 statements or last one year. so downlaod and store it in google drive or a cloud storage.
4. go to doctor for regular check up for 3 reasons 1. it is good to do that for your health, 2. it is free and 3. You can order for medical records to show your visits when you apply for Citizenship
5. credit card statements. Again even your online statements will be there only for last 27 or 17 depending on the card. So download and store it in cloud or google drive.
6. lease, rental agreements and other proof of residence should be maintained.
7 tax filings

Again maintain as much as you can dont make it an OCD. Also maintain for your family members. Include all of them in as many bills or accounts as possible. If not open one or two accounts on each one of them.

Get credit cards for each one of them and make regular transactions on the same.

All the best.

 

[harirajmohan]

1. Maintain all entry and exit dates with time on a google spreadsheet
2. Make credit transaction in a tim hortons or somewhere the day you leave and come back. Scan and upload that receipt as the print out given will fade within months.
3. maintain all utilities receipts (mobile, landline, property tax, insurance, water and waste etc.,). Companies will give you only last 18 statements or last one year. so downlaod and store it in google drive or a cloud storage.
4. go to doctor for regular check up for 3 reasons 1. it is good to do that for your health, 2. it is free and 3. You can order for medical records to show your visits when you apply for Citizenship
5. credit card statements. Again even your online statements will be there only for last 27 or 17 depending on the card. So download and store it in cloud or google drive.
6. lease, rental agreements and other proof of residence should be maintained.
7 tax filings

Again maintain as much as you can dont make it an OCD. Also maintain for your family members. Include all of them in as many bills or accounts as possible. If not open one or two accounts on each one of them.

Get credit cards for each one of them and make regular transactions on the same.

All the best.

Great. Thanks for the information.

 

[bluesky19]

1. Maintain all entry and exit dates with time on a google spreadsheet
2. Make credit transaction in a tim hortons or somewhere the day you leave and come back. Scan and upload that receipt as the print out given will fade within months.
3. maintain all utilities receipts (mobile, landline, property tax, insurance, water and waste etc.,). Companies will give you only last 18 statements or last one year. so downlaod and store it in google drive or a cloud storage.
4. go to doctor for regular check up for 3 reasons 1. it is good to do that for your health, 2. it is free and 3. You can order for medical records to show your visits when you apply for Citizenship
5. credit card statements. Again even your online statements will be there only for last 27 or 17 depending on the card. So download and store it in cloud or google drive.
6. lease, rental agreements and other proof of residence should be maintained.
7 tax filings

Again maintain as much as you can dont make it an OCD. Also maintain for your family members. Include all of them in as many bills or accounts as possible. If not open one or two accounts on each one of them.

Get credit cards for each one of them and make regular transactions on the same.

All the best.

Thank you so much.. this really helps alot to plan up things and save it for future. I really appreciate your advice and will certainly follow this
a big thanks for writing so much in details.. as a newcomer we dont know what things are important ... now i got a very good idea how to
maintain stuff... u are amazing

 

[bluesky19]

how does rental agreement look like.. i dont have first years rental agreement. Can i request my previous owner now to give the time duration i stayed in their house last year . will that be okay.
The new owner too did not make any rental thing..do i need to request them to make one . pls advice

 

[chikloo]

how does rental agreement look like.. i dont have first years rental agreement. Can i request my previous owner now to give the time duration i stayed in their house last year . will that be okay.
The new owner too did not make any rental thing..do i need to request them to make one . pls advice
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Yes if they are willing to provide a letter that is good enough but most landlords/ladies will hesitate coz if they sign an agreement with you then they have to declare the rental income in their taxes.

Tell them that they can address it to CIC and see if they give you one.

The new landlord to provide an agreement for driving license proof or some address proof bullshit.

Even if you dont have rental agreement atleast start maintaining other items I mentioned.