Will moving to a new city trigger RQ
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It is very difficult to forecast what might trigger RQ for any given individual . . .
. . . except the obvious, ranging from discrepancies in the applicant's information, especially travel history, to apparent reasons to question the applicant's credibility, from problems with passports or travel documents (failure to present a travel document one could have used is probably close to being an automatic trigger) to incongruities like spouses living or working in different countries or children attending school outside Canada.
Overall: as an isolated fact, a move from one city to another within the same province is not likely to be a significant risk factor for RQ. That is, by itself that is not something which triggers RQ.
But all the facts and circumstances of the PR's immigration history, current situation, and details in the application, are considered in context, relative to one another. So every fact may be considered in assessing risks and evaluating the applicant's credibility. Thus, for example, the more complete and stable and consistent all the aspects of the applicant's life in Canada are, the lower the risk of RQ.
The prospective impact a move to another city might have on a citizenship application is way less important than most of the factors a person is considering when deciding whether or not to make such a move. In other words, if the move is otherwise right for a person, the possible impact that might have on the citizenship application process should not discourage someone from making the move.
That said, we no longer know the specific risk indicators or triage criteria in use. A move from one city to another in Canada, let alone within the same province, was not part of the criteria listed as such in any of the previously obtained versions, not in the 2012 File Requirements Checklist (last complete version of triage criteria I am aware of, adopted per OB 407), nor in the older Operational Manual CP 5 Residence in which the appendix listed reasons to question residency. There have been other apparent triggers for RQ, revealed by forum reports and other sources of information about actual cases, like having a U.S. Green Card, or work permit in ME countries, but again, moving within Canada has not been among such known factors.
are you going to base life's decisions based on RQ or not. RQ is not a death penalty. if you have your things in order, you'll get your citizenship. just do what is best for you irrespective of that decision's impact on citizenship application. especially, if the impact is fairly unknown. things like RQ are based on the officer's judgement, there is no hard and fast rule.
