C-6 Citizenship Applications, Frequently Asked Questions
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@spyfy, another question:
In the academic year 2012/2013 my girlfriend was here with a student visa. She completed the Master before the summer and went back home to Lebanon and started applying for jobs in Canada. During the summer she received and accepted a job offer and she came back to Canada at the end of the summer (say on day X) with a work permit (her student visa was still valid and would have expired in September, after day X).
In the calculator file, I told her to write student until day X and worker from day Y afterwards counting the summer days in Lebanon as a vacation (since the student visa was still valid and and that was in fact a vacation) and also to write no at the question if she had lived in other countries in the eligibility period.
In the other questionnaire she has to write what she has being doing during the eligibility period listing jobs, addresses, etc. My interpretation is that she still needs to write first student and then worker (with all the details) counting the days in Lebanon as a vacation during the student time (since the visa was still valid, etc.).
Do you think this is a reasonable interpretation, or is it better not to count that period as a vacation (since, for example, she had already graduated and so wasn't a student anymore) but rather as a (short) period while she was leaving in Lebanon?
Thanks again!
In the academic year 2012/2013 my girlfriend was here with a student visa. She completed the Master before the summer and went back home to Lebanon and started applying for jobs in Canada. During the summer she received and accepted a job offer and she came back to Canada at the end of the summer (say on day X) with a work permit (her student visa was still valid and would have expired in September, after day X).
In the calculator file, I told her to write student until day X and worker from day Y afterwards counting the summer days in Lebanon as a vacation (since the student visa was still valid and and that was in fact a vacation) and also to write no at the question if she had lived in other countries in the eligibility period.
In the other questionnaire she has to write what she has being doing during the eligibility period listing jobs, addresses, etc. My interpretation is that she still needs to write first student and then worker (with all the details) counting the days in Lebanon as a vacation during the student time (since the visa was still valid, etc.).
Do you think this is a reasonable interpretation, or is it better not to count that period as a vacation (since, for example, she had already graduated and so wasn't a student anymore) but rather as a (short) period while she was leaving in Lebanon?
Thanks again!
If you are sure about the dates, just put those dates. No need to ask for travel history. IRCC gets that document directly from the CBSA.
I would write:
Student from .... day X
Temporary worker from X until ...
Then I would attach an explanation page explaining that in the last days of being a student she was traveling to Lebanon for a visit and that she was between studying and working.
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Hello @spyfy
Filling out the citizenship application form. For Section 11; timeline for what I was doing during my eligibility period,
Filling out the citizenship application form. For Section 11; timeline for what I was doing during my eligibility period,
- What should I write for when I was unemployed? Which address. name and contact information should I give for that?
- I don't have phone numbers for the managers I worked for in my previous jobs. I do have email addresses. Is that fine? Can toll free numbers work in this instance?
I work for an US company from home in Canada, so for Q 11, do I just mention my home address to where I was physically present?
write your home address for unemployed. naturally you don't have a contact for that.
regarding the phone numbers: just do the best job you can.
Hi spyfy, I would disagree with your answer to question 6. In the instruction guide, it says
"We need to know all the names you have ever used in your life, so we can verify your identity. If you used any other names other than the one being requested in your grant of citizenship application, print them in the chart. Examples: Name at time of birth, name before marriage, previous married names, married names, nick names or any other names you have used. If you have legally changed your name, see Legal Change of Name"
In this case, if he is using his name at birth for question 4, then it doesn't need to be included in question 6. This is also what I did. Thought?
There is some leeway for interpretation here. However, if in doubt I follow this rule:
- No one will return your application because you listed one name to many
- They might return your application if you miss one name
So if in doubt, add the name. Hence my recommendation.
Ask your bank to dispute that as duplicate charge if it gets posted on your statement but can take usually 7-30 business days. But in the case of CIC it may take little longer. Ask bank to waive the interest charge. They will do it.
CBSA will have entry seal only not exit seals.
However you can ask for copy of tickets from your airline company giving them the dates and destination
You should have a copy in your email as well. Search your mail by airline name or destination. This is the shortest way. Else ask for copy it can take 1-2 weeks. Third and last is to ask from CBSA but will take 1 month as you have mentioned.
What you said makes sense to me as well, however I believe either way they shouldn't return the application since the instruction is very clear.