Hi
A friend of mine will be eligible to apply for citizenship on 5th of December 2014 (today)...
He prepared all the documents & copies...etc.. planning to send the application on Monday.
Now he has a question and asked me but I couldn't answer him...
He already booked round trip ticket (to his home country) dated 15 April 2015 ...
he is returning back to Canada after 13 days only.
Would this affect his application because of the "intention to reside" clause?
He will travel (for 13 days) AFTER applying to citizenship...
Cannot postpone this trip until he's granted the citizenship.. no one knows when, but it could take 2-3 years.
On the other hands, he doesn't want to apply after his return, because he has doubts that the government MAY chose to enforce the new rules before jun/july 2015.
The whole Bill C-24 was a big tragedy (and disappointing for many), so there is no reason why the government won't change the enforcement date (if the system is ready & the new forms...etc) since its an election year!
What do you guys think?
Would a 13-day trip after applying for citizenship hurt his application?
Thanks all,
Mary
A friend of mine will be eligible to apply for citizenship on 5th of December 2014 (today)...
He prepared all the documents & copies...etc.. planning to send the application on Monday.
Now he has a question and asked me but I couldn't answer him...
He already booked round trip ticket (to his home country) dated 15 April 2015 ...
he is returning back to Canada after 13 days only.
Would this affect his application because of the "intention to reside" clause?
He will travel (for 13 days) AFTER applying to citizenship...
Cannot postpone this trip until he's granted the citizenship.. no one knows when, but it could take 2-3 years.
On the other hands, he doesn't want to apply after his return, because he has doubts that the government MAY chose to enforce the new rules before jun/july 2015.
The whole Bill C-24 was a big tragedy (and disappointing for many), so there is no reason why the government won't change the enforcement date (if the system is ready & the new forms...etc) since its an election year!
What do you guys think?
Would a 13-day trip after applying for citizenship hurt his application?
Thanks all,
Mary