Applying for Canadian Citizenship from within Canada and then moving to the US while it is being processed. Points to be aware of

[ustocanada49]

HI All,

I am a daily commuter to US and am close to meeting my physical presence requirement for Canadian Citizenship. I want to move back to the US where my job is, after applying for Canadian citizenship online. Wanted to hear from others who have done the same. Are there any points we have to keep in mind? Anything different we have to do from others who stay in Canada while its being processed?

1. I have read online that people in situation like mine have seen their applications being delayed and being processed differently. How true is this?

2. AI search suggests we have to provide an address within Canada for mailing/communication as they wont mail outside Canada and it also said we have to appoint that person, whose address we are using, as a representative by filling out a form for that. It also says that person should promptly respond to or inform me about any letters promptly.
Is this correct? It said we shuold just not provide someone else's address as mailing address without filling out the representative form.

 

[nvvj]

HI All,

I am a daily commuter to US and am close to meeting my physical presence requirement for Canadian Citizenship. I want to move back to the US where my job is, after applying for Canadian citizenship online. Wanted to hear from others who have done the same. Are there any points we have to keep in mind? Anything different we have to do from others who stay in Canada while its being processed?

1. I have read online that people in situation like mine have seen their applications being delayed and being processed differently. How true is this?

2. AI search suggests we have to provide an address within Canada for mailing/communication as they wont mail outside Canada and it also said we have to appoint that person, whose address we are using, as a representative by filling out a form for that. It also says that person should promptly respond to or inform me about any letters promptly.
Is this correct? It said we shuold just not provide someone else's address as mailing address without filling out the representative form.

Has citizenship application progressed after you applied?

 

[CommuterLife]

HI All,

I am a daily commuter to US and am close to meeting my physical presence requirement for Canadian Citizenship. I want to move back to the US where my job is, after applying for Canadian citizenship online. Wanted to hear from others who have done the same. Are there any points we have to keep in mind? Anything different we have to do from others who stay in Canada while its being processed?

1. I have read online that people in situation like mine have seen their applications being delayed and being processed differently. How true is this?

2. AI search suggests we have to provide an address within Canada for mailing/communication as they wont mail outside Canada and it also said we have to appoint that person, whose address we are using, as a representative by filling out a form for that. It also says that person should promptly respond to or inform me about any letters promptly.
Is this correct? It said we shuold just not provide someone else's address as mailing address without filling out the representative form.

What happened to your application? I am in the same boat

 

[canuck78]

What happened to your application? I am in the same boat

Has a lot to do with the specifics of your file and some luck. There was an example posted on the forum this week where someone applied in your scenario with minimal buffer time. It appears as though their application was returned after a few months and they didn’t realize they are now going to have to resubmit their application but no longer meet the residency obligation so your plan comes with some risk involved.

 

[CommuterLife]

Has a lot to do with the specifics of your file and some luck. There was an example posted on the forum this week where someone applied in your scenario with minimal buffer time. It appears as though their application was returned after a few months and they didn’t realize they are now going to have to resubmit their application but no longer meet the residency obligation so your plan comes with some risk involved.

This week? I don’t see any post. Do you mind sharing if it was in a different one?
I am going to have 25/30 days of buffer time