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Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

rajkamalmohanram

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Language Proof

My wife completed her Certificate Health Care Aid a 5 months course. Is this proof of language as level of post secondary education.
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If the course was in English AND if you know it is at the secondary or post-secondary level, then yes.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility/language-proof.html

Did you or do you attend a secondary or post-secondary program in English or French?
The program can be in or outside Canada.

If you did, send a copy of proof that you completed or are attending a program with your application. Proof can be your:

  • diploma
  • transcript
  • certificate
Your proof must be in English or French. If it’s in another language, you must also send a certified English or French translation. The translation should show that the language of instruction of the program was English or French
 
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My wife HCA completed here in Canada. Wow.

Another Question still Language proof of my daughter.
Is it necessary that you completed it or graduate of your course.

My daughter is in first year in college.
She has a transcript with grades in Fall semester but still has no grades in Winter sem because of Covid thing.
Can she use this for her language proof.
 

rajkamalmohanram

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My wife HCA completed here in Canada. Wow.

Another Question still Language proof of my daughter.
Is it necessary that you completed it or graduate of your course.

My daughter is in first year in college.
She has a transcript with grades in Fall semester but still has no grades in Winter sem because of Covid thing.
Can she use this for her language proof.
Again, this is only my opinion but going by the same content in my previous post - There is nothing explicitly mentioned to suggest one must have completed the course they were pursuing in order for that to be considered proof. IMO, your daughter can provide official transcripts from her fall semester.
 
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ZZW_CBB

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Hi Raj
Very helpful protocol. I very much appreciate of your kind typing.
I have several questions about the application form Section 9b:
We have to list the temporary status resident in Canada during the eligible period: for example, 2015-05-22 to 2020-05-22
Become PR in 2018-04-15
hold work permits from 2014-08-26 to 2018-04-15.
Several work permits have been issued and renewed, also as you mentioned, there were several implied status during this period since the IRCC processing time.

In case of this, do we need to list all the work permits in Table?
Second, if we need to list, we have to put the issued/expiration date from the WP. Then there are 'GAPs' (implied status) during the processing. Do we need to list also and put 'implied status'?
For the lastest WP, the expiration date should be the 'PR landing date' or still put the date from WP. As my understanding, when we became PR, the WP will automatically expired.


Or in this section, we just need to put as '2014-08-26 to 2018-04-15' and 'Worker'

Thanks very much if you could clear my confusion.

ZZW:)
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Hi Raj
Very helpful protocol. I very much appreciate of your kind typing.
I have several questions about the application form Section 9b:
We have to list the temporary status resident in Canada during the eligible period: for example, 2015-05-22 to 2020-05-22
Become PR in 2018-04-15
hold work permits from 2014-08-26 to 2018-04-15.
Several work permits have been issued and renewed, also as you mentioned, there were several implied status during this period since the IRCC processing time.

In case of this, do we need to list all the work permits in Table?

I assume that the 'several' work permits that you were issued contains different issue / expiry dates? In that case, I would recommend entering information of all work permits issued to you in the last 5 years.

Second, if we need to list, we have to put the issued/expiration date from the WP. Then there are 'GAPs' (implied status) during the processing. Do we need to list also and put 'implied status'?

To my knowledge, implied status is a legal status and time can be counted while on implied status (as long as you never went 'out of status'). Having said that, since you are to key in the issue and expiry dates of each work permit, you can mention the periods of implied status separately. Mentioning something like 'Implied Status - Work permit extension' etc would make sense.

Please re-check this with other forum members who have previously been on implied status and then applied for citizenship. I was never a temporary resident so whatever I have mentioned above is only my opinion based on my understanding of the question.


For the lastest WP, the expiration date should be the 'PR landing date' or still put the date from WP. As my understanding, when we became PR, the WP will automatically expired.

Your work permit is invalid from the time you 'landed' in Canada as a PR (or flag poled). So, IMO, the expiry date you would mention would be the date you became a Permanent Resident.

Or in this section, we just need to put as '2014-08-26 to 2018-04-15' and 'Worker'

The day you 'landed' as a Permanent Resident should not be counted towards temporary residence AFAIK. So, you would enter 2018-04-14 as the last date for temporary residence per my understanding.

Thanks very much if you could clear my confusion.

ZZW:)
 
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Hi Raj, I have a question. My wife hold visitor status from 2015-10-15 to 2017-09-25 and then, based on this visitor status, she applied for open work permit that was from 2016-04-28 to 2017-09-25.

Finally, we got a PR in 2017-09-24.

In this case, since we got the Open work permit on 2016-04-28, can we mention below info in section 9-B in the application. can you pls clarify this.

Date your status obtained Date your status expired
Temporary worker 2016-04-28 2017-09-24
Visitor 2015-10-15 2016-04-27
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Hi Raj, I have a question. My wife hold visitor status from 2015-10-15 to 2017-09-25 and then, based on this visitor status, she applied for open work permit that was from 2016-04-28 to 2017-09-25.

Finally, we got a PR in 2017-09-24.

In this case, since we got the Open work permit on 2016-04-28, can we mention below info in section 9-B in the application. can you pls clarify this.

Date your status obtained Date your status expired
Temporary worker 2016-04-28 2017-09-24
Visitor 2015-10-15 2016-04-27
If your spouse's landing date (as a PR) was 24th September, then she is considered to be a permanent resident from that day AFAIK. So, you might have to enter 2017-09-23 for 'Temporary Worker - Date your status expired'.

My claim comes from 'Example 1' in this link.

Example 1
An applicant entered Canada for the first time as an authorized temporary resident on April 1, 2014, was lawfully admitted to Canada as a permanent resident on April 1, 2016, and signed the citizenship application on April 1, 2018.
In this case, the applicant has accumulated the maximum 365 days of physical presence as an authorized temporary resident before becoming a permanent resident, and 730 days of physical presence after lawful admission as a permanent resident. This gives the applicant 1095 days of physical presence within the five-year period before the date of application, as long as the applicant does not have absences or time spent serving a sentence.
  • NPR = April 1, 2014
  • PR = April 1, 2016
  • Date of application = April 1, 2018
  • Calculation: Physical presence = 365 NPR days + 730 PR days = 1095 days of physical presence
Breakdown:
NPR

  • 01APR2014 to 31MAR2015 = 365
  • 01APR2015 to 31MAR2016 = 366
  • 365 + 366 = 731 x 0.5 = 365.5
  • Maximum NPR = 365
PR
  • 01APR2016 to 31MAR2017 = 365
  • 01APR2017 to 31MAR2018 = 365
  • 365 + 365 = 730
Physical Presence = 365 + 730 = 1095
In this example, the person obtained PR on 1st April. Owing to that, the temporary residence is calculated only till 31st March. Beginning 1st April, the applicant begins to establish permanent residence.
 
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crosstheangel

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Thanks @rajkamalmohanram, I've been following Canada visa since my PR application a few years back and now on to citizenship. :)

Re question 11 (applicable to other questions that have timeline), can this be considered continuous in your opinion?

From 2018-03 to Present
From 2017-12 to 2018-02
From 2017-01 to 2017-11

Or it should be something like:

From 2018-03 to Present
From 2017-12 to 2018-03
From 2017-01 to 2017-12

Thanks again!
 
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Hi Raj, I have a question. My wife hold visitor status from 2015-10-15 to 2017-09-25 and then, based on this visitor status, she applied for open work permit that was from 2016-04-28 to 2017-09-25.

Finally, we got a PR in 2017-09-24.

In this case, since we got the Open work permit on 2016-04-28, can we mention below info in section 9-B in the application. can you pls clarify this.

Date your status obtained Date your status expired
Temporary worker 2016-04-28 2017-09-24
Visitor 2015-10-15 2016-04-27
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If your spouse's landing date (as a PR) was 24th September, then she is considered to be a permanent resident from that day AFAIK. So, you might have to enter 2017-09-23 for 'Temporary Worker - Date your status expired'.

My claim comes from 'Example 1' in this link.

Thanks Raj.
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Thanks @rajkamalmohanram, I've been following Canada visa since my PR application a few years back and now on to citizenship. :)

Re question 11 (applicable to other questions that have timeline), can this be considered continuous in your opinion?

From 2018-03 to Present
From 2017-12 to 2018-02
From 2017-01 to 2017-11

This can be considered continuous. However, it is also perfectly fine if the month overlaps.

Or it should be something like:

From 2018-03 to Present
From 2017-12 to 2018-03
From 2017-01 to 2017-12

Thanks again!
 

agang1

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Hello Experts,
Please need advice!!!
I am filling out the application of my 8yr old son and stuck one of the point where it asked in Q.9C to submit the biographical pages of passport in 5yrs of eligibility period.
But my son has two passport in between and there is gap of 15month in those.
As we got the PR before his passport get expired.And did not renewed because we did not had any plan to travel outside of canada.
As CIC do ask in the Q.if there is gap please explain it.
So what explanation should I give :rolleyes:
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Hello Experts,
Please need advice!!!
I am filling out the application of my 8yr old son and stuck one of the point where it asked in Q.9C to submit the biographical pages of passport in 5yrs of eligibility period.
But my son has two passport in between and there is gap of 15month in those.
As we got the PR before his passport get expired.And did not renewed because we did not had any plan to travel outside of canada.
As CIC do ask in the Q.if there is gap please explain it.
So what explanation should I give :rolleyes:
Explain why you did not renew the passport and that'll explain the gap. Something like "Did not renew passport between XX date and YY date because we did not have any plans of traveling during that time" would suffice.
 
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