bh_bh said:
We were all aware of the upcoming change and if I were in a position whereby I qualify in june but don't know when the deadline will be, I would have at least been proactive in preparing my documents ahead of time. Once the documents were ready, all I had to do was print up the application, and sign it. If my qualification date was after June 11, oh well. Tough luck. If I qualify before june 11, bonus for me due to being proactive in preparing for it.Martin29 said:
What does paying taxes have anything to do with citizenship. It is not one of the qualification requirements for citizenship. Paying taxes does not give anyone a right to citizenship. If it does according to you, then only people who pay taxes only get citizenship. That is rather unfair to stay at home spouses, don't you think? It only pays for police/fire/garbage services, road maintenance, CPP, etc etc.David_Parker said:
I hope you had a nice vacation.MUFC said:I just came back from another short term vacation and it seems I've missed all the action
Well congrats to those who were guessing that the real cut off date will be June 11th.
The new law is good for people like me who don't have that much physical presence in Canada on a yearly basis.
In my case I have approx. 3 or 4 months vacation per year with extensive traveling abroad.
With the old law I would have never accumulate 3 years in a 4 year window range.
Now it's much better, because the law gives much more flexibility for the people who don't have that much physical attachment in Canada like me.
Thanks it was just the beginning of the holydays lot for the year.screech339 said:
Surprised said:
I am in BC as well. I spent most of my day completing application and calling all the courier companies and you are right - no body is offering over night service from here. I called Purolator again after I saw your message and they do have a same day department but not open today - I will call them first thing tomorrow morning and see if they can do something. Thanks for taking time to respond my friend.MiriamT said:
Thanks for your response...actually when I enter the date of when I will sign the application in the online residence calculator it says I am eligible even when I enter Monday's date - so it looks like I can sign on the 1095th day as well. Good advise on the steps too, we made the signature mistake on her residence calculator when sending my wife's application (she finished her 1095 days before me since I made a few overseas trips) and the application was returned first time. So, now I will do my best to finish the application and check it thoroughly today. BTW, we sign the application and the residence calculator only - correct?april2015 said:No need to spend $380.00 dude. If you are confident enough that you accumulate 1095 days on Monday, you should definitely sign and date your application on Tuesday morning and send it through Purolator in the morning itself as they do have overnight courier service that delivers documents by the end of next business day. They delivered mine from Mississauga to Sydney in the afternoon of next business day. I also happen to send stuff at work from Mississauga to Calgary and have experience that the documents are delivered by the end of next business day. Especially, if you haven't been outside of Canada during your 1095 days, I would strongly suggest that you must attempt to apply under the old rule. Review your application 10 times before sending to ensure completeness and that you do not commit any errors or miss out any info, a few examples are such as not leaving any field blank that is not relevant to you and make sure to print N/A in that field, be clear on dates like no errors such as printing 2015 instead of 2014 or vice versa, don't forget to write names and dates at the back of the photos and most importantly not to forget signing both the application and esp. the residence calculator. Finally, have an extra pair of eyes review your package to ensure that application is complete and free from errors. The best thing to do is to follow each and every step on the application guide and you are good. Remember, you DO NOT have margin for error or risking your application to be returned to you due to errors or being incomplete.
Print and keep everything ready today and tomorrow except the residence calculator, print the same on Tuesday and courier everything on Tuesday morning, suggest you courier it from a direct Purolator collection office and not an agent to save on collection time as Purolator collects package from the agent only at the end of the day.
Good Luck mate! you've got nothing to lose here except for the courier fee but if you win, you will save a good ONE year or perhaps more than a year unless you're happy to wait for another year and then apply
Surprised said:
Residence calculator will say you are eligible on Monday because you have 1095 days.But its clearly given on CIC website that you should sign your application only on 1096 or later.Surprised said:
