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February 2021 - Citizenship applications

001876

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Jul 8, 2017
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@engray
I have two questions pertaining to citizenship application. I applied for spousal sponsorship last year and now will be applying for citizenship. There is some data that was the same in spousal sponsorship but there were some issues that I think I need to address.


1.I worked for company B which was a subsidiary of company A. My first paycheck and employee card and even company policy/building were of company A(Parent company) however then all pay stubs and T4 have company B's name. I wrote employer as Company B/ Company A in the spousal sponsorship application. Can I write the same employer name as Company B/Company A and give a letter of explanation? Will be an issue. I don't want data to be inconsistent.

2. I own a corporation that still exists but I only worked for 1 month in 2017. Spousal Sponsorship didn't require the address but I provided the current corporation address which is my residential address. However, the address of the corporation was different in 2017. Shall I put the current address or the 2017 address when I put that self-employment experience in the citizenship application? Another way which I am thinking is to put the 2017 address and write LOE indicating that the corporation still exists and the current address is my home address but I have a regular T4 job and don't work from a corporation anymore.

Please advise. I am so confused and overthinking lately.

Thanks.
 

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@engray
I have two questions pertaining to citizenship application. I applied for spousal sponsorship last year and now will be applying for citizenship. There is some data that was the same in spousal sponsorship but there were some issues that I think I need to address.


1.I worked for company B which was a subsidiary of company A. My first paycheck and employee card and even company policy/building were of company A(Parent company) however then all pay stubs and T4 have company B's name. I wrote employer as Company B/ Company A in the spousal sponsorship application. Can I write the same employer name as Company B/Company A and give a letter of explanation? Will be an issue. I don't want data to be inconsistent.

2. I own a corporation that still exists but I only worked for 1 month in 2017. Spousal Sponsorship didn't require the address but I provided the current corporation address which is my residential address. However, the address of the corporation was different in 2017. Shall I put the current address or the 2017 address when I put that self-employment experience in the citizenship application? Another way which I am thinking is to put the 2017 address and write LOE indicating that the corporation still exists and the current address is my home address but I have a regular T4 job and don't work from a corporation anymore.

Please advise. I am so confused and overthinking lately.

Thanks.
To maintain integrity and QA of the citizenship program, IRCC randomly picks some applicants for RQ (Residencial Questionnaire).
At RQ, IRCC thoroughly checks whether you lived in Canada for more than 1095 days in the past 5-years . For that IRCC check your employment (T4s), EI benefits, self-employment payments, Provincial payments and Notice of assessments (NOA's) in your CRA account. Sometimes they ask for additional documents.

1. Write the company name, from where you are getting T4
2. Write your INC. name with current address.
 
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001876

Star Member
Jul 8, 2017
84
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@avm

What about the previously submitted application? I am mean there would be a difference in Data.

1) Employer was written company B/company A. Now if I only write company B wouldn't be it any issue?
2) If I put the current incorporation address would it be any issue? I didn't use to live at that address in 2017. I just worked one month but still maintaining that incorporation.
 

avm

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Mar 2, 2013
802
267
123
Category........
Other
Job Offer........
Yes
File Transfer...
N/A
@avm

What about the previously submitted application? I am mean there would be a difference in Data.

1) Employer was written company B/company A. Now if I only write company B wouldn't be it any issue?
2) If I put the current incorporation address would it be any issue? I didn't use to live at that address in 2017. I just worked one month but still maintaining that incorporation.
They won't check your previous application (my personal opinion).

1. Open CRA online account and check your T4 information. Write the same information in your citizenship application.
2. Use the current address. If you are currently unemployed write the same thing in your application.
 

Troy2245

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Aug 5, 2017
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Hey guys had a question regarding citizenship application.
My current foreign passport expires in December 2021 and I will be eligible to apply citizenship by April 2021.

Should I renew my current foreign passport and then apply for citizenship or I can go ahead with application with my current foreign passport?
If I go ahead with my current foreign passport, will IRCC get back at later point to send updated renewed passport or they will be fine with it as long as it is valid when the application package was sent.
 

Abrockks

Full Member
Aug 15, 2016
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India
Hi, am trying to submit my online citizenship application, but am getting an error message "Failed to submit" for last 4-5 days, did anyone experience similar error ?
 

engray

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Jul 20, 2018
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Hi, am trying to submit my online citizenship application, but am getting an error message "Failed to submit" for last 4-5 days, did anyone experience similar error ?
Do you also update the eligibility end date and upload a new calculation when trying?
 

Gondal27

Star Member
Feb 1, 2020
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10
Please someone responds. Ontario id of my wife has an old address where we lived one year before and didn't update the address on the id. Can we submit this id with old address or should we have the same address as present on id?? Guide didn't say about the address but to provide two pieces of id with application. Response is appreciated
 
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