Immigration and citizenship status question (q13)

[Maca92]

Hi Everyone,
I am applying for my citizenship soon, but i have concerns about the question of :

Do you currently, or have you ever held immigration or citizenship status in a country other than Canada?

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I am not sure what to state under that question as i have the following :

- after getting my PR i went and worked for a year in the gulf (in KSA) then i quit and came back to canada
- but my iqama (temporary residency) in saudi arabia is still valid to date (should i disclose it ? )
- and for my period in canada i wasnt employed for the entire period, barely 10months out of the 3 years. Would that be an issue for the citizenship, from a perspective that i have a valid foreign temporary residency in the gulf?
- i also have had visitor visas during the eligibility period, to france twice. To egypt, georgia the country. All non valid anymore should i disclose these ?

Kindly if you have faced such scenario/situation advise what did you state under that question (especially if you have had a valid residency in the gulf) and what was the process like ? Smooth? Did the officer ask for follow up questions? Or interview ?
Please based on experience and not AI

Thanks

 

[Seym]

1) Of course you need to disclose your Saudi residence status.
2) You don't need to be employed to get the citizenship.
3) IRCC doesn't care about tourist visas. You can safely skip. Some people list them out of an abundance of caution, feel free to do so in case skipping stresses you.

 

[Maca92]

1) Of course you need to disclose your Saudi residence status.
2) You don't need to be employed to get the citizenship.
3) IRCC doesn't care about tourist visas. You can safely skip. Some people list them out of an abundance of caution, feel free to do so in case skipping stresses you.

Thank you.

Any idea if they might ask follow up questions? Or request copies of the residency ?