Just realized I missed a 2-day trip to the US in my physical presence calculator

[Mus87]

Hello everyone,

I applied for citizenship early April 2019 and my application has been in process since Aug. 09. However I just went back though my physical presence calculator and discovered a very stupid mistake that I made by missing 2 days in the US after I became a permanent resident. This will put me at 1093 days if I’m not mistaken. I know I should have had a buffer but I didn’t consider that because I was 100% sure of my calculations.

What do you recommend I do in this case?
Should I submit some sort of web form or wait for the interview date to declare that? And what would happen if I do that?

Thanks,
Mustafa

 

[Seym]

You have the choice between letting this application drag feo months or years before they say no, or saving that time and trouble by withdrawing it and sending a new one with a huge buffer. Easy choice.
Good luck!

 

[harirajmohan]

Hello everyone,

I applied for citizenship early April 2019 and my application has been in process since Aug. 09. However I just went back though my physical presence calculator and discovered a very stupid mistake that I made by missing 2 days in the US after I became a permanent resident. This will put me at 1093 days if I’m not mistaken. I know I should have had a buffer but I didn’t consider that because I was 100% sure of my calculations.

What do you recommend I do in this case?
Should I submit some sort of web form or wait for the interview date to declare that? And what would happen if I do that?

Thanks,
Mustafa

In this case you are not qualified to receive citizenship. Even if you inform via webform or at the interview, what are you trying to seek? No one can do anything and wont give you a pass for 2 days short of required 1095 days.
So waiting for more time till it gets denied is waste of time. Just withdraw and once thats complete then you file again.

 

[k.h.p.]

Agreed with recommendation to withdraw. With 1093, processing will take a long time and end in refusal as they're busy verifying everything now.

You should always apply with a healthy buffer. I'd withdraw.

 

[soumya2k2]

Hello everyone,

I applied for citizenship early April 2019 and my application has been in process since Aug. 09. However I just went back though my physical presence calculator and discovered a very stupid mistake that I made by missing 2 days in the US after I became a permanent resident. This will put me at 1093 days if I’m not mistaken. I know I should have had a buffer but I didn’t consider that because I was 100% sure of my calculations.

What do you recommend I do in this case?
Should I submit some sort of web form or wait for the interview date to declare that? And what would happen if I do that?

Thanks,
Mustafa

Wow !!! I am shocked and surprised to see you submitted your application based on your 100% calculation.. the rule of thumb is to have at least 10 days of buffer - even thats what the PPC says. clearly in their page ...

To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the five years immediately before the date of your application. We encourage applicants to apply with more than the minimum requirement of 1,095 days of physical presence, to account for any miscalculations of absences, or any other aspect that could lower the physical presence total below 1,095 days. Please note that you cannot meet the physical presence requirement without a minimum of two (2) years as a permanent resident.

I would exactly recommened the same thing as Seym mentioned - withdraw and resubmit.

 

[Mus87]

Thank you guys. I really fu**ed up with this one and I don’t know how I missed adding a buffer but I guess it happens. Everything happens for a good reason. I will see how I can withdraw and re-submit. Does that mean I will have to pay again?

 

[scylla]

Hello everyone,

I applied for citizenship early April 2019 and my application has been in process since Aug. 09. However I just went back though my physical presence calculator and discovered a very stupid mistake that I made by missing 2 days in the US after I became a permanent resident. This will put me at 1093 days if I’m not mistaken. I know I should have had a buffer but I didn’t consider that because I was 100% sure of my calculations.

What do you recommend I do in this case?
Should I submit some sort of web form or wait for the interview date to declare that? And what would happen if I do that?

Thanks,
Mustafa

IMO you should withdraw. Since it's a trip to the US, they will almost certainly find it. And ultimately, you didn't qualify for citizenship at the time you applied.

My husband missed one single same day trip to the US (he had way more than enough days to qualify) and ended up having to go through the whole RQ process to prove he had enough days.

 

[k.h.p.]

You should be able to either get a refund or use the same receipt again, if they haven't processed the application. Your withdrawal confirmation should say.

Good news is that if you haven't left Canada a lot since then, you now have a nice buffer.

 

[Mus87]

You should be able to either get a refund or use the same receipt again, if they haven't processed the application. Your withdrawal confirmation should say.

Good news is that if you haven't left Canada a lot since then, you now have a nice buffer.

Thank you so much. Any chance you know how we can withdraw an application? I can google it of course but I thought I should ask in case there’s something I should be aware of.

 

[k.h.p.]

Send a webform requesting withdrawing the app

 

[sydcarton]

Send a webform requesting withdrawing the app

Nah, @Mus87 cant just send a web form. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/admininistration/general-file-processing/procedure-withdrawal-applications.html
Looks like it will have to be in writing.

 

[bellaluna]

I think OP mentioned it went into process, so the refund would be unlikely.

 

[soumya2k2]

IMO you should withdraw. Since it's a trip to the US, they will almost certainly find it. And ultimately, you didn't qualify for citizenship at the time you applied.

My husband missed one single same day trip to the US (he had way more than enough days to qualify) and ended up having to go through the whole RQ process to prove he had enough days.

Do you mean to say that he missed stating the trip and hence he had to reapply? If he had more than enough days then i am not sure why he went through the whole RQ process.

 

[scylla]

Do you mean to say that he missed stating the trip and hence he had to reapply? If he had more than enough days then i am not sure why he went through the whole RQ process.

No. He didn't have to reapply. He just got RQ. Once he responded to the RQ (which was a PITA because of all of the paperwork you have to collect) - he received the oath invite extremely quickly.

He was more than a hundred days over the requirement when he applied and only missed the one single (same day) trip to the US (which didn't even impact his residency count). I don't know what IRCC's rationale was for RQ-ing him. Maybe it was with the view of "if you omitted that - what else did you leave out". Anyway - that was a number of years ago now.

 

[clark kent]

Do you mean to say that he missed stating the trip and hence he had to reapply? If he had more than enough days then i am not sure why he went through the whole RQ process.

Wow this is a very unique situation..I just screwed up on my date today ..instead of mentioning I travelled on Jan 2nd 2016 I started I travelled on Jan 1st 2016 ..however it was a same day trip ..but I am still nervous