November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[dpak88]

My tracker got updated today. Oath scheduled for Jan 5. Waiting on an official email to see if it would be online or in person.

Can I apply for passport from the US after taking the oath in Canada? Can I come back to the US on the same day?

 

[USProgrammer]

Initially, I thought so but there is no such restriction published anywhere by IRCC.

How did you fill out the physical presence part of the application? You have to put your last departure date and your last return date.

 

[ibimmer]

My tracker got updated today. Oath scheduled for Jan 5. Waiting on an official email to see if it would be online or in person.

Can I apply for passport from the US after taking the oath in Canada? Can I come back to the US on the same day?

congrats! which city? I'm still waiting for oath. LPP got completed last week.

 

[neha_415]

When completing the address history, do I need to list my temporary address while I was on vacation?


For example, I have been living in Canada since December 1, 2023. However, I travelled to India for one month, from October 18, 2024 to November 18, 2024.


Should I enter my address in India for that specific period, or should I continue to list my Canadian home address for the entire time?

 

[USProgrammer]

When completing the address history, do I need to list my temporary address while I was on vacation?


For example, I have been living in Canada since December 1, 2023. However, I travelled to India for one month, from October 18, 2024 to November 18, 2024.


Should I enter my address in India for that specific period, or should I continue to list my Canadian home address for the entire time?

IMO, your address history is your residential address. It doesn't sound like your residential address stopped being your Canadian address. You wouldn't list it there, but you'd of course list it in the physical presence section.

 

[neha_415]

When completing the employment history, should the dates reflect only the last five years from the application date, or the actual start and end dates of each job?

For example, I worked in the UAE from May 2018 to May 2021. My application date is December 20, 2025.

Should I list my employment in Abu Dhabi using only the portion that falls within the five-year period (e.g., December 2020 to May 2021), or should I enter the full, actual employment period from May 2018 to May 2021?
In other words, when a job started before the five-year window but ended within it, should the entry reflect the true employment tenure or only the dates within the required five-year timeframe?

11/2022

present

Employed –

06/2021

11/2022

Unemployed – not working or studying

12/2020

05/2021

Employed –

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

OR FOR ABU DHABI, SHOULD I ENTER FROM 5/2018 TO 05/2021? (MY ACTUAL WORK TENURE

 

[dpak88]

congrats! which city? I'm still waiting for oath. LPP got completed last week.

Not sure yet. THe tracker got updated today. Still waiting for official invite.

 

[kamy]

How did you fill out the physical presence part of the application? You have to put your last departure date and your last return date.

Entered the application date as last return date with explanation letter

 

[kamy]

I remember seeing this somewhere in the IRCC website before I applied. In fact I was supposed to travel outside Canada the day I submitted my application, for vacation. I chose to submit it one day earlier so that there is no confusion on when I submitted and when I left for vacation. Check with IRCC again by calling them or perhaps reach out to an immigration attorney after a month or so.

there is no place where it says so

 

[kamy]

When completing the employment history, should the dates reflect only the last five years from the application date, or the actual start and end dates of each job?

For example, I worked in the UAE from May 2018 to May 2021. My application date is December 20, 2025.

Should I list my employment in Abu Dhabi using only the portion that falls within the five-year period (e.g., December 2020 to May 2021), or should I enter the full, actual employment period from May 2018 to May 2021?
In other words, when a job started before the five-year window but ended within it, should the entry reflect the true employment tenure or only the dates within the required five-year timeframe?

11/2022

present

Employed –

06/2021

11/2022

Unemployed – not working or studying

12/2020

05/2021

Employed –

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

OR FOR ABU DHABI, SHOULD I ENTER FROM 5/2018 TO 05/2021? (MY ACTUAL WORK TENURE

There is a separate thread on how to fill application and various sections. It'll be good for you to follow that thread because that will have more people discussing the aspect of application filing.

 

[USProgrammer]

Entered the application date as last return date with explanation letter

Wow. I hope that works out.

 

[ibimmer]

Not sure yet. THe tracker got updated today. Still waiting for official invite.

I mean are you in the GTA?

 

[neha_415]

I kindly request assistance in a few areas. I would greatly appreciate the help.

1. When filling in the residence details, should I list the start date for my oldest residence as the date when I became eligible for residency, or the date I actually moved in? To clarify, my eligibility for residency starts on December 15, 2025, based on my physical presence calculations, while my move-in date at my oldest residence was October 1, 2020. Should I indicate the date range as December 15, 2020, to February 20, 2021, or should I use my original move-in date, which would be from October 1, 2020, to February 20, 2021?

2. For physical presence, since it is an online application, did you attach the printed, scanned, and signed physical presence document?

There is a separate thread on how to fill application and various sections. It'll be good for you to follow that thread because that will have more people discussing the aspect of application filing.

Thanks for the reply. Could you be able to share the link for that thread? I was unable to locate it.

 

[neha_415]

I kindly request assistance in a few areas. I would greatly appreciate the help.

1. When filling in the residence details, should I list the start date for my oldest residence as the date when I became eligible for residency, or the date I actually moved in? To clarify, my eligibility for residency starts on December 15, 2025, based on my physical presence calculations, while my move-in date at my oldest residence was October 1, 2020. Should I indicate the date range as December 15, 2020, to February 20, 2021, or should I use my original move-in date, which would be from October 1, 2020, to February 20, 2021?

2. For physical presence, since it is an online application, did you attach the printed, scanned, and signed physical presence document?

 

[kamy]

I kindly request assistance in a few areas. I would greatly appreciate the help.

1. When filling in the residence details, should I list the start date for my oldest residence as the date when I became eligible for residency, or the date I actually moved in? To clarify, my eligibility for residency starts on December 15, 2025, based on my physical presence calculations, while my move-in date at my oldest residence was October 1, 2020. Should I indicate the date range as December 15, 2020, to February 20, 2021, or should I use my original move-in date, which would be from October 1, 2020, to February 20, 2021?

2. For physical presence, since it is an online application, did you attach the printed, scanned, and signed physical presence document?

Thanks for the reply. Could you be able to share the link for that thread? I was unable to locate it.

Thread 'Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide'

May 8, 2020

PART - 1​

WARNING: LONG POST

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all doing good and staying safe in these uncertain times.

Its about time – A few people have been requesting me for a detailed post for citizenship (like my post on Express Entry / OINP HCPS). Also, it is almost my time to apply for citizenship (I’ll be applying later this year). Like always, I will do my best to be as correct and accurate as possible, if you find something to be incorrect, PLEASE let me know.

Since (unfortunately) I can't make this as a...

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