Unless you need your native country's passport to use for travel and that is your reason for needing one, you don't need a valid passport to apply for citizenship.
October 2019 - Citizenship Applicants
- Thread starter callixtus
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Yes, I know I don't need the passport unless I intend to travel. But, it's always good to have a valid passport/PR Card lest one needs to travel incase of emergencies.
The citizenship delay.... does come with an added expense. , :-(
Unfortunately, just watch and wait. As long as they haven't asked to furnish any more documents or any action required, we just need to wait for the invite for the test.
Also the same for my application. No update since Feb.Same here.. no update since Feb.3.. in process since Feb. 3..it's frustrating..
I was wondering when will the process resume.. I mean for the test.. I think the ones who had their test done have their processing resumed and us who didn't get test invite are stuck.Also the same for my application. No update since Feb.
Guys, sadly there is nothing we can do. I’ve sent IRCC a message “complaining” about how they are handling this. But that’s all. At this point, I have settled in my mind that nothing will change any time soon. If I’m wrong, great! If not, I free myself from the anxiety this delay has brought. And that’s it. We all have our PRs, so we are good.
But the PR will expire soon, and it will cost new photos and fees to get it/them renewed.
I never thought that the PR would expire before getting the citizenship.
Anyway, it is all better than being sick because of COVID19.
You don't have to renew the PR card if you don't anticipate any travel outside the country during the citizenship processing.
But for any kind of emergency, its better to renew the PR card since we don't know how long is the wait going to be for getting the test invite and other citizenship related processing to get back on track.
All the best!
Exactly. Everyone is back to work. Contractors, service, schools and high risk professions like nurse and docs are always working. What makes them so special?
Checking in with Oct/19 applicants. How's everyone?
I did email IRCC on my 1 year anniversary of applying- October 8. I asked them if they had plans on resuming testing any time soon. I hate their emails, they're so vague. A bunch of stuff that didn't answer my questions and to check their website for updates. If my kids can go to school, they can find a way to do testing.
I did email IRCC on my 1 year anniversary of applying- October 8. I asked them if they had plans on resuming testing any time soon. I hate their emails, they're so vague. A bunch of stuff that didn't answer my questions and to check their website for updates. If my kids can go to school, they can find a way to do testing.
Guys, my PR card expires in December 2020. I have applied for citizenship in Oct2019. Does anyone know if the PR card expiring while citizenship is in progress is something to worry about?