Parents citizenship application

[shai44240]

I have a few questions regarding the online Canadian citizenship application for my parents:

1. Should the Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) be uploaded under the "Other Documents" section (the last tab) of the online application?
2. Does the scanned copy of the PCC need to be self-attested?
3. Do I need to submit my parents' Notices of Assessment (NOAs) or bank statements? They have filed their Canadian income taxes every year.
4. Both of my parents are over 70 years old, and I plan to submit their applications once they reach 1,097 days of physical presence. Is there anything else I should be aware of?

Thank you for your guidance.

 

[Seym]

1) unless there's a specific section for it, sure.
2) dunno, but probably not.
3) general rule : only provide what IRCC does asks for. And IRCC doesn't ask for these docs.
4) 1097 days is a VERY small buffer. Maybe it ultimately makes no difference at all, especially if your parents never left Canada since they came here, but a single forgotten trip may derail the application, and IRCC may need a significantly longer time to assess the physical presence even if the application is precise and contains no mistakes. There's actually a good chance that waiting another month before you apply gets them the citizenship sooner. On the flip side, there are also plenty of applicants who got their citizenship fast with minimal buffer, so it pretty much boils down to how risk averse you are, and whether the application date matters more to you than the oath ceremony date.

 

[shai44240]

1) unless there's a specific section for it, sure.
2) dunno, but probably not.
3) general rule : only provide what IRCC does asks for. And IRCC doesn't ask for these docs.
4) 1097 days is a VERY small buffer. Maybe it ultimately makes no difference at all, especially if your parents never left Canada since they came here, but a single forgotten trip may derail the application, and IRCC may need a significantly longer time to assess the physical presence even if the application is precise and contains no mistakes. There's actually a good chance that waiting another month before you apply gets them the citizenship sooner. On the flip side, there are also plenty of applicants who got their citizenship fast with minimal buffer, so it pretty much boils down to how risk averse you are, and whether the application date matters more to you than the oath ceremony date.

Thank you.