Residence Calculator

[pmary]

hi

I have problem with residence calculator.
After I enter the dates:
my basic residence days is 1166
days absent is 96.5
physical presence days is 1070

but the calculator show that I am eligible to apply for citizenship on November 22, 2014.
I only need another 25 days to 1095 days. So I can apply on October 26, 2014.

guys do you know why the calculator shows November 22?

 

[Msafiri]

You are likely losing front loaded physical presence days as the 4 year window moves forward. Seems to indicate you were here for say a month at the start of the 4 year window then out of Canada so losing the 'presence' days with no immediate make up of 'new' days especially if your absence was significant.

 

[keesio]

Msafiri is likely correct about your case. I had the same "issue".

After playing with the calculator many times, I'm 100% confident that it is accurate. Every time I thought the calculator was "off",it turned out that my calculations were the ones that was "off" and the calculator was right every time.

 

[Donvalley]

What Msafiri said is true, i.e you have a vacation/travel out of Canada in the beginning of your four year period.
In other words; when you move your finishing point 25 days ahead from today to complete 1095 days; the starting point moves along with it to fall in an absent/vacation period, so the calculator adjust it further ahead.

 

[boltz]

It's interesting to view this scenario - 4 year period is composed of like this - 1094 days of physical stay followed by 366 days of absence then person comes back to Canada.

Here he/she needs to stay for 3 more years to catch up 1 day to translate to eligibility (1094 >> 1095) - because each day he adds, he looses 1 day, until he hits and gets past his 1st day of absence.