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travel after applying for citizenship

i will be completing 1095 days of residence in canada in the third week of may and plan to apply for citizenship then . soon after, i may have to travel to india for 2 weeks. would this in anyway cause a problem or delay in my app for citizenship?

since i have been outside canada for 140 days in the last 42 months i am given to understand that i may be asked to submit a copy of my passport after i submit my application. if so, when should i expect such a request ?

incase they do ask for passport photocopies, it would have to be sent after my return and would show that i have travelled outside canada after applying - would this have any effect to my application ?

informed replies are gratefully appreciated.

Re: travel after applying for citizenship

in a recent article, karmacon (member21609@british_expats.com) said:

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    > i will be completing 1095 days of residence in canada in the third week
    > of may and plan to apply for citizenship then . soon after, i may have
    > to travel to india for 2 weeks. would this in anyway cause a problem or
    > delay in my app for citizenship?

If you apply as soon as you are 'eligible', you run the risk of
miscalculating and that - or your trip to India - could cause you to be, in
all reality, ineligible.

If you're worried that you're so close that a simple vacation may affect
your application, just wait until you get back from India and apply then.
In all reality, it won't make much difference. Better to hold off for a
month than to have longer days because of a miscalculation.
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Re: travel after applying for citizenship

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Originally posted by karmacon
i will be completing 1095 days of residence in canada in the third week of may and plan to apply for citizenship then . soon after, i may have to travel to india for 2 weeks. would this in anyway cause a problem or delay in my app for citizenship?

since i have been outside canada for 140 days in the last 42 months i am given to understand that i may be asked to submit a copy of my passport after i submit my application. if so, when should i expect such a request ?

incase they do ask for passport photocopies, it would have to be sent after my return and would show that i have travelled outside canada after applying - would this have any effect to my application ?

informed replies are gratefully appreciated.

Travelling after you apply will make no difference, but as Iamnot... says, if you are that close to the cut off number it is probably safer to wait a couple of weeks in case you misscount. As it takes 10 to 12 months from start to finish, a couple of weeks delay in applying to ensure you have the 1095 days, is not going to make a lot of difference.

As far as passport request goes, it could happen even if you have only been out of Canada a handfull of days. My application was received in early June, and my passport requested in Mid September, when they started to process me. My test was in late Feb, and I am still waiting on the ceremony (late April???)

Good Luck

Iain

Re: travel after applying for citizenship

Those couple of weeks can make months of difference - if applicant is short
of 1,095 days (even 1 day) then application will take few to several months
longer to process and s/he most likely be called for hearing with
citizenship judge - this will also add processing time.

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    > Travelling after you apply will make no
    > difference, but as Iamnot... says, if you are that close to the cut off
    > number it is probably safer to wait a couple of weeks in case you
    > misscount. As it takes 10 to 12 months from start to finish, a couple
    > of weeks delay in applying to ensure you have the 1095 days, is not
    > going to make a lot of difference.
    > As far as passport request goes, it
    > could happen even if you have only been out of Canada a handfull of
    > days. My application was received in early June, and my passport
    > requested in Mid September, when they started to process me. My test
    > was in late Feb, and I am still waiting on the ceremony (late April???)
    > Good Luck
    > Iain
    > Originally posted by karmacon
    > > i will be completing 1095
    > days of residence in canada in the third week of may and plan to apply
    > for citizenship then . soon after, i may have to travel to india for 2
    > weeks. would this in anyway cause a problem or delay in my app for
    > citizenship?
    > >
    > > since i have been outside canada for 140 days in the
    > last 42 months i am given to understand that i may be asked to submit a
    > copy of my passport after i submit my application. if so, when should i
    > expect such a request ?
    > >
    > > incase they do ask for passport
    > photocopies, it would have to be sent after my return and would show
    > that i have travelled outside canada after applying - would this have
    > any effect to my application ?
    > >
    > > informed replies are gratefully
    > appreciated.

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