Citizenship Application in progress - Can I leave the country to travel?

[vej]

Hi All,

I sent off my application for Canadian Citizenship last month, April 2010. I live in BC, and I believe I meet all the Citizenship criteria.

My question; Can I leave the country while my application is in progress? I want to travel for six to twelve months.

Thanks!

 

[Alabaman]

Yes you can. However, have some one check your mails so that when they send you correspondence you can act on it.

 

[Leon]

Yes, you need to be reachable and you need to have somebody reliable checking your mail. When they call you for the exam, you may only have 10-14 days notice and although you can re-schedule the test date if it's not convenient for you, it's a big hassle if you do that. They will not let you pick dates to schedule to, instead, they will contact you again at some unknown point in the future and give you a similar 10-14 day notice to appear. Same with the oath. Somehow Canada seems to think that citizenship should be important enough to you that you will bend your schedule to fit their needs and not the other way around

 

[vej]

Thanks for the replies! Very much appreciated!