Citizenship Applications after Bill C-6

[itsmyid]

Hello guys,

Does anybody know that we can submit the police certificate from back home after we send the citizenship application or do we have to send it along with the application? Can we send it 3 or 4 months after we send the application?

Of course you can, but it will be retuned to you for incompleteness .... CIC made it pretty clear on its website : you need to mail the "fully completed" package - and police certificate is required if it applies to you - so what makes you think you can send everything else first and the certificate 4 months later ?

 

[HeroMember]

Of course you can, but it will be retuned to you for incompleteness .... CIC made it pretty clear on its website : you need to mail the "fully completed" package - and police certificate is required if it applies to you - so what makes you think you can send everything else first and the certificate 4 months later ?

Hello Itsmyid,

Thanks for your answer. Actually when I applied for my permanent residence application through canadian experience class, I was able to send my application first and then later I sent my police certificate from back home. They allowed to do so for the permanent residence application, so I thought I might be able to do the same for the citizenship application.

 

[itsmyid]

Hello Itsmyid,

Thanks for your answer. Actually when I applied for my permanent residence application through canadian experience class, I was able to send my application first and then later I sent my police certificate from back home. They allowed to do so for the permanent residence application, so I thought I might be able to do the same for the citizenship application.

PR application and citizenship application are different, and for PR it is explicitly written in the official checklist file that you are "strongly encouraged" to include police certificate with your application but if you can't you may submit it later - but for citizenship application it is not an option , at least for now . The safest way is just to follow whatever the CIC official documents state explicitly, don't make any assumptions like "if it's ok with PR application then it may be ok with citizenship application too"

 

[tonyfreemania]

Folks,

Just trying to clarify something here. There seems to be some misinformation here, or at least I think so. As I understand, you don't need police certificates to apply for citizenship. Only "if requested". I recall hearing that from the CIC on a call I made. Further, nowhere on the application does it say that you need them. On the "gather documents" section of the guide, it says the same. Does anyone have any guidance that contradicts this?

 

[elie72]

On the Application, Page 5 Section M, it is written you Must provide a PC for any country you lived for more than 183 days.

 

[tonyfreemania]

Folks,

Just trying to clarify something here. There seems to be some misinformation here, or at least I think so. As I understand, you don't need police certificates to apply for citizenship. Only "if requested". I recall hearing that from the CIC on a call I made. Further, nowhere on the application does it say that you need them. On the "gather documents" section of the guide, it says the same. Does anyone have any guidance that contradicts this?

Actually I forgot to add that my understanding is that you only need police certificates if you have been in a different country for more than 183 days in any year preceeding the 4 years before your application date

 

[tonyfreemania]

On the Application, Page 5 Section M, it is written you Must provide a PC for any country you lived for more than 183 days.

Here is what the application says:

In the past four (4) years, have you lived in a country other than Canada for more 183 days?

That would mean that if you have been within Canada all long (less than the 183 days), you do not need them. Right?

 

[smilermail]

Here is what the application says:

In the past four (4) years, have you lived in a country other than Canada for more 183 days?

That would mean that if you have been within Canada all long (less than the 183 days), you do not need them. Right?

Will the 4 years period apply for the new bill C-6?

 

[sammy_engineer]

Will the 4 years period apply for the new bill C-6?

I think it would be 3 years

 

[itsmyid]

I think it would be 3 years

C-6 never mentioned any change to the police certificate requirement. Unless otherwise announced, one would still need police certificate if this person had stayed in another country for more than 6 months in the last 4 years.

 

[spyfy]

Will the 4 years period apply for the new bill C-6?

In the past, CIC has NOT changed the police certificate year count (4 years) with the physical presence requirement.

Formerly, one needed to be in Canada for 3 out of 4 years, police certificates for the last 4 years. Then it was changed to 4 out of 6 years, but police certificates for the last 4 years.

Now it will most likely change to 3 out of 5 years and police certificates for the last 4 years.

In other words: It is a coincidence that at the moment the two numbers are the same (number of years required and PC years)

 

[RanRan]

On the Application, Page 5 Section M, it is written you Must provide a PC for any country you lived for more than 183 days.

Do you mean "any country..... in the past 4 years"
I didn't leave Canada since 2012 except for one week vacation in Panama, I assume that I don't need any police check to apply for citizenship.

 

[sammy_engineer]

In the past, CIC has NOT changed the police certificate year count (4 years) with the physical presence requirement.

Formerly, one needed to be in Canada for 3 out of 4 years, police certificates for the last 4 years. Then it was changed to 4 out of 6 years, but police certificates for the last 4 years.

Now it will most likely change to 3 out of 5 years and police certificates for the last 4 years.

In other words: It is a coincidence that at the moment the two numbers are the same (number of years required and PC years)

Thanks dear spyfy for your detailed responses ، for me i intend to hopfully apply for citezenship after 4 years ' because i' currently still in my country .

Would it be possible to get a police certificate from my home country before i permanantly move to canada ? Or it should be a new one at the time of application for citezenship.?

Thanks you for your reply

 

[kg_bang]

Hi fellow to be Canadian citizens!

Application for Citizenship received on June 16, 2017
AOR July 20, 2017
In Process August 10, 2017
Applied from Regina, Sk.

Does anyone know what's the timeline for Regina applicants?

My concern is I will be going to Toronto in September for 2 months to do some course and will be back by mid of November. Is there any possibility to get test date in this time frame? And if so, can i request CIC in advance not to schedule my test during this period?

TIA!

Kg

 

[smilermail]

In the past, CIC has NOT changed the police certificate year count (4 years) with the physical presence requirement.

Formerly, one needed to be in Canada for 3 out of 4 years, police certificates for the last 4 years. Then it was changed to 4 out of 6 years, but police certificates for the last 4 years.

Now it will most likely change to 3 out of 5 years and police certificates for the last 4 years.

In other words: It is a coincidence that at the moment the two numbers are the same (number of years required and PC years)

thanks spyfy