citizenship physical presence

[gurbhej95]

I have a question regarding citizenship application, i just want to know, were you driving truck before applying for citizenship application or you started after applying, and if you went to usa for driving truck, were those days counted towards your physical presence.

 

[scylla]

I have a question regarding citizenship application, i just want to know, were you driving truck before applying for citizenship application or you started after applying, and if you went to usa for driving truck, were those days counted towards your physical presence.

If you spend the entire day in the US, then it won't count. However if you spend any part of the day in Canada, then it will.

 

[gurbhej95]

If you spend the entire day in the US, then it won't count. However if you spend any part of the day in Canada, then it will.

even if I am working as a truck driver with a canadian company?

 

[scylla]

even if I am working as a truck driver with a canadian company?

Time spent outside of Canada working for a Canadian company does not count towards citizenship.

 

[gurbhej95]

Time spent outside of Canada working for a Canadian company does not count towards citizenship.

but when i crossed the port of entry those officers told me that it is counted if you are driving for a Canadian company. but the citizenship officer who is working on my file said it is not counted, when I told this to the officers at the port of entry they said talk to his supervisor, your days in usa driving for a Canadian company counts. now I am confused.

 

[PMM]

Hi

but when i crossed the port of entry those officers told me that it is counted if you are driving for a Canadian company. but the citizenship officer who is working on my file said it is not counted, when I told this to the officers at the port of entry they said talk to his supervisor, your days in usa driving for a Canadian company counts. now I am confused.

1. The CBSA officers are confused. Truckers days driving count for maintaining PR status, but Citizenship requires physical presence in Canada.

 

[scylla]

but when i crossed the port of entry those officers told me that it is counted if you are driving for a Canadian company. but the citizenship officer who is working on my file said it is not counted, when I told this to the officers at the port of entry they said talk to his supervisor, your days in usa driving for a Canadian company counts. now I am confused.

The officer was wrong. The officer was confusing the residency obligation rules for permanent residency with the rules for citizenship. Again, for citizenship, you'll get no credit for days spent working in the US. You can only count days in Canada.