Interview after citizenship test not that great - Need some advice

[andreagail999]

Hi Everyone,

I had citizenship test couple of days ago and I got perfect score . However during my interview there were many questions about my travel , I travel a lot and unfortunately some of my US travel do not have any stamps. I was also sick that day so i was very low energy and could have giving the officer a bad energy . Any way the officer wrote in her report that " Missing Exit / Entry stamps in passports, and something (not clear what she wrote ) matches application .

The end was like she informed me that she will mail me if she needs more clarification if not i would be invited for a oath in April . I am confused now if this a positive or negative , in terms of me getting a RQ etc ?

anyone has similar experience please share for my peace of mind . I wish I should have rescheduled and went when I am fully fit.

regards

 

[Need Canadian Pr]

Hi Everyone,

I had citizenship test couple of days ago and I got perfect score . However during my interview there were many questions about my travel , I travel a lot and unfortunately some of my US travel do not have any stamps. I was also sick that day so i was very low energy and could have giving the officer a bad energy . Any way the officer wrote in her report that " Missing Exit / Entry stamps in passports, and something (not clear what she wrote ) matches application .

The end was like she informed me that she will mail me if she needs more clarification if not i would be invited for a oath in April . I am confused now if this a positive or negative , in terms of me getting a RQ etc ?

anyone has similar experience please share for my peace of mind . I wish I should have rescheduled and went when I am fully fit.

regards

you would be late
but you would be ok

 

[Devs]

Hi Everyone,

I had citizenship test couple of days ago and I got perfect score . However during my interview there were many questions about my travel , I travel a lot and unfortunately some of my US travel do not have any stamps. I was also sick that day so i was very low energy and could have giving the officer a bad energy . Any way the officer wrote in her report that " Missing Exit / Entry stamps in passports, and something (not clear what she wrote ) matches application .

The end was like she informed me that she will mail me if she needs more clarification if not i would be invited for a oath in April . I am confused now if this a positive or negative , in terms of me getting a RQ etc ?

anyone has similar experience please share for my peace of mind . I wish I should have rescheduled and went when I am fully fit.

regards

Hi
What you wrote could have been my interview. I too traveled a lot (almost 250 days a year) for my previous business. I had listed all my air travels, but some travel by road to US was missed by me as there were no stamps. The lady who interviewed us asked me about the missing dates and I explained them to the best I could. She made some notes and that was it.

My outlook is this. I have a clean record and they need to do their job vetting people. If it takes time so be it. We applied in September and our Test was on Jan 10 and our status is still "In Process".

So relax and enjoy the process as you have no control over it.

Shankar

 

[imran01]

So relax and enjoy the process as you have no control over it.

Shankar

initially i am so excited.. but 6 month in process of application.. Know i am RELAAAX.
once a week check the status.. but regularly check mail...
thats all

 

[Blueboy1980]

Hi Everyone,

I had citizenship test couple of days ago and I got perfect score . However during my interview there were many questions about my travel , I travel a lot and unfortunately some of my US travel do not have any stamps. I was also sick that day so i was very low energy and could have giving the officer a bad energy . Any way the officer wrote in her report that " Missing Exit / Entry stamps in passports, and something (not clear what she wrote ) matches application .

The end was like she informed me that she will mail me if she needs more clarification if not i would be invited for a oath in April . I am confused now if this a positive or negative , in terms of me getting a RQ etc ?

anyone has similar experience please share for my peace of mind . I wish I should have rescheduled and went when I am fully fit.

regards

I wouldn't be too concerned. I did my test today and had the interview. My interview went well but I was missing an entry stamp when I came back to Ottawa after going to the UK for a week. The interviewer said the same thing to me that he may need to contact the CBSA to verify the date I returned. I asked him why they may not have stamped it when I came back and he said it's common they might have forgotten or a error on their part. He said it's not a big deal and now wait for a letter for the ceremony or if they need anything more they will contact me.

 

[keesio]

Hi Everyone,

I had citizenship test couple of days ago and I got perfect score . However during my interview there were many questions about my travel , I travel a lot and unfortunately some of my US travel do not have any stamps. I was also sick that day so i was very low energy and could have giving the officer a bad energy . Any way the officer wrote in her report that " Missing Exit / Entry stamps in passports, and something (not clear what she wrote ) matches application .

The end was like she informed me that she will mail me if she needs more clarification if not i would be invited for a oath in April . I am confused now if this a positive or negative , in terms of me getting a RQ etc ?

anyone has similar experience please share for my peace of mind . I wish I should have rescheduled and went when I am fully fit.

regards

It is neither positive or negative. The interviewer is supposed to log everything, even if they feel it is not that big a deal. The statement about mailing you if more clarification is needed is a generic one.

 

[tyl92]

quick question guys that may be stupid .. if anyone is missing stamp dates but used automated machines at the airport , do they have those reports from the machine ?
thanks

 

[.Steve]

CBSA records entries into Canada
Exit records are tracked based on passport stamps when you enter another country after exiting Canada
Missing entries into the US are the ones they go after the most as people go to their home countries VIA USA to evade residency obligations
That loophole that people exploited abd have got away with and now CIC going after that loophole

 

[tyl92]

ok so even if we use automated machines it's fine , they will have those reports .Because i'm missing one or two when entering canada but i used the automated machine and the declaration card was stamped though.
Some countries don't stamp their citizens when entering , so a lot of people don't have to transit through the US

 

[andreagail999]

Thanks everyone for your input . I never went to my home country through US. All mu US trips where for vacation . Hopefully the officer have all my records from CBSA. The other question the officer asked me and not sure if there is any value to it is if I rent or own a house here. I rent at the moment . Would that make a difference in getting citizenship . Is that just a standard question ?

 

[keesio]

Missing entries into the US are the ones they go after the most as people go to their home countries VIA USA to evade residency obligations

Interesting. I had a lot of travel to the US and didn't have stamps for those since I am a NEXUS member. The interviewer did not make as much big a deal of it. I am a US citizen however so I'm sure that had some impact.

 

[keesio]

The other question the officer asked me and not sure if there is any value to it is if I rent or own a house here. I rent at the moment . Would that make a difference in getting citizenship . Is that just a standard question?

It is a standard question. It would help a little if you own a home here because that can mean you have stronger ties to Canada. But it is a minor detail. It can help a little but it won't really hurt you if just rent.

 

[.Steve]

Interesting. I had a lot of travel to the US and didn't have stamps for those since I am a NEXUS member. The interviewer did not make as much big a deal of it. I am a US citizen however so I'm sure that had some impact.

Depends on what date those missing stamps were from

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/btb-pdf/ebsiip-asfipi-eng.html

If your entry/exit stamp was from prior to the implementation of this process they can request for US border crossing records

It seems many people have got away with this in the past before the electronic exchange of information was put in place

In my case I had two missing stamps... one from 2011 and one from 2015
The officer was only concerned about the missing stamp was from 2011 and that makes it clear why they have requested the US border crossing records

 

[keesio]

I applied for citizenship in early 2013. Most of my travel i reported in my application was from 2009-2012

 

[andreagail999]

Just to Update.

I did my test on March 6th, Still In process . I didn't get DM or Oath letter or the fingerprint request nor any request for additional documents . If they wanted something more they would have asked me by now right ?