Please can any body help me if you can, my husband this month 6/ 2013 finished 3 years in Canada and he likes to apply for citizen ship but his PR finished in OCT 2013, Can he apply for citizen, or he must renewal his PR then apply for citizen,
Permanent residence don't expire. Only the card expires. And as far as I know he doesn't need a valid PR card to apply for citizenship as long as he has fulfilled all his obligations and all other requirements to get citizenship. He only needs a valid PR card if he is going out of the canada as a travel document.
One thing to add is that he might not want to apply for citizenship until more than 3 months after renewing his PR card, due to the C-1 risk indicator, which can provoke an RQ if an "ID (provided in support of application) has been issued within 3 months of date of application." http://residencequestionnaire.wordpress.com/rq-risk-indicators/
One thing to add is that he might not want to apply for citizenship until more than 3 months after renewing his PR card, due to the C-1 risk indicator, which can provoke an RQ if an "ID (provided in support of application) has been issued within 3 months of date of application." http://residencequestionnaire.wordpress.com/rq-risk-indicators/
in the C-1 risk indicator they also mention: A6 – Absences to home country to sell land/property or to take care of ill family member during the relevant 4 year period.
Can 'paying the bills' explanation trigger RQ too?
in the risk indicator they also mention: A6 – Absences to home country to sell land/property or to take care of ill family member during the relevant 4 year period.
Can 'paying the bills' explanation trigger RQ too?
in the C-1 risk indicator they also mention: A6 – Absences to home country to sell land/property or to take care of ill family member during the relevant 4 year period.
Can 'paying the bills' explanation trigger RQ too?
Sorry I can`t understand <<you mean he must wait 4 years instead of three years, because for three years my husband didn't` leave Canada, . or what you mean exactly.
One thing to add is that he might not want to apply for citizenship until more than 3 months after renewing his PR card, due to the C-1 risk indicator, which can provoke an RQ if an "ID (provided in support of application) has been issued within 3 months of date of application." http://residencequestionnaire.wordpress.com/rq-risk-indicators/
He should either apply now or wait until at least 3 months after his PR card renewal. Personally I would suggest waiting, since applying with extra days of physical presence might result in his application being processed faster.
Of course, he has the right to apply at any point after he has fulfilled the physical presence requirements. My suggestions are about minimizing the risk of receiving an RQ, not what he "must" do.
