Hi,
I had a question. Its been debated a lot, but there was no definite answer.
I received my PR in Nov. of 2001. I was already attending school in the US on an F-1 at that time, and was a freshman. I graduated in 2004, and moved here to Canada. Since I received my PR while I was already studying, I was given an exception in completion of the 2 years out of first 5 rule, which was later changed. My family moved here at that time, and has been filing taxes, etc for me. I have also spent my time here on all semester breaks.
My question is that,
Based on the exception that I was subject to, will my citizenship application be approved. I do not have the required 1095 days of physical stay, but I have had over 3.5 years since receiving my PR card. I understand that the immigration judge will have the discretion on what to decide, but what are the odds and how can I strengthen my case?
Also, are there any provisions which would help me support my case in front of the immigration judge. I dont want to mislead the judge, but I want to try and make a legitimate case out of my situation.
It is important for me to get citizenship in the near future. If it was not important, I would have gladly waited for another 3 years and acquired it through other means.
I had a question. Its been debated a lot, but there was no definite answer.
I received my PR in Nov. of 2001. I was already attending school in the US on an F-1 at that time, and was a freshman. I graduated in 2004, and moved here to Canada. Since I received my PR while I was already studying, I was given an exception in completion of the 2 years out of first 5 rule, which was later changed. My family moved here at that time, and has been filing taxes, etc for me. I have also spent my time here on all semester breaks.
My question is that,
Based on the exception that I was subject to, will my citizenship application be approved. I do not have the required 1095 days of physical stay, but I have had over 3.5 years since receiving my PR card. I understand that the immigration judge will have the discretion on what to decide, but what are the odds and how can I strengthen my case?
Also, are there any provisions which would help me support my case in front of the immigration judge. I dont want to mislead the judge, but I want to try and make a legitimate case out of my situation.
It is important for me to get citizenship in the near future. If it was not important, I would have gladly waited for another 3 years and acquired it through other means.