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I have a specific question on Canada citizenship. If somebody have spent required amount of residency years on PR & satisfied requirements for application for Canadaian citizenship. I read that- after making application for citizenship it could take upto one year.
In that case, after making an application, is he/she able to leave Canada / move-away?
In that case, how the citizenship interview & citizenship ceremony/ update communication will work?
Kindly throw some light on this.
Cheers
You can leave Canada after submitting your citizenship application.
If you need to leave Canada and want to stay eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must:
make sure that you live in Canada long enough to keep your Permanent Resident (PR) status
be a permanent resident (when you apply)
not lose PR status before you take the Oath of Citizenship
bring your PR card with you when you leave Canada so you can return easily
Appointments and other events, like your: citizenship test (for applicants 18 to 54 years of age), interview ceremony, must take place in Canada.
Source: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=911&top=5
