Judgement of this case: Click Here! CITIZENSHIP — Appeal — Foreign national filed citizenship application on February 26, 2013 — Relevant period for determining residency was February 26, 2009 to February 26, 2013 — Foreign national declared 495 days of absence for total of 965 days of physical presence, which constituted shortfall of 130 days […]

Judgement of this case: Click Here! CITIZENSHIP — General — Citizenship Judge granted citizenship to V on basis that although not physically present for three out of four years he was present in spirit — Minister applied for judicial review — V did not file appearance but was present at hearing and allowed to be […]

Judgement of this Case: Click Here! CITIZENSHIP — Appeal — Applicant came to Canada as permanent resident in 2006 — In application for citizenship he stated he had no other citizenship or permanent residence — Citizenship judge dismissed application holding that applicant had not proven requisite time in Canada due to lack of evidence as […]

Judgement of this Case Click Here! CITIZENSHIP — Appeal — Foreign national was citizen of India who obtained his permanent residence in Canada upon arrival on March 7, 2003 after being sponsored by wife — On March 18, 2008, foreign national applied for Canadian citizenship and reference period was from March 18, 2004 to March […]

Judgement for this Case: Click here! CITIZENSHIP — Qualifications — Residence — Applicant was refused citizenship on basis he failed to establish that he was physically present in Canada for 1095 days during four years preceding filing of his citizenship application — Applicant asserted citizenship judge attempted to intimidate him — Applicant sought judicial review […]

Judgement for this Case: Click here! Mandatory policy requiring women who wear niqab to unveil to take oath of citizenship unlawful as contrary to Citizenship Act (Can.), and regulations thereunder

Judgement for this Case: Click here! CITIZENSHIP — Qualifications — Residence — Applicant was born in 1989 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and became permanent resident of Canada on July 8, 2004 — Applicant filed application for citizenship on June 8, 2011 — Therefore, relevant time period for purposes of determining residency under Citizenship […]

Judgement for this Case: Click here! CITIZENSHIP — Appeal — Application for citizenship by child adopted by Canadian citizen — Adoptive mother was Canadian citizen who had applied to adopt five year old daughter of her cousin in St Vincent, who was single mother — Adoptive mother began adoption process in 2010 when child was […]

Judgement for this Case: Click here! CITIZENSHIP — Qualifications — Residence — Applicant was citizen of Nigeria — Applicant came to Canada in 2004, and was found to be convention refugee in 2005 — Applicant became permanent resident in 2006 — In 2009, applicant applied for Canadian citizenship — Citizenship judge denied application on basis […]