What are my chances of being a Rockette?

What are my chances of getting Canadian Citizenship?

• PLEASE READ QUESTION CAREFULLY BEFORE ANSWERING! I will fulfill 3 years of basic residency (1,095 since I became a landed immigrant in 2009) this May. I will have about 600 days of physical presence in country. I had to return to U.S. to take care of my elderly father who was suffering from dementia and was living alone after my mother's death. I had him relocated to my sister's home after his lease expired in July 2010 and then I was able to move to Canada. Due to his deteriorating state I had to put my career and move on hold. Canadian Immigration and Citizenship (CIC) says I can apply for citizenship with 1,095 days of basic residency but my application might take longer or even be rejected by a citizenship judge without the 1,095 physical presence days in Canada. Do you think CIC will take into consideration that I had to return to take care of my elderly father when no one else could? Since it was a humanitarian decision, do you think that my application would be approved if I can show the judge proof of my father's downhill turn after my mother's death? The question is not if I can't apply for citizenship (as I do comply with basic residence requirements) but: WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING APPLICATION APPROVED WITH LESS THAN 1,095 PHYSICAL DAYS IN CANADA? DO NOT POST SPAM LINKS TO ATTORNEY WEBSITES! An attorney is not required to file a citizenship application. DO NOT GIVE ME BRIEF ANSWERS! Looking for thorough question with an explanation. I have known people who have gotten citizenship with less than 1,095 days of physical residency due to special circumstances. THINK BEFORE YOU ANSWER! Since I've received many retarded answers that one can't apply for citizenship with less than 1,095 days of physical residency, I have copied the wording from CIC's website: " " When calculating your eligibility for citizenship, you must subtract your absences from Canada. Only a citizenship judge can determine if you meet the residence requirements if you apply with fewer than 1,095 days of physical presence. If you apply with fewer than 1,095 days of presence in Canada, a citizenship judge will evaluate the nature of your residence in Canada. You will be asked to complete a residence questionnaire and provide evidence that establishes residence in Canada, and you might be asked to appear in person before a citizenship judge. When you apply with fewer than 1,095 days of presence in Canada, your application will take longer to process and may be refused by the citizenship judge. Deciding to apply with fewer than 1,095 days of presence in Canada is a personal decision that should be made carefully and take into account your personal circumstances. If your application is refused because you did not have enough days in Canada, you will then have to fill out another application form and pay the fee to go through the entire process again. " " The question I am asking is NOT if I can apply for citizenship but WHAT ARE MY CHANCES (and reasons why) OF GETTING APPROVED UNDER HUMANITARIAN CASES LIKE MINE WHERE MY RESIDENCY WAS AFFECTED BY A FAMILY EMERGENCY? * I am not asking for a weblink * I am not asking for attorney referrals (Attorney is NOT required to file application) * I am not asking for information relating to physical residency requirement. What I am asking is: WHAT ARE MY CHANCES (and reasons why) OF GETTING APPROVED UNDER HUMANITARIAN CASES LIKE MINE WHERE MY RESIDENCY WAS AFFECTED BY A FAMILY EMERGENCY? Answers to question that do not follow this inquiry's guidelines will be erased and question will be re-posted until I get a thoughtful, detailed answer on the what a CITIZENSHIP JUDGE would determine his answer on.

• Answer:

  As an employee of the DEPARTMENT read what it says. The decision is made by a judge based on your entire presentation. If your judge has an elderly father you may get a better chance . If the judge believes your story you have a better chance. Whatever your "CHANCE" a getting the decision you want is still 50/50 The answer is either YES or NO. It may tend to yes or to the no side. The decision is made by the JUDGE on a case by case basis. Different judges make different decisions. There is no list of criteria like moved Dad ten miles is OK but moved 11 is bad. stay two six day periods vs a five and seven day period. You are aware of what is needed to apply. The closer you are to the "perfect" application the BETTER your chances. There is no guarantee of a visa even if your application is "perfect" There are more applications than spaces. Not all can be approved there are just too many. Does the answer 10% chance or 30%chance help you. YOU may still not get it. If I say 95% you will get it does not guaranteee. You may be the 5%. THE JUDGE WILL MAKE A DECISION based on many things.As you do not give details I will give some extreme examples to illustrate the point. Required you need 1095 days you have 1090 chances are this one point would be a small factor you have 324 days well this may be a MAJOR factor both are under 1095. An application with 600 days is better an application with 1000 is even better. There is no cutoff line 999/1000/1001 that each has a firm different answer. THAT IS WHAT THE JUDGE IS FOR. Special circumstances, unusual combinations,cannot all be codified and listed and numbered and scaled for all possible situations. The immigration department relies on the judge to use reason and take into consideration extenuating circumstances in the cases before him. THEY ARE ALL HUMAN they will not give identical decisions to all cases. YOU have done 60% of the requirement would need a very good case for it to be counted as enough. Not sure what other time limits you have on YOUR process but may want to just wait a while until you are much closer to the 1095 days.