RQ Timeline

sanathar:

My hubby got the RQ, not me . no reason for him too .

There is, most likely, some reason for the RQ. While there does appear to be an occasional random imposition of RQ on an otherwise well-qualified applicant, the odds are far greater that something in the application or the applicant's history/circumstances triggered the RQ.

This is the time to do a thorough, careful, as objective as possible, self-assessment of the application, and try to identify what issues there are that caused the Citizenship Officer or Citizenship Judge to have doubts or at least questions about the applicant's satisfaction of the residency requirement for citizenship.

Read through back pages of the RQ discussions topic, and the Residency: tests, proof, practice, policy topic, and apply what you learn to the particular facts and circumstances in your partner's application/case . . . looking to identify what the real issue(s) is(are) and then looking to build a response (in addition to thoroughly and accurately and carefully submitting all the information and documentation the RQ requests) that takes control of the narrative, that fully illuminates why and how he has met the residency requirement.

OK, some RQs are about simple, fairly straightforward questions easily resolved by submitting the requested information and documentation. If, after a thorough self-analysis, you are convinced this is the case, good, just do that, and all should go well. But be very careful and thorough, and, again, try to be as objective as possible, and if you can identify the real issues, be sure to fully respond to those in addition to the specific request in the RQ. Now is by far the best time to do this. A solid, responsive submission to the RQ may quickly settle the matter. If it fails to convince the CO or CJ, and is thus scheduled for a hearing/interview with a CJ, that means it could be a rather long time before there is a resolution, many months, and more than a few are reporting years.

rrmaron,

Did the records/notes of your citz. file clearly indicate the reasons for the RQ/doubts?

bigbh, if you already have CBSA records and passport stamps that correlate practically 100% with the absences stated in your application, then I believe you should have a cover letter stating these correlations and then include a copy of the US CBP request that you sent and state that you will send the report as soon as CBP sends it to you.

In my case, it was the FOSS notes that had the indication, and it was primarily because I also had a US Green card, however the Citizenship/Naturalisation notes clarified the issues further.

Canvis2006:  please let me know the address to send for GCMS application, I am in Mississauga office.  I want to ask for my citi. files/notes.