Frequent travel could mean two things. If you are commuting to a job in the US and returning home in Canada every night, then the "absence" need not be included since you came back home.

If you are travelling to the US on business for extended periods of time, then that time is considered an absence. Whether you travel to US or Europe, as long as you could not come back home for the night, it is considered absence.

My passport was checked for all the stamps and I had pages of European, Mexican and US stamps due to travel to Europe and Mexico and entry into US from Europe/Mexico and I had to account for all of those.

Generally, when you enter US by land, there is no stamping on the passport and that is a great temptation not to declare the absences during those trips. But again, it's all upto the individual and his/her ethics and conscience.

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Dimple2001

Hi Chandresh,

Could you please give the lawyer's details (by PM)?

Thanks.

if you are travelling for business , while working for a local ( Canadian ) company ....
then the business days will be counted towards residency .....
but if the company is not a canadian company ( but only a office in Canada ) then the business travel outside canada will not be counted towards residency ....

you can actually talk with the CIC agents ....
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/call.html

it is better to avoid going on business trips until residency requirements are completed ....

All the best .....

What is the requirement for a person to get Citizenship if they leave Canada for say a year to go back to India for any reason (say medical)? I believe there is a 5-year term used for calculation - how many days/months during this period does one have to prove being resident in Canada? Would appreciate any info or website link that clarifies this. Thanks.

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What is the requirement for a person to get Citizenship if they leave Canada for say a year to go back to India for any reason (say medical)? I believe there is a 5-year term used for calculation - how many days/months during this period does one have to prove being resident in Canada? Would appreciate any info or website link that clarifies this. Thanks.

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Hi Chandresh,

Could you please give the details of the lawyer?

Thanks.

Blabber is right Cahandresh. The caveat is who you are working for. If you are working for a Canadian company, whether it is frequent travel or long-term stints, you qualify for the passport. If it counted in your case Chandresh, you might not have addressed that in your application. (or maybe that option was not even available).

So my answer to rudrachen is, I have no idea what MNC is but if it is a canadian company - you will be fine!

BV