Date: 19990125
Docket: T-389-98
IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT,
R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29
AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal from the
decision of a Citizenship Judge
AND IN THE MATTER OF
JAMEL IBRAHIM MOH"D ASAD SAIDI
Appellant
REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER
BLAIS J.
[1] This is an appeal filed by the appellant pursuant to subsection 14(5) of the Citizenship Act of the decision of Nicole Caron, Citizenship Judge, dated January 21, 1998.
[2] The citizenship was denied because the appellant had failed to meet the residency requirements of paragraph 5(1)(c) of the Act.
[3] The appellant had been absent from Canada for a total of 648 days out of the 1,095 days required by the Act.
[4] Other than through exceptional circumstances, a citizenship applicant must have accumulated 3 years of physical presence in Canada in the 4 years preceding the date of application.
[5] Obviously, the applicant does not meet the criteria and has not shown exceptional circumstances.
[6] There is no merit to the present appeal and the present appeal is dismissed.
Pierre Blais
Judge
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
JANUARY 25, 1999
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