Moldy9 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 On 2017-05-29 at 5:36 PM, Bison44 said: They are terrible, when my wife got her permanent res they gave us a 6-8 month window for completion date. A quick look at the gov website suggests a 6-12 month wait time for citizenship, depending on what kind of application he had to fill out. The CSA should be calling the immigration/citizenship minister everyday bugging them about this I'm not a Citizenship Canada expert but what I do know from experience is that in special cases they can speed up the process for someone "important". Not sure if playing soccer for the CMNT would fall under that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moldy9 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I must say. I'm seriously impressed w Davies recent performances. Like aside from the goal there was that one part in the second half where he went Beast Mode and hunted down Piatti like a jackal on his prey going full out from a few yards back and when he got to him pounced and bounced him off. That was like Unicron devouring the planet from the Transformers animated movie! Made Piatti look like an ant and Davies is only 16! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 8 minutes ago, Moldy9 said: I'm not a Citizenship Canada expert but what I do know from experience is that in special cases they can speed up the process for someone "important". Not sure if playing soccer for the CMNT would fall under that category. FIFA specifically forbids countries from speeding up citizenship processes for soccer players; they need to go through the normal process. Canada has a expedition clause within the citizenship process, but to my knowledge it is only used by government agencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 50 minutes ago, BenFisk'sBiggestFan said: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/octavio+zambrano+names+27man+canada+squad/13411577/story.html "Highly touted Vancouver Whitecaps teenage Alphonso Davies is waiting on his Canadian passport with Zambrano saying the 16-year-old Liberian-born midfielder will be invited to camp as soon as it arrives." Davies is looking quite committed to Canada at the moment. Doesn't look likely for the gold cup though. So... Reading way too much into this... He's waiting on his passport? Or his citizenship? Because if it's his passport it will be a matter of days. If it's his citizenship it will be a matter of months. Or he's waiting for his citizenship then his passport. Could a citizen of another county play for Canada in a friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 They said he'll be invited to camp as soon as his passport arrives, sounds imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 1 minute ago, Dominic94 said: They said he'll be invited to camp as soon as his passport arrives, sounds imminent. So there is still a chance we see him at this coming camp and game vs Curaçao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ruffian said: So there is still a chance we see him at this coming camp and game vs Curaçao. Well that's what I interpreted from the article. Maybe I'm alone, and hopeful, but they said to camp, not to a camp, and passport not citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Seems the following is needed for many in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoginess Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Davies came on as a sub this weekend and looked more confident than I'd seen him in the past, skipping past players and making decent runs. In the highs and lows of a young player, he's certainly riding a high. IF his eligibility was sorted out I think he could definitely be a great player off the bench during the Gold Cup (not saying this should happen but it wouldn't be out of place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Looking at the current roster OZ named Davies (if available) wouldn't be a 'stretch to call' at all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Davies has traveled abroad before, and recently. Why would he be waiting for a passport? I'd suggest OZ was just using "passport" interchangeably with "citizenship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzAndSting Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, Watchmen said: Davies has traveled abroad before, and recently. Why would he be waiting for a passport? I'd suggest OZ was just using "passport" interchangeably with "citizenship". You need a passport to play in official FIFA matches and you can't obtain a Canadian passport before you have Canadian citizenship. At least that's what I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Davies probably has a Liberian passport which allows him to travel. 1 hour ago, Watchmen said: Davies has traveled abroad before, and recently. Why would he be waiting for a passport? I'd suggest OZ was just using "passport" interchangeably with "citizenship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Looks like the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived. Davies has passed his citizenship test and will be taking the Oath of Citizenship today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 What a beaut, a registered beautician, a real ninja. Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Is it bad getting this news gave me goosebumps lol. Seriously though congrats to him. Great news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, shermanator said: Looks like the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived. Davies has passed his citizenship test and will be taking the Oath of Citizenship today. I wish I could like this post multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Fucking yes ! Looks like the report in the Ottawa Citizen was true, his passport is now imminent, and id imagine we'll have him at the gold cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dominic94 said: Fucking yes ! Looks like the report in the Ottawa Citizen was true, his passport is now imminent, and id imagine we'll have him at the gold cup. I wonder if the roster was delayed a bit because this was imminent. Dare to dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1996 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Good well done Mr. Davies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyCanuck Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Now that Davies is a citizen, he'll be able to apply for his Canadian passport immediately. I just checked the passport processing times on the CIC website and he should definitely have a passport in hand before the 2017 Gold Cup: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/times.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, PhillyCanuck said: Now that Davies is a citizen, he'll be able to apply for his Canadian passport immediately. I just checked the passport processing times on the CIC website and he should definitely have a passport in hand before the 2017 Gold Cup: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/passport/times.asp You can also pay an extra $75 and have it in 2 days. I suspect we could raise the necessary funds to expedite the process in about 4 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brethers8 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: You can also pay an extra $75 and have it in 2 days. I suspect we could raise the necessary funds to expedite the process in about 4 seconds. Let's get the crowdfunder going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said: You can also pay an extra $75 and have it in 2 days. I suspect we could raise the necessary funds to expedite the process in about 4 seconds. I'm sure the CSA is assisting in this and a kickstarter isn't needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Well, I laughed anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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