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    Dealing with IRCC again?

    This messed up 2019 citizenship application nightmare has been very traumatic. It ruined many projects in my life. Now I wonder if after the end of this process, with the citzenship, we have to deal with these people again, ever. Just curious. Anyone?
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    CSIS - ATIP - Worthwhile?

    Has anyone requested your personal ATIP for CSIS? Is it worthwhile? I guess most of their info is top secret anyway, so your ATIP will come back to you mostly blank. No?
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    Leaving Canada after Oath or DM (Thought Exercise)

    Thought Exercise. Situation: A citizenship applicant (who is on the verge of becoming non-compliant with Permanent Residence Obligation of 730 days in Canada in 5 years) reaches a "Decision Made" on his application, then leaves Canada. The Oath is delayed for several months because of COVID...
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    2019 Applicants Stuck

    Looking around, COULD ONE'S WILLING TO BELIEVE hold any water that, every metric going awry (i.e. 1 year processing time, 3 months from Test to Oath, etc.), their claim to be now processing June 2019 applications is true? I am searching for some "hopium" here: I am trying to believe that it...
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    Check Your Address on File

    How do you check the address information they have on file? Trying to check if it is up to date. Before the new tracking system, I remember being able to see it.
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    Test - How Up to Date Is It? Number of Riddings, Mary May Simon, And Moving Provinces.

    Hi there, Tricky questions for you today. I heard the content of the test varies: it is adapted to your location, so you have your Province's specific questions. How about you moved ON to QC a week before the test, will you have to know all about current events in ON or QC or even both? And...
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    Oath - What to Bring? IDs

    Hi there, What documents to bring for Oath? I saw many pll confused for the test because PR Card has no signature, but the instructions are very clear.: PR Card OR something else. But for Oath it is confusing because PR Card is listen separately, then there is another independent item "2...
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    Background Completed to Test Invitation - how long?

    Have you noticed how long it took you from the change to "background completed" to the test invitation??
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    Office Change

    Often I see people who changed locations, and with that, immigration offices. Does that begets too much trouble, disrupts even more the timelines, delays, etc. anything at all? Thanks!
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    File Transfer

    Hi there, Do you know how to proceed if you want to have your file transferred to another IRCC office? And how effective such a request can be? P.S.: I can't find it anymore, but one member here wanted his file out of IRCC Montreal on grounds of possible linguistic prejudice, etc.
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    Traveling to Canada during COVID - Let's Meet Here

    Traveling to Canada during COVID? With the new rules of February 2021, there're more questions and anxieties that come up. And the situation keeps changing. Let's help each other here.
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    Still Waiting Your Oath?

    Has the IRCC finished conducting the virtual Oaths or you are still waiting for yours? Have they done only those that had been cancelled in March/April or also the Oath for all who had passed their test without cancelled Oath invitation? I want to believe that once they are done with the Oaths...
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    Extention of Deadline on Notes (GCMS.CAIPS, ATIP) Requests in 2020

    Have you requested notes of your citizenship grant lately (2020 or late 2019)? How did it go? As expected? Or have you received communications extending the regular 30 days deadline on whatever grounds? I wonder what your experiences were because it is said that COVID has caused an increase...
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    Choose Province You Apply From

    Hello everyone, I see in this forum that processing times vary from one province to another. It seems Alberta is the fastest? That said, could one, based on a more flexible address situation, chose or influence the choice of its processing location? I guess so... but would be interested in...
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    Residential Address Abroad?

    Hi everyone, And thanks in advance. Let's assume a PR accepts employment abroad while 30 days short of the 1095 days of physical presence. Some 6 months later, he returns to Canada and for a 45 days vacations, which he uses to file citizenship application before returning to his place of...
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    Physical Presence Days: continuous requirement?

    Hello everyone, In regards to the 1095 physical presence requirement, these are to have occurred on the 5 years prior to the APPLICATION DATE...