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I have heard stories of people who come to Canada with visitor visas having the multiple-entry privilege and, shortly before the 6-month maximum duration is reached, they just cross the border to the US and come back to start day one of a fresh new stay. Is that considered a legitimate way of...

Happy New Year, everyone! Being new Canadians, my family and I will be applying for new Canadian passports, for the first time. We would immensely appreciate if anyone could kindly assist us in getting some confusions clarified. 1. My G driver's license expired last month. But, as we know...

Hi. I know the Ontario Govt announced that expired, or soon-to-expire, licenses would still continue to work for "some time". Nevertheless, I have a rather peculiar situation. Details: -- My G2 license will expire in December 2020. -- I failed my G test twice and was scheduled for the 3rd...

Hello Canadians, My family and I took the oath as new Canadians on March 11, 2020. Kindly help me out with some confusions I have had when filling out the passport application for my 8-year-old child. Confusion-1: On the application it is stated that both pages should be signed and dated by...

Hi, I see two slightly different addresses to send citizenship applications of all family members to, by courier. On some forms/ IRCC webpages, I see this: Case Processing Centre—Sydney Grant Adults 47–49 Dorchester Street Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 5Z2 Then, on some forms/ IRCC webpages, I see...

Dear All, About police clearance, there is one explicit note on the citizenship form (adult) that goes like this: "If you were in your country of origin immediately prior to becoming a permanent resident and landing in Canada and this time falls within this four year period, you are NOT...

Hi, I am the natural parent and I am filling out my child's application for citizenship. Please confirm whether the following way is the correct way to answer question #4. Part a: The person applying for the child is the Tick "Parent" and fill in the blank with my full name. Part b: Is the...

Hi, This is rather a silly, trivial matter but I am trying to fill out the application form for my child and unable to locate the yes-no check-box that should be there for question #10. I cannot find it next to the acknowledgement statement that goes, "I am the parent or guardian of this...

Hello applicants, I am going over the final question, #17, in the main form needed to fill out for the citizenship application. It asks about disclosing UCI, among other pieces of information, to third parties, for registering as an elector for future elections in Canada. I know that saying...

Hello Canadians/Soon-to-be-Canadians, I am gathering documents in order to file an application for citizenship for my whole family including my 6-year-old daughter. Reading the instruction guide for minors, I am a little confused about what pieces of identification to submit for her. Please...

I have recently received a notice of annual rent increase, which I was anticipating. But the landlord is saying that property insurance is now required prior to any tenancy or renewal. According to the landlord, this is now mandatory in Ontario as of 2018 (not verified by any authentic source)...

Should Saudi applicants be worried about the recent issue between Canada and KSA?

Hello citizens or soon-to-be citizens, Next December, 2018, I will be eligible to apply for citizenship. In my case, I am supposed to include a police certificate from my home country as part of the application. But the thing is, I have a plan to visit my native country in December, 2018, for...

Hi All, I would immensely appreciate if someone could aid me in calculating my total physical presence in Canada. My work related trip to Europe made things a little complicated. Here is my situation. I became an immigrant on Oct 1, 2015 and never left Canada until July 16, 2016. On July 16...

I am preparing to apply for a passport for my 3-month-old infant. As the first step, I need to take his photo and on the IRCC website, this is what I have come across: The following must be included on the back of one photo: The name and complete address of the photo studio and the date the...

Hello readers, My wife and I are permanent residents and living in Ontario. We have recently had a baby in Ontario and his birth certificate has arrived. So, we are thinking about applying for his Canadian passport. Since we are not Canadian citizens yet, it seems that none of us could sign...

Hi Everyone, My wife and I are PR holders and living in Ontario, Canada, for more than a year. We have a newborn boy who was born in Ontario very recently. Since we are not Canadian citizens yet, we wonder whether our child has a PR status or he is deemed a Canadian. If he is not a Canadian...

Dear All, I have been contemplating on this phrase on the Time you have lived in Canada section on the IRCC website, in order to determine eligibility for citizenship: "You must also be physically present for at least 183 days during each of four calendar years that are fully or partially...

Hi, I, as a PR holder, invited my mother to visit me in Canada. She is applying for a temporary resident visa. I would like to know whether instructions will be sent out by IRCC to her email address at some point during application processing in order to provide VSF with bio-metric...

Would the Visa Officer be offended if I submitted bank statements with the account number blurred with watermark? I feel uncomfortable giving all such sensitive account information.