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Update: October 24, 2018: Received test invite November 27, 2018: Took citizenship test. During interview received "Request for Additional Information" November 27, 2018 asking for US CBP entry records at that time. January 15, 2019: Notified IRCC processing time for US CBP entry records was...

Basic Residence: 1826 Physical Presence: 1441 October 24, 2017 received test/interview letter for November 27 (Vancouver). November 27, 2017 passed test, officer refused to approve because I did not have current CBP entry/exit records.

I sent my application on January 12, 2018 and FedEx delivered it on January 17, 2018. IRCC shows it as received on January 19, 2018. AOR was received on February 23, 2018. e-CAS Shows that they started processing it on April 4, 2018. The local office is Vancouver. This will be my second...

While I suspect nobody is looking at this thread anymore, I thought that I would describe the final disposition of my case. I had a CJ hearing in July 2017. He refused the application in late August. He does not explain why, if he were going to apply Pourghasemi he even held the hearing as I...

No reason to lose my cool. I know how slowly IRCC moves, especially on unusual or complicated cases. When I filed, I fully expected it would take at least 36 months. The problem is that my work required quite a lot of travel (though that has now changed). Under the current (about to change)...

Resurrecting this long dormant thread. My application was sent December 30, 2014 and received January 2, 2015. I took the test in July, 2015 and passed, received RQ in September, filed full response in November 2015. This week I received a notice that I have a hearing with the Citizenship...

Schedule F drugs (basically anything that's a pharmaceutical) can only be "imported" by a doctor, hospital, or pharmacy. However, someone who is not a Canadian citizen can import a 90 day supply for personal use. Thus, you have them shipped to the US (which doesn't have the same restrictions,)...

You are limited to bringing in a 90 day supply with you as per current Canadian law. Some people have it shipped to the US and then pick it up, for example, to avoid the cost argument.

In the Companioni decision, the court said that IRCC must consider insurance in doing their calculation. Because you have an in-place policy that is already covering some portion of the cost, IRCC must consider that. In your response you should point to the insurance, provide evidence (e.g...

This is a weak analysis on the part of IRCC. Tenofovir loses patent protection next July, at which point the cost is likely to drop substantially (which is why "the other drug" - Lamivudine - is below the threshold. It is now generic.) Thus, the counter-argument to this would be to point out...

It is supposed to be sufficient, but I have seen cases in which IRCC has refused someone, even when they have complete insurance coverage.

(1) I'd say that it's about 50% based upon my experiences. IRCC medical officers often take a shotgun approach and take the most expensive treatment option, leaving the applicant to argue otherwise. While this seems to violate the principles of Hilewitz, that does seem to be how they proceed...

IRCC does not reject someone for having a specific medical condition unless it is a thread to public health/safety. In your case, they may request further testing, but even if they determine that you have HIV, they would then need to look at the anticipated cost of treatment for your medical...

Medical inadmissibility is entirely about cost. If the cost of treatment in the 5 (or 10) year period is more than $6325/yr, IRCC will deem your husband is excessive demand. You would need to know what the costs of his medication are in Canada as well as how much of that cost would be born by...

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