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    Test Completed But BACKGROUND CHECK in progress.

    There are people who have been waiting 2 years since their test. You're still significantly under the current average processing time, which should be your expectation, and no movement 100 days after test isn't all that uncommon, both in Ontario and elsewhere. Feel free to contact IRCC or your...
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    Citizenship

    Waivers take time. Sometimes a significant time: many months, potentially years. Here's a thread, for example, of people going through medical waivers : some had to wait for years ...
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    Citizenship

    There is nothing we can say here that will be practical to you. We don't know how it went with the hearing, so... Just wait for the hearing decision. It will come at some point. Absolute worst case : you didn't prove enough knowledge of Canada, the dedicion is negative, and you can reapply...
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    Application of Minor

    Neither. 5(1) requires physical presence and 5(2) requires the Canadian citizenship of a parent. Your options : let the kid accumulate 3 years of physical presence, or apply under 5(2) after your oath. Also, you may want to contact IRCC and see if there's a way to add a new 5(2) application to...
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    Family filed citizenship application together but might need to attend oath separately

    If the kids are below 14, they don't need to attend the ceremony. Just be there yourself and you and the kids will become Canadians. Your wife will then be invited to a new ceremony,which she better not miss, as she only has 2 chances, and be ready to be patient, a reschedule may take months.
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    Is my application on hold because of my wife's application?

    Euh, there's only one method to call them, and their phone number is easily found online. But speaking with an agent isn't necessarily easy, as they deal with a huge amount of calls every day. Takes some luck. I believe sending a webform would be more effective to at least be sure to reach IRCC.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Probably not. IRCC mostly cares about establishing physical presence in Canada. They may feel that the couple days in Germany or Czech Republic while leaving in Netherlands potentially ask for a Dutch PCC, and maybe not, but I highly doubt they'll put much scrunity over something as common as an...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    The physical presence and the PCC section are completely separate and IRCC is aware that people can visit many countries at once when they leave Canada, although they ask to only list the first country in the physical presence. As for residence, people usually only list the main addresses there...
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    Citizenship application

    I can't speak of the parole thing, will leave it to experienced members, but please note that waivers can take a long time, and you only applied 4 months ago or so, so, patience is key...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Well, for a complete application, no, he doesn't. In the physical presence part, make sure to specify that part of the trip was spent elsewhere (in the single Netherlands entry). However, IRCC can ask for it afterwards if they think they need one.
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    Why Exemption from Test Over 55?

    Nothing stops you from reading the source material and doing some mock tests. It's pretty much the same thing really.
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    Citizenship oath ceremony - I only have a PR card

    Congratulations! Welcome to the Canadian family!
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    Passing down citizenship to minor who was born abroad

    You're looking at a grant of citizenship process and not a "proof of citizenship" one. Have a look here, there shouldn't be any mention of PR : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/proof-citizenship.html
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    Form 5(1) or 5(2) for Minor Citizen Application

    Delete suggest you didn't sunlit the application and didn't get an AOR yet, so, yeah, sure.
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    Citizenship oath ceremony - I only have a PR card

    Bring your old passport, any copy of those old IDs, any bill sent to you or anything else that has your name (diploma, transcripts, work badge...) There's a good chance IRCC goes easy here if you explain the situation, but keep that additional stuff in your bag and don't say anything unless...
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