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    Free Comprehensive Citizenship Test App

    There is exactly 0 paid test prep that is actually worth it. The real test is laughably easy for anyone who prepares a minimum. Only pay if you feel a website is helpful and the dev deserves a thank you.
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    Language Proof

    No, if one specific format was necessary, it would have been mentioned in the official page. It is not : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility/language-proof.html So, if not from a country where its obvious...
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    Family filed citizenship application together but might need to attend oath separately

    That's "good" news for you. A non-routine application can last for a few years (easily 2 to 3 years if stuck in background check), so at least one of you will be done with it...
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    Question about physical presence calculator & short trips

    You need to list every single exit and entry to Canada. Including 5 minutes bridge crossings.
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    September 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    @GK1001 usually one or 2 weeks ahead of the ceremony. It's normal that you didn't receive it yet.
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    Family filed citizenship application together but might need to attend oath separately

    No, only that the oath invitation (and if not mistaken the test invitation too) usually happens at the same time. The processing is done separately. Typically, if one application is quick but one isn't, the quick one will be out on hold pending the completion of the other application. In your...
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    Family filed citizenship application together but might need to attend oath separately

    No, it's rare. To be honest, never saw a case where the family didn't explicitly ask to separate the applications. You can call IRCC about it if you want, but in all cases, don't skip your ceremony unless you're dead set on going with your wife, and even then, tell IRCC in advance.
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Every message keeps confirming the 2 to 2.5 years expectation for the vast majority of applicants who were stuck on BC! Closer and closer to the death of this thread!
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    Why Exemption from Test Over 55?

    The language proof and citizenship test, unless there's something problematic like forging a diploma (extremely rare!) or failing the test many times (much more common but still very rare), don't affect the timeline much and get validated relatively quickly. Your application will go pretty much...
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    October 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Answer here : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html If it's TLDR, yeah, one guarantor and 2 refs, the guarantor can be family but the references cannot.
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    Citizenship Application Help: PR Date Falls During Travel

    Since the physical presence tool expects you to be in Canada on PR grant day, the best thing to do : 1) Split your vacation in halves, with one return on PR date and one departure on the same date. 2) Add an explanation letter, say that you added a day of presence in Canada for technical...
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    Citizenship approved in December 2025 but no oath invite yet. Applied in July 2025 and approaching 9 months of mark (and 3+ months since LPP).

    Well, here's the thing : your expectations are unreasonable. You're still significantly under the current average processing, and under the IRCC service standard for citizenship, 12 months ...
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    Group Family Citizenship application Guidance

    No. Representatives are usually immigration lawyers or consultant applying on your behalf, not you filing the forms for your kids.
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    Lawyer for mandamus

    @meyti your request is in nature different from what people deal with in this specific section of the forum. Canada, just like any other country, is free to allow or deny a foreigner admission. So, if your mandamus is successful, it just means that Canada must take a decision, but nothing...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Look for threads for this exact situation. Many do, it's mostly about keeping a precise journal of your daily crossings, report every single one in the physical presence section (yeah, it's tedious, still needs to be done) and, highly recommended, keep a healthy buffer over 1095 days.
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