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    Urgent!! passport expiry

    Yes, renew it now. It's completely routine for applicants to renew passports, so just do it asap.
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    Received COPR while visiting in Canada... what now?

    I'd suggest calling them. Before you do - figure out whether you'd prefer to do a physical landing (leave and come back) or virtual. Advantage of first is you'd know when it will happen / under your control. Virtual - no idea how long it might take (this may not matter to you). When calling...
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    please help with question about PR Travel document.

    You're going in circles before asking questions. You submitted your PRTD app online, correct? The government advised you they sent it to Poland because they have centralized some types of applications for the region in Warsaw. Moscow visa office in embassy has its own tasks - but probably can...
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    please help with question about PR Travel document.

    I have no idea what this is supposed to mean exactly, but as written, it is wrong. VFS/IRCC through various will arrange for it to be returned to the applicant in Russia, whether the passport has to be franked in Poland or Ouagadoudou. (Probably can still be done in Moscow)
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    please help with question about PR Travel document.

    I can't say for certain how long it takes. I believe the Embassy in Moscow has the ability to print visas and insert in passports, i.e. they should not need to have it sent to Warsaw embassy; however, I'm not certain about this because what they have in place in Moscow may have changed. You...
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    Dependent Child Sponsorship -2023

    Don't know what Indian airports and authorities may require.
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    Ottawa visa waiver for PR holder (accompanying Canadian spouse H1) Indian citizen residing in US on H4

    Post in a forum about USA immigration.
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    Dependent Child Sponsorship -2023

    Consent letter probably not needed in Canada at formalities, because by sponsoring the child, you've 'consented.' But get one anyway because the real issue is likely to come up either departing India with airport or Indian passport control.
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    I agree very much with this. But one bit of advice - it will help to focus what you're trying to figure out, eg: is the goal for you to acquire citizenship? If so - it will cost you less if you keep it simple. My understanding from above is that most simple route: i) your mother is probably...
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    Waiver for physical presence in Canada for time spent just before the Covid pandemic

    Physical presence counts only days in Canada in the five years (to the day) preceding your citizenship application. Days before that - more than five years ago - do not count. In case any doubt: return to previous sentence.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Some take more time, some take less time. Look at the trackers (first page of this thread) to see how quickly in previous months. I think IRCC approach is the estimate of 10 months means 80% of files complete within that timeframe - so it's not at all an average or median, it's their own...
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    Waiver for physical presence in Canada for time spent just before the Covid pandemic

    I don't even understand what you're asking for a waiver from. You want to count time in Canada prior to the five year period ... because covid? Short answer - no. There's no such thing provided for in law, and zero chance they're going to do it. [There is the general "ask the minister to...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    ... One caveat on this, I am not at all certain that an employee of a crown corporation is automatically a crown servant in the sense used by the citizenship act (or previous versions of citizenship statutes). For the most part at present employees of crown corporations are not necessarily...
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    Has your mother actually spent more than 1095 days in Canada (given that it's just shy of 90 years, not that much)? [I'm not making comment on your other, subtle point - which I find interesting and quite possibly workable - because I simply don't know.]
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    November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Yes, it'll be the oath instructions email. It's usually after the tracker is updated, and keep in mind one part of their system (the tracker) has no actual 'knowledge' that the email has been sent. You'll get the invitation email in plenty of time.
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    In the other thread, the question from @hawk39 was whether the grandfather was a crown servant when the OP was born. From the key facts here, the answer would seem to be 'no', or at least unlikely, since service seems to have been in merchant marine 'during WWII' (implying wasn't a crown...
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    Implied Status with OWP Under Family Class (Outland) Spousal Sponsorship?

    Apply now, apply as soon as possible. Whatever happens, chances are better if you apply soonest.
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    Will I Still Be Landed?

    No issue
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Yes, up to a month. Usually less.
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    Was My Mother Deemed a Citizen in 1947 Under Section 5(1)(b)?

    I don't understand the substance of your question - is it somehow relevant whether she became a citizen under 5(1)(b) - as opposed to some other section? She has the citizenship certificate which lists the effective date. She was a citizen as of that date. Other part of answer to your question...