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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    An Important Distinction: It is not clear what you mean by "it" here, in reference to what can happen. There is a big difference between longer processing times for some applicants (that is inevitable and happens to every applicant whose application does not get the benefit from being done as...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    I have not consumed that one, or I overlooked the comment. Not sure, however, what your point is in the context here. Recourse for a case in which IRCC has, in effect, dropped the ball, is a Federal Court action seeking mandamus relief, and the path to pursuing that relief goes through a...
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    xxxxx As @Seym noted, applying for a writ of mandamus is the appropriate lawsuit for enforcing IRCC's legal obligation to process a citizenship application. If, for example, a person is seeking legal recourse for a breach of contract, the appropriate legal action for such a wrong is a suit in...
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    Issue with CBSA Travel Record – Impact on Citizenship Eligibility

    For clarification in broader context: Not sure to what extent it affects the travel history YOU reported in the residency calculation, if any at all, but in various scenarios entry and exit records from other countries do not accurately reflect exit dates from Canada or entry into Canada...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL APPLICATIONS JULY 2025

    Overall: Given the automated decision making procedure, for most PRs there is NO advantage in asking for urgent processing. Most PR card applications are being processed as fast as they possibly can. There may be some disadvantage in that just the request for urgent processing could slow the...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL APPLICATIONS JULY 2025

    As @armoured noted, it is NOT yet all that long, definitely NOT "very long," for processing a PR card application. Note that there have been many reports in this forum from PRs who saw nothing until IRCC showed that their application for a PR card was approved, never any "receipt" or AoR, and...
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    Are Finger Print requests by exception, random or everyone?

    I have seen no indication at all that IRCC is randomly requesting fingerprints from citizenship applicants, and very much doubt that is happening. IRCC periodically employs random selection methods in structured programs or projects for evaluating efficacy or quality control, which may be the...
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    Please advise..best option for my spouse

    Your initial query is well addressed in responses by @wilson and @Seym In similar situations many applicants elect to use the Canadian address of trusted family or friends, and so long as the applicant will actually, for sure, get notices or requests sent by IRCC, and get them promptly, this...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    I am no expert and not qualified to give advice. I doubt an audit letter would be risky but frankly I am not the one to say. In the situation you describe, it really is a don't overthink things scene. A PR who is well established, settled in Canada for more than a year, and who is in...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    If they are currently IN Canada (which they need to be when the application to renew the PR card is made) and are in fact now living here, staying here, @armoured is spot on, no need to overthink. One Notice of Assessment and one bank statement should suffice. Reminder: For PRs who meet the...
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    Are Finger Print requests by exception, random or everyone?

    As @armoured noted, not all citizenship applicants are asked to submit fingerprints. There are no readily available statistics to confirm the numbers but it is very likely that only a relatively small percentage of applicants get a request for FPs. It may appear otherwise given the number of...
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    Citizenship / Police certificate / clearance requirement

    So far as I am aware the application for citizenship does NOT ask "the question 'do you need to provide a PC', YES or NO" . . . unless you are referring to the online application and it has changed to be different from the paper application CIT 0002, including the most recent version of CIT 0002...
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    PR Card renewal window

    The five year period for calculating compliance with the PR Residency Obligation does NOT end . . . . . . as @scylla noted in responding to your query in April: As @scylla further noted (other than during the first five year period based on date of landing, that is based on the date you...
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    How to update Temporary Foreign Worker records with extending status in Physical Presence

    I will not attempt to specifically answer your questions as such given how complicated it is, requiring navigating the physical presence calculation based on the specific details in your particular cases(s). I will caution, nonetheless, that it would be a good idea to apply with a substantial...
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    Received PFL for PRTD Application - Need assistance

    Following up and emphasizing what @canuck78 stated: these cases are fact specific, the outcome depending on the specific facts and circumstances in the particular individual's case. So how things went for the parents of @blaze123 (the OP) will not illuminate much at all that would help you or...
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    Language Skills passed, Physical Presence and Prohibitions still in Progress - Feb 2025 AOR, no document or interview requests

    IRCC's posted information about grant citizenship processing times specifically states: Already applied? -- Don't send a new application The longer you've been waiting, the closer you are to the front of the line. -- We'll contact you if we need more information. You don't need to do...
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    Issue with CBSA Travel Record – Impact on Citizenship Eligibility

    @armoured mostly covered your situation. The most important part of that is to be sure YOUR travel history, as reported in the physical presence calculation, is as complete and accurate as YOU can make it. Most applicants will not compare their own travel history with CBSA records. No need to...
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    Language Skills passed, Physical Presence and Prohibitions still in Progress - Feb 2025 AOR, no document or interview requests

    While this response is a bit late, the underlying physical presence and *buffer* issues are a salient subject being recently discussed in multiple threads, including a discussion today in a new thread titled "Stuck in Physical Presence." I will try to coordinate responses (I am very slow these...
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    Checklist Proof of Residency Requirement

    You are NOT in the same boat as the OP. Unlike the previous version (which was used by the OP), as of at least April 2023 the checklist for a PR card application (likewise for PR TD application) clearly requires all applicants to submit proof they meet the RO. So all applicants should check...
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    Supporting documents showing that you meet the residency obligation

    There are detailed instructions describing what supporting documents must be included with an application for a PR Travel Document (same supporting documents to be included for a PR card application). These are in the appendix, Appendix A: Residency Obligation, which is part of the general...