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    Renewing PR Card online - but it's asking for a common law stat?

    Agree with this. However, just wanted to add, if it was me, then I probably would choose to go through the extra pain and submit the extra docs and all that. Particularly if those 100 days are all recent. My (low probability) fear would be that something goes awry with the current renewal and...
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    Received PFL for PRTD Application - Need assistance

    In this situation, instead of going for a PRTD, it might have been better to fly back to the US and then try the land border first. The other thing that crosses my mind is - if we could go back in time and do this again, would it have been possible for one parent to stay in Canada and the other...
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    Agree with your post. Just wanted to explain on this point a bit. After doing some digging, I realized that my confusion comes from the Matter of T-, 6 I&N Dec. 638 (BIA 1955) - which I can't find a copy of right now but as explained on page 5 of...
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    PR Card and Extension with 1.5 years left for RO

    From https://drivetest.ca/licences/expired-licences-renewals/ if has been expired for less than three years, you can renew it without the written test (you do need a vision test if it's been more than 12 months but someone who can't pass that shouldn't be driving anyways). And from the same...
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    PR Card and Extension with 1.5 years left for RO

    The other question I'd have is: what do you need a Canadian DL for if you aren't returning to Canada? If you are returning to Canada, then return first and then figure out the DL once safely inside. Otherwise, I don't quite understand why one would need it.
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    Agreed 100%. Folks who aren't wonks or interested in the super wonky details can probably stop reading here. Interesting. I was under the impression that when presenting oneself at a POE, the legal fiction is that one is not yet in the country until actually admitted for entry. But of course...
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    To add to that great response, I suspect the reason that PRTD refusal rates are higher is because it's done by desk officers at IRCC who specialize in looking at this and have an unlimited amount of time to make a decision after considering all factors. When a CBSA officer makes the call at the...
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    PR Card successfully Renewed - H&C grounds / Not meeting RO

    v Agreed. Think this was just OP's way of agreeing with your statement on not pushing the envelope - as OP won't, OP wants to warn others not to either if it's not too late for them to avoid it. (I.e. they should move to Canada NOW before they fail to meet RO rather than wait and let it fall...
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    PR Card and Extension with 1.5 years left for RO

    Agree 100%. Of course if OP does want to return it's best to return ASAP - being six months short of RO is bad, but delaying and letting that get larger isn't going to help. As per the OP's link and https://www.ontario.ca/page/exchange-out-province-drivers-licence all that's needed is the...
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    PR card renewal - incomplete

    I'd be surprised if those turned out to be more specific or helpful than the generic answer given in...
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    Urgent advice needed - I'm abroad approved PR but not PR card yet PR travel document advice

    Usually you show your passport and proof of PR, like the original or a copy of your CoPR or eCoPR. Since the Italian passport is tied to the PR I'd guess that's what you cross over with? Though perhaps it doesn't really matter - if Canada knows about both passports they are probably linked so...
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    PR card recalled and seized?

    You quoted my entire post and don't single out a specific statement .. so I don't know which part you're referring to here. I'm happy to address it but you'd need to be more specific. I'm guessing you mean in the specific context of e.g. a pathway to PR or citizenship. This is true in terms of...
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    PR card recalled and seized?

    Well that's my case, more or less. Granted that it'd likely have been shorter if not for covid. No, not a single day. Been a temporary foreign worker the whole time prior to PR since coming to Canada. You don't define a high income earner. For what it's worth I'm currently in the highest tax...
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    PR card recalled and seized?

    More accurately, rather than CBSA posting, someone who posted there encountered a CBSA official (but unlike on this thread, we don't know where, just when) and that official gave more details to the individual. Indeed. It's good to hear that someone official supposedly agreed that the...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    So I've been disturbed by these cases generally, as I disagree with the premise behind the post-2012 rule: namely I think that that folks who have a fear of persecution in their home country may still feel compelled to return to it at times, and that they may take solace in the protection of...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    I think it's a good potential indicator. Usually the indicator is that the BG check is taking an inordinate amount of time, as opposed to the test being completed first, but seeing how long it usually takes to schedule a test, it's likely a case of one implying the other. Sorry to hear that...
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    Im not sure if im eligible for PGWP, heres my case

    From theworkbridge site it simply says visa, which is a bit inaccurate or at least inconsistent with IRCC's own terminology, but I'd suspect that means extensions made after Nov 1, 2024 fall under the new policy. Again, knowing the dates and timing are important.
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    Im not sure if im eligible for PGWP, heres my case

    When did you get your most recent study permit and when does it expire? Will you be able to finish as a returning student before having to renew it again? As per https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility/field-of-study.html...
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    PGWP Concern: Worked Before Study Permit Renewal Approved — Need Advice

    Why did you apply to renew the study permit back in August 2024? How can a new study permit be approved on March 26 if you finished your studies back on Jan 10? You don't say when your original study permit expired, but you might be fine if it wasn't expired yet when you got the AOR for the...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    This is actually quite hard to know and devil's in the details. Most folks suspect this when their case starts to significantly exceed routine processing times, but sometimes you have to look up your GCMS notes to know for sure. I don't believe this is related. Fingerprints are a normal part...