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  1. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Mandamus self-representation only costs the federal Court 50$ fee ( https://www.fct-cf.ca/en/pages/law-and-practice/court-costs/court-and-registry-fees ) , and if a second step mandamus step is needed, the potential fees to notarize your documents.
  2. Seym

    1095 days citizenship physical presence, am I good or should I withdraw my application?

    The above from @Lavenaa is pretty much your best case scenario : a fast application that due to the absence of buffer went through minimal additional scrunity and got finalized in 6.5 months instead of maybe a couple weeks or a month earlier, which is by the way still largely under the average...
  3. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Fair enough... And 2nd opinion of a professional is a far cry from "go for mandamus" after all. That we can agree on. To be perfectly honest, for every "mandamus success story", there is also a counterbalance anecdotal story of people who just stayed put and got their oath in 2 3 years, and I'm...
  4. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    There is no arrogance in saying that, if someone actually spoke to a lawyer, it's better to take the backseat and not tell them that what the lawyer suggested is wrong. You may have that opinion but it's based on what, a hunch? Obviously, no "opinion" on the internet should sway an adult one...
  5. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    With all due respect : "At one point in time, if they do not process your app, you have no choice than to pay the blood sucking lawyers for the mandamus to get the justice you deserve." isn't an opinion, or at least isn't expressed as such, especially that there absolutely are people who got...
  6. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Also, if someone is stuck due to 13.1, aka for "serious" reasons, and not the blanket "security checks are ongoing", the mandamus process isn't gonna help.
  7. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    While I understand the sentiment, it's not needed to tell others to spend good money while even a lawyer they spoke with told them not to. Unless there's a very good reason to completely put an application aside (example : cessation proceedings that may take years and years), most applications...
  8. Seym

    Travelling to USA for 3 days after applying Canadian Citizenship- Please help

    Nah, they won't care. IRCC wants to be notified in order not to schedule you for something during your trip, and obviously, nothing that requires your presence in Canada will happen in the next few days while you didn't get your AOR yet.
  9. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    The citizenship is indeed a privilege. That being said, IRCC absolutely must render a decision at some point, not necessarily within a specific timeframe, but it cannot delay the decision making indefinitely. It's because IRCC has a public duty to act that there are successful mandamus...
  10. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Mandamus IS suing the government. And you can ask for costs when you do...
  11. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    We've seen a few mid-2023 applicants get to the finish line (not necessarily in the forum), but it doesn't mean much. Earlier 2023 applicants are still waiting and some late 2023 applicants also got lucky. It's unclear how CSIS works really (and most people waiting from 2023 are stuck with...
  12. Seym

    Citizenship application submitted in March, 2025. No test invite yet.

    You applied 4 months ago. Relax a bit, you're still way under the 12 months service standard. You cleared BG already, the biggest hurdle for most people stuck in long processing, so just sit tight and be a bit patient, there's nothing else to do really.
  13. Seym

    Please advise..best option for my spouse

    You're free to let IRCC know of the reason your spouse is leaving Canada when she does, but the reason here is usually only relevant for PR residency calculation. The only real way to help secure a "normal processing" here is to provide a very precise application with no mistakes at all, and a...
  14. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Yeah, they generally all are. And no, it doesn't necessarily take 3 years. It absolutely can be less : I've seen elsewhere some July 2023 applicants get their background completed and their oath ceremony recently, so 2 years here (crossing fingers, I'm also waiting for a July 2023...
  15. Seym

    Waiver for physical presence in Canada for time spent just before the Covid pandemic

    Section 5(4) of the citizenship act allows the minister to grant citizenship to people to "reward services of exceptional value to Canada". So, if you're the fastest 100m runner on earth, a Nobel prize winner affiliated to a Canadian university, or if you save PM Carney's life during a terrorist...
  16. Seym

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    It can, but it's not a magic trick. It's quite costly to pursue, it's a complicated process, and there's no guarantee the court will side with the applicant (long story short, the FC needs to agree that all the Apotex criteria and Conille criteria are met, and any one of those can derail the...
  17. Seym

    Questions on Citizenship Application for folks who have worked remotely

    No need for explanation letters really. In the job section, you can add remote in parenthesis next to your job title or address. Everyone is familiar with remote work in a post covid world after all. And for the address history, IRCC just doesn't need the extra-information. You can't withhold...
  18. Seym

    Questions on Citizenship Application for folks who have worked remotely

    1) as you wish. IRCC doesn't really care. If you list your Toronto address, nothing stops you from specifying that's its a virtual/remote work in case you want to avoid any confusion. 2) Skip those, or any hotels/airbnbs/friend houses for short vacations. Only list the places where you "live".
  19. Seym

    Withdraw and reapply?

    You took a risk willingly, with minimal buffer and ton of travels. There's nothing unfair about seeing bumps in the processing of a complex application by nature of your choices. Yeah it's frustrating, and I understand the venting, but have some perspective. At the end of the day, the service...
  20. Seym

    Regarding In-person to Virtual Oath

    While I can't say when IRCC will acknowledge your message and invite you to a different ceremony (and it can be a matter of days, or months), please note that you need to be in Canada for your virtual oath. As for your daughter, she can skip the ceremony and travel elsewhere if under 14 only...