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    Citizenship application - Hire a lawyer vs Apply on my own

    Vast majority of applicants prepare without a lawyer or assistance of any kind. Should you need later, you can hire a lawyer. As long as your physical presence is sufficient to meet residency obligation (730 days instead of 1095), it won't threaten your PR status (note that you have to remain...
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    Child born abroad

    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html IRCC says five months, but could be longer if outside Canada/USA. In practice, IRCC usually posts a timeline that covers about 80% of apps, and most of those are processed somewhat...
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    Spouse Sponsorship Outland( Quebec)

    Quebec has stated their quota is full and are not even accepting new applications. You may want to search for the news announcement on that and see if it gives info about those announcements already being processed.
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    Russia! As far as I'm aware other countries of former Soviet Union don't - but have not personally tried them all. Actually also Canada (provinces I'm aware of, anyway), but that doesn't help you. But now i do see that much of Europe requires birth certificates (and lots don't do marriages...
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    Citizenship vs Renew PR Card - Questions on citizenship form

    No, I meant if you do not have a current passport (some don't). See may answer above - I don't see any need to explain that your hair has changed between different docs. You're not the first person to shave a beard/grow one. Correct, a PR card is not a travel document. No, you don't need a...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    That's rough. I would say I think in all cases that if it's possible to get married, it is the better way to go with spousal. Conjugal really was/is meant for those that cannot get married, for external reasons (ones not under their control).. I can say - having checked the docs - if you get...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    I've not encountered it myself (and yes, have done personally). But can't argue with what you've encountered.
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    Be that as it may, I repeat my suggestion and comment that you need an immigration lawyer and not a consultant - IMO. Your call, of course.
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    You can get to the full set of notes / table of contents here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/secu-september-19-2024.html These are notes prepared - I presume from the text - for an appearance before the SECU by some departmental...
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    Citizenship vs Renew PR Card - Questions on citizenship form

    2. Basically travel document is just passports for most applicants. (Some other docs like refugee travel docs but not your case, as I understand) 6. No need for explanations generally - if you didn't have a current passport may wish to explain that ("I haven't renewed it because not travelling"...
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    Unemployed - Zero income NOA for residency proof

    My understanding is that each NOA can count as one piece of evidence. If you wish, you could submit one of any of the other types of evidence you suggest, really. Don't try to overdo it: it simply states pieces of evidence. Most common perhaps after NOAs is record of lease/ownership or...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    I repeat the points I made above that there is NO justifiable reason for IRCC to contend that a sponsor should leave Canada in order to establish common law - it's an outrageous situation. If that goes further in this case, I would raise hell with my MP and get lawyers involved. Good luck. Is...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    To be clear, I think it is/would be abominable if the suggestion is being made that the sponsor should move to another country long enough to be common law. That is not and should not be the intent of the conjugal partner approach. Obviously though I've no idea what the discussion covered or...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    The individual in question is a permanent resident - I don't know specifically whether there are restrictions on how this is applied or dealt with for temporary residents. (I'd imagine dependent on tenor of residency and possibly type of temporary status and what ID etc they're eligible for...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    Have you actually spoken to a lawyer? Since you're referencing Carriere, I assume at some level that you're basing your disagreement on whether IRCC is insisting upon some aspect of not being able to marry or cohabit (specifically 'barrier to our cohabitation for 1 year or more'), and possibly...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    It seems to me there's confusion here. For conjugal, there is no strict requirement for 12 months continuous cohabitation - that would already qualify for common law. Conjugal is not - by definition/construction - separate and does not have the same requirements as common law. It's more...
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    Same sex conjugal partner PR application refused - 2nd time

    I have a different tack than those above, but it boils down to: you need to speak to proper legal counsel. Not necessarily pursue this by means of filing an appeal, but deciding how best to proceed. You have a strong opinion that the recent denial is contradictory to law and regs. That's fine...
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    PR Obligation | PNP | Moving out of province

    My answer that it was BS was and is correct in the context of the original question and the phrasing: that "But I was reading some thread that if I did not settle in MB permanently..." (bolded for convenience). It is indeed bullshit that there was ever such a rule requiring anyone to settle in...
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    Can I Mail PR Card Abroad for Re-entry to Canada?

    Yes, she can. Note some carriers/couriers don't want to take official docs (this may depend on destination country), and there are rumours some don't like packages with RFID chips (which I believe PR cards have, not certain). If it's lost - she would have to apply for a PRTD. BTW if she's in...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    These bolded points are either not true, or debatable. -There is not, as far as I'm aware, ANY documented or specific law or reg - in Canada at least - that a passport, in particular a foreign passport, is some 'dominant' or controlling source of true/final definition of one's name. It would be...