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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    Here I think that the legal fiction that a database /IS/ a record of reality is yet another level of abstraction (let's call that reality-prime), and the meshing of all of these different gears means that the reality we think of is going to be violently treated between the hard place of the law...
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    Citizenship interview- over 55 years

    I wrote of our experience here: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/march-2025-citizenship-applications.867956/post-11059511 I can't say how other interviews will go; as I note, there was one bit about my spouse's physical presence, but overall seemed to want...
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    Citizenship interview- over 55 years

    Interviews often seem to be for purpose of physical presence verification, and given your 1102 days, probably more likely because of that than because of your age. (My spouse had one, also 1100 plus change days). I do not know about whether they do this interview from abroad.
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    And vice-versa of course. Note that requesting a rescheduling (either direction) probably means at least a small delay, or perhaps more - may depend on location.
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    Read the checklist for spousal/common-law sponsorship, it will outline expected levels of documentation. Note, in above: you mention together but aren't specific about when residing together, when married, and when sponsor became a PR (or is citizen).
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    I do not, specifically. There have been a few others here. It's not even controversial, i.e. it's clearly permitted. To be honest, if the refusal has just happened, I think there is a possibility that they would reconsider if you requested to be considered as common law. (Although not sure it...
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    I don't think that's a 'fiction' that Canadian law supports or even suggests, but is just something that people say - a colloquial understanding not backed by law. My re-phrasing of what I understand of the actual legislation (caveat: not an expert) is that a POE is a designated place for entry...
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    Sure. If you qualify under common law, that's a good reason. You'll want to document the common law carefully given previous refusal.
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    Yes, but what advantage? (There are some potential cases but quite uncommon)
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    It's simple logic really: the family applications can't be processed faster than the slowest of the family members. So combinations of more than one application will be slower, on average, than individual applications. Or put differently, any family application will be slower than the average...
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    It's not just the officers (although I overall agree with your reasoning about the time they have to make such decisions) - under the immigration act, there is this text: "a person who is outside Canada and who does not present a status document indicating permanent resident status is presumed...
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    It should be ok as usually that doc not even required.
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    Urgent clarification on information letter/ COPR/ PPR

    Contact the visa section usually there is a document entitled confirmation f permanent residence
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    Infant temporary passport

    This may be what you meant so I'm just going to make explicit: in all cases I'm aware of, the consulates/consular sections will issue a passport (probably temporary eg one year) including on basis of having a copy of the application for citizenship certificate (and the related documentation like...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    It is indeed possible.
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    What answer are you looking for? Presumably either "yes, it is possible", or "yes, you did not know that." :)
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    October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    The interview was done less than ten days ago. Just wait for a while yet. Even when staff are totally on the ball, there are delays like this, and even a few days if it gets physically done at the same time as the interview. If that officer is junior and needs to be signed off, even more so.
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    Hyphenated first name changed by IRCC for an inland sponsorship application

    I believe IRCC removes punctuation from names and uses a space for PR cards. You can call them to ask this. (This is related to international passport standards for acceptable characters in machine-readable docs - although of course there is no single standard despite efforts to do so.)
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    October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Congrats. Make a good scan of the hard copy certificate - because it has bar codes and all that, it basically also works as an e-certificate (at least for service canada/passport office, which is the main place you'd need it anyway). That way you can store the hard copy and keep it in good...
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    Spousal

    He can apply without resigning and work until end of his current work permit - and apply for open work permit (after getting AOR). When he gets the open work permit, he can keep working for the same company or change jobs at will.