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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Same here. In my case I got an FP request though, and I sorta ... didn't do it until the last minute before deadline. Even so, I wonder if just getting an FP request is enough to make the case non-routine (and thus can't rely on processing times anymore, officer has no incentive to work on the...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    I'm sorry I meant where did you see that PM 03 means a complex application / complex screening?
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    Out of curiosity, where did you see that? The closest I've found is this, https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/secu-september-19-2024/citizenship.html > Any application in which criminality is suspected must only be assessed and decided...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Agreed. I am hard pressed to think where one would actually need a passport outside of travel, where alternative ID is not available. ICBC (to get a health care or driver's license in BC) is good with the PR card + a bank card or credit card...
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    Questions on Citizenship Application for folks who have worked remotely

    Agreed (as the 2nd post on this thread from two months ago said). I can understand the confusion though - I've seen some applications (e.g. for very high level US security clearances) where they want to know everywhere you stayed at, even if it's just less than a day. I haven't seen this...
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    PR Card Renewal - Guidance

    Ah, understandable. The "OP" we were referring to actually joined in late with a vaguely related question to someone else's thread (but is the one who's parents have the straightforward renewal), meanwhile the actual OP of the thread had originally asked about a much more complex case.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Agreed. Sounds like all is in order. Good luck! No, a PR card is not a travel document. The TLDR is that a PR card can't be used for travel to other countries, so it doesn't count. See...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I think that's fine. You're basically picking the closest status possible to your actual situation from the limited choices in the drop down, and you'll be explaining your real status anyways in the LOE. Shouldn't be an issue. Hypothetically, if you weren't able to work (say you applied for...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Not sure if one exists yet but post in the Sept 2025 citizenship thread when you get a chance. That's odd. I didn't have to deal with this myself but I'd think that it should understand that multiple extensions are possible. I'll wait for others with direct experience to chime in, as I suspect...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    From https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/what%E2%80%99s-the-difference-between-background-verification-and-prohibitions.778708/post-10232237
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    PR Card Renewal - Guidance

    Not really, because this probably is the simplest and most straightforward kind of case - the applicants (OP's parents) likely meet RO and all other requirements for a renewal and are still living in Canada at the IRCC registered Canadian address. It gets a lot less straightforward once you...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Actually saw a horror story related to this recently, https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/unlink-joint-applicaiton-citizenship-application-delay.873842/ (wife is ready for oath but it's been over a year without one being scheduled, husband is stuck with...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I wonder if one would expect BG times to be different for those who did get FP request vs those who didn't. Presumably if we got an FP request, IRCC is checking those FPs against something (to confirm we're not the folks matching some one else's record), so it makes sense that this process might...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    So, I just realized that Omer v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), 2022 FC 1295 (CanLII) https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2022/2022fc1295/2022fc1295.html is an example of a case where this (the solace in the protection of Canada that comes with having PR status) is taken into...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    Congrats! I guess there was another draw recently and you received it from the newer one?
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    Not a problem in the slightest. If anything I'm grateful that someone with such a deep understanding of the topic as yourself is willing to help us understand such weedy and complex topics, particularly ones where misinformation can otherwise easily run rampant (to the detriment of all, but in...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder if those emails helped them to decide to let it go (as in, provided factors for the officer to consider when deciding against a referral). Did your one trip to the home country take place before or after December 15, 2012? Wondering if the date of the trip may...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    You can check over at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html though I don't think they split out online from paper applications. But the vast majority are online ones so I doubt the data is skewed much. There's a tracker at...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    As per https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-a-replacement-for-my-lost-IELTS-test-result-form and https://ielts.org/organisations/ielts-for-organisations/verifying-ielts-results the best bet is to contact the centre that you took the test from and see if they can find a copy. If you took it online...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    These two things stood out as red flags to me too, which is why I stated my concern about that poster's citizenship app possibly also ending up delayed... Agreed. So knowing the exact nature of the service provided is important here. It's important to note that embassies and consulates do...