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    Crossing into Canada by Land with Newborn (No Passport or Birth Certificate Yet)

    There are different issues at play here - including what we don't know, which is why you have this plan at all. (Can you explain why?) -in Canada, are you already here and residing and compliant with the residency obligation? -US administration seems to be very actively against non-citizens...
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    November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Just wait for now.
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Decision made not seen directly, I think everyone just infers that date when they put in the spreadsheet.
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    May 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Apparently for minors the updates (or lack of them) doesn't mean that much, just pay attention to what's happening for the parents.
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    PR under Ukraine Family Reunification Public Policy

    Reply and attach the file to the email you are now sending.
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    Resubmitting request from IRCC

    Reply to the email and attach the file. Paper-clip type button in most email programs.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Note, he may want to contact IRCC in advance if he does not have PR card - one of the parts of the citizenship ceremony is submitting one's PR card (if in person) or cutting it up (online). I'm sure they have procedures for those without PR cards (you're not required to have one to apply for...
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    Is a foreign retirement pension taxed by CRA?

    Yes, I missed that. Still would suggest speaking to a professional. As I recall, SOME dual-tax agreements have special treatment for certain special accounts. Granted, probably not in this instance.
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    Is a foreign retirement pension taxed by CRA?

    While I agree with the comments by others that your pension will be taxable income, worth noting that if you are paying tax on the pension payments in Brazil, you MAY be able to deduct the taxes paid at source from your taxes payable in Canada. Usually this depends on whether there is a...
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    Dependent Child Sponsorship -2024

    In both cases your spouse should enter HER name (the person taking legal responsibility for 'signing' for the minor's name must be entered, not the minor's). Do you have the PR card to include? yes, you can use the previous receipt.
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    oath to e-cert timeline

    So in sum - the answer to this flurry of messages is "just wait a day or two before freaking", right?
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    Spousal sponsorship

    No, but the application biometrics fee will need to be paid at some point for the child (if bios are required - they/re not taken for children under 14, I believe). [Note: I corrected my typo above just now, sorry if any confusion. Only biometrics fee would need to be paid for a...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I won't go through the thread right now seeing where they got that but the urgent processing info for application for citizenship doesn't have such language: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html This...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    That was my point - the employer presumably wants the applicant to have either some kind of visa that allows work OR Canadian citizenship, because the latter qualifies many for some jobs with minimal paperwork (is done at border, I understand). This is the question. Personally I think it would...
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    Some tips for virtual oath ceremony

    We had one family member request in-person after getting the invite for virtual. The switch to in-person was all handled smoothly and was two or three weeks after the original (sorry, I just don't recall). I've no idea how representative that is - it was GTA/Scarborough where there are frequent...
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    That is what is called 'deep, deep Scarborough' in the GTA.
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    Possible to waive medical exam for non-accompanying dependent?

    No fixed timeline.
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    I finally met my biological parents! Now, Can I change the name of my parents in my immigration documents?

    I don't believe, if you were born outside of Canada, that Canada retains the register for or any legal document attesting to your parentage whatsoever. IRCC may have had some documentation before when you told them who your parents were, and a copy of your birth certificate. I doubt there is...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Presumably means undertaking actual employment with a US company (for which Canadian citizenship may work using NAFTA (and its redheaded-stepchild mutant offspring CUSMA) rules.
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    Outland Spousal Sponsorship

    I do not understand what you are asking / what your concern is.