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    The Government of Canada introduces citizenship by descent legislation for Canadians

    So basically three-year physical presence (cumulative) before the birth of a child. That's quite a light requirement (not complaining, just noting). At least not a punishment of a requirement like the conservatives had pushed for, reportedly a three years in the last five years requirement.*...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    There's less than a handful showing for February yet, although for Jan more than two-thirds (especially assuming some haven't provided info for a while or updated at all, which is common). So probably February will start filling up more in the coming weeks - meaning most likely March cohort...
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    Missing travel history

    Please don't just do the chatbot response.
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    Security screening type A34: comprehensive

    As far as I'm aware, all files transfer to some other office after Sydney - or at least not at all unusual. Sydney just does the initial reception and check/initial review.
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Sure. But do they have specific information about what 'non-routine' is, beyond "it's taken longer than the estimated timeline?". That's what I said. I wasn't saying things that I didn't say.
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    Citizenship Application: Optional Document Submission Inquiry

    No. Don't provide all this extra stuff. Fill out the forms, read the instructions carefully, and provide ONLY what they ask for. Providing extra won't speed things up EXCEPT in cases where there is really something unusual about your case that you need to clarify. They will ask for more if they...
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I'm not convinced that they're telling you anything of use when they tell you it's routine or not. I think all they're doing is saying "has it gone by the estimated # of months, yes or no?" If yes, non-routine. [Note I think they always just use whatever the current # of months is, that posted...
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    Residency Obligation & Long Absence from Canada Before and During the 5-Year Period.

    Agree with above. I'd just note, you'll need a police clearance certificate, so plan in advance how to get it.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    You either wait for the email invitation to the tracker, or you just try to register for it before that. Usually a day or two (or more) after AOR.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    We did get separate mail about tracker, about ten days after the AOR. But we had already logged into the tracker etc before that (after a couple days I think).
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    Medical exam waiver for dependents kida

    Agree with @scylla. I'd note to them that they can (hypothetically) be sponsored as long as they are under 22, and that while they may not be interested now, that could change - for example if they wanted to study in Canada. If not - well, you tried. You can get a letter from them saying they...
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    You should do what my spouse does: get your spouse to check obsessively and then ask them once a week if there's any news. See above in this thread. There are opinions about which offices are fastest, or slowest - and those opinions may or may not be correct or up-to-date. There are some...
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Unproven but a lot of opinions. Everybody who thinks their file is going slowly thinks 'their' office is slow. One poster in March thread called IRCC and got info that ALL files go through vancouver office for some part (background I think). If that's true you can see the issue: people who are...
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    inland spousal sponsorship

    A side note on this: it's unclear to me how much the (much) longer estimated times for inland are a technical issue (my suspicion) or something else going on. (That number jumped quite a lot a few months ago and now has fallen again by >6 months). I for one no longer have confidence that it...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Or possibly in fact all or almost all applications pass through Sydney and Vancouver, so any identification of them as 'slow' is meaningless, because they're also the offices through which all the fast files pass through: Sorry, I had to edit, the new post / embedding is terrible, here's the...
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    inland spousal sponsorship

    I cannot, of course, tell you that this exactly will be enough. That's for IRCC to consider with your application. But for some comfort, what you've described doesn't sound that unusual and I wouldn't expect it to be a big problem. Just document well your relationship from the past (with...
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    The big ones, for normal files where presence and language is clear - because they may depend on non-IRCC people - are the background check and prohibitions, as both can involve security checks. And there can be backlogs with those.
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    SOWP or PR for wife of a Citizen ?

    As far as I'm aware the only option is PR.
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    inland spousal sponsorship

    -You were not required to report a 'conjugal' relationship. -I repeat what I said before: it will help your app if you have some friends (from here is fine) attend your wedding in absence of family, and have some event for them (even if small, even if cheap like a small party at a bar). -If your...
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    Traveling without valid Canadian PR

    -The big thing for almost all PRs without a valid card is they can't board a plane without one (or a PRTD). IRCC won't issue them a 'visa' or an ETA - only a PRTD. (They can go to land border if they can travel through USA). -US citizens are an exception from this rule. The only issue - rare -...