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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    We did not do family (separate apps and ceremonies) so I can't say for sure. I presume they let you have one invitee per applicant but not certain.
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    inland spousal sponsorship

    I agree with the comments above overall - I'd just note even if you do a court marriage, have friends attend. Get some pictures. Have some kind of 'event' for some group of friends, even if it's only a small event in a restaurant. Pictures. You should be careful about your status - I do not...
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    Declaring imports during soft landing

    Depends what you mean by soft landing. If you will be arriving (again) in future and before your container (esp if you haven't sent container yet), then you don't need to do it now. You do the forms for things arriving separately when you next return. Just answer questions truthfully - your...
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    Common-law and married to the same person

    If it's been any significant length of time since the (unrecognized) marriage and they have the history of residing together to meet common law, I think that's the more reliable route. IMO.
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Scarborough.
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    Finding a commissioner for a legal name change in Ontario

    Notary public. You can search online where you are, there are 'online' ones where they'll set you up with someone local-ish for the stamp and signature/witness part (whatever is required). I believe most lawyers can do this as well, and there are other options, but the notaries specialise in...
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    We had two go through it and it was applicant + one person - pretty sure that is standard. My spouse went as invitee (both times) - impression was that there was no extra room / addl invitees wouldn't be admitted, but I do not know for sure and it may depend on location etc.
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    If PRTD application under H&C considerations is rejected

    -The beginning language is boilerplate really. The "otherwise complied with..." refers to the other ways to 'meet' RO (eg be given leniency under H&C), so nothing strange, it's saying (somewhat legalese) that they don't think your H&C meets the standard. -No implication specifically that...
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    PRTD Application

    Your case seems pretty straightforward (from the info I see, so kind of guessing) - personally I'd proceed as you did without translations and just first page, and in whatever correspondence you attach, just note you're providing these to show you reside together (proof of address). Don't...
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    Have COPR; Short Visit without Landing?

    I'd tell them if it comes up. If they ask, just tell them you don't wish to 'land' (become a PR) just yet, if that's what you want. Note, there's no harm in doing it early either. The one thing is you'd have to get the PR card sent somewhere in Canada and then sent on to you in UK. (That's the...
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    Why delete all the content? Silly.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Try this: https://tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/register
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    You asked for that reassurance, and decided to continue catastophizing about it. Ok then.
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    January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    You will know when you get the email. You can check the IRCC 'when are citizenship ceremonies' for your city (internet search), and guess whether the day of the week of ceremonies they mention seems to fit the published dates for that city. This method's not infallible though, not clear they...
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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...