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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    For 1: I would only include citizenship, PR status, and long-term work visas (i.e. > 6 mos.). 2. Passports or rare other travel docs (not visas). Some seem to include Nexus here, which doesn't make sense to me, but certainly won't hurt.
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    Baby born in India to Canadian Parent

    Thanks. I'd just note for children born outside of India, the process is quite similar (easier in some respects, possibly), at least for steps 4 & 5 - applying for the citizenship certificate and obtaining a passport. But in most cases I'd suggest contacting the Embassy/High Commission...
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    PR Card Renewal – Urgent Processing Submitted Sept 23, Travel Oct 20 — Advice & Reassurance Needed

    You'll be travelling with your foreign passport, of course - that's your main ID. The expired PR card gives them your 'was once a PR' status (and once a PR usually means probably still a PR) - and means they at any rate definitely have a file (database stuff) on you. (Which - as @Ponga points...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Standard for delivery is 30 days, they can request an extra 30 days (the 'we're busy' response). Any times less than that were just lucky and no reason to worry.
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    PR Card Renewal – Urgent Processing Submitted Sept 23, Travel Oct 20 — Advice & Reassurance Needed

    You asked same question elsewhere. Since you're in compliance with the RO, no issue. Carry your expired PR card, usual ID, and copy of the main bits (the form) of your renewal application. And for self-flagellation, a printed copy of your 250 page encyclopedia. No-one will look at it, but it...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL 2025 August

    The key question is whether or not you are in compliance with the residency obligation. If you are - no risk, just need to go through land border. Carry your usual id (including even expired PR card), and would be good to have a copy of your PR renewal app (eg on phone or physical) and you can...
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    Am I a Canadian Citizen

    I don't think so but not an expert. The citizenship act of 1946 required five years residency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Citizenship_Act,_1946 I don't see that his service in the RCN conferred citizenship, but that is a potentially tricky bit. The fee to apply for a certificate...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Right on the tracker page where you saw that you have a ceremony it says to wait until ~6 days before to receive the email - indicating it's perfectly normal.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Sure. Looks fine to me. You may wish to clarify earlier in the letter and state specifically that your work permit extension was not refused, but withdrawn (because not needed with receipt of PR status). And go over once more perhaps to simplify/for language.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    That's going to take some time and likely they will not provide either clear answer or written proof. @Pathamah52 - This isn't that complicated: sure, write a short letter of explanation just to cover the bases.
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    Please - that is exactly what you said, "The minimum wait is 24 months now." You may think it applies, and it might be relevant in this case - but it's not some 'minimum.' Just say something simple like 'it seems files that are delayed this long are taking 24 months or more.'
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    2023 Citizenship Applications

    I don't believe this 'minimum wait' is true. It may be for some specific pipeline or subset of apps, or a series of apps that have actually taken >24 months, but no way to know in advance (as far as I'm aware) that one's app is "in" some group for which 24 months is a minimum.
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    This sounds different than what you first posted. I leave it up to you to figure it out.
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    Potentially. As I mentioned before, you didn't provide your full timeline and whether you had lived together for continuous 12 months before you became a PR (eg it depends when this period living apart was). And obviously dependent on this also being a period in which there was not a relationship.
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    It is possible IRCC will accept your reasoning - but pay careful attention to it. Some here have had success in presenting their cases. I personally would be a bit skeptical about an immigration lawyer who dismissed this entirely as a concern. Rgardless - you are better off having asked and...
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    It's not a stupid question, and you shouldn't feel judged (well maybe a bit) - you made a mistake. Own up, deal with it, and leave it there for others to learn. For the record, I HATE this policy of IRCC's - it's overly severe for situations where people honestly make mistakes, and where...
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    I usually edit down the quote-posts just for logic/ease of reading, but every once in a while think I should quote the whole thing, just for this reason. Talk about ostrich-head-in-the-sand approach.
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    PCC for Citizenship application

    Read the instructions/form carefully. -You can answer 'yes' to being outside more than 183 days; BUT, -in the part that refers to which country, note that this time was in your country of origin (in the explanation box) immediately prior to coming to Canada/becoming a PR - i.e. you do NOT need...
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    Just LOVE when people ask for views/info and then delete the title and content of their original ask when they don't like the answers they get. Time for the big adult pants, folks.
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    Well, good luck. To me a few things stand out: -'we weren't sure of the relationship' = there WAS a form of conjugal relationship. This is EXACTLY why the concept of 'common law relationship' exists - people living together for 'years and years' and not making up their minds or having their...