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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Argh! You're probably right actually. Not technically (IRCC obvs. didn't shutdown because the US gov't shutdown) but rather - for those of us who have recent US travel prior to submitting the app, IRCC probably asked CBSA for records, and CBSA asked CBA. If it came in post-shutdown, CBA...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    Thank you again for the insightful comments @dpenabill Edit - in particular when you call out that folks like jurists and aren't necessarily or automatically equipped to better understand the instructions better than the rest of us. I consider what you wrote here, to be equivalent to what I...
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    Protected Person - Open work permit renewal

    Since you're renewing, you did previously apply, so the answer is yes. And then you give the details of your previous application. Here's a good example from a few years ago...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    Hmm. I feel like that's mostly a matter of semantics. I'll accept this for the sake of argument, though I feel it's not that important. Instead, I feel you got the important bit covered here, Hence why it wasn't entirely unreasonable to leave them out of the table and levels plan. Perhaps...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    Ah sorry about that, good catch, just fixed. Uh, yes, it is? I would be willing to go down a bit here, and concede that there might be multiple plain readings, one of which is mine and another is yours. But this would only prove my point - if the instructions have multiple plain readings, then...
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    Unemployed - Zero income NOA for residency proof

    Ah, you're probably right on this. Most likely what happens is that if a mistake does occur from the applicant, it's the applicant including extra evidence (say five pieces instead of two pieces). Not too much extra trouble for the officer to deal with and the applicant still gets renewed. So...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    I agree with most of what you write above, but there are a couple of important points where I must respectfully disagree with you. So the specific instruction that I would point out to be confusing is this, > You must provide copies of 2 pieces of evidence that can show you have met the...
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    Protected Person - Open work permit renewal

    Ahh, that's why. India is one of the countries where a medical exam is always required as per the earlier link. Yes, as per the other link about the temporary public policy, your medical exam should be good for five years. Assuming you got it on Jan 1, 2023 it's counted as good until Jan 1...
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    Protected Person - Open work permit renewal

    What message does it show after you select NO? The message that it gives when it prevents you from proceeding? You're allowed to apply via paper instead of online if the online application is not working, > You can only apply on paper if you’re in 1 of the following situations: There’s a...
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    Refusal on old Visit Visa extension after re-entry (while in midst of H&C application)

    Going a bit off-topic here, but this is interesting. Canada understands dual intent differently from other countries, like the US for example. In the US, as per https://agimmigration.law/en/dual-intent-visas/ only specific types of visas can be considered as having dual intent (and even then...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    I mean, this is just a modest forum, it's not like it's the fediverse in all it's glory ... but point taken.
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    DUI Charge PGWP

    Interesting. A DUI has a maximum penalty of ten years and so is considered as having serious criminality that can make one inadmissible to Canada - even if you get a much lesser penalty like six months minus one day in jail or even just probation. Meanwhile, careless driving has a maximum...
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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    To be fair the instructions are worded a bit confusingly in some places. See...
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    Unemployed - Zero income NOA for residency proof

    I've been thinking this over. While the instructions are quite clear, it would probably be helpful if they included something like the following verbiage in the instruction guide (Guide IMM 5445 to be explicit): "You do not need to cover every day of the residence period. Proof like a zero...
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    New Budget and PR processing

    One thing I'd add to this great response: > jump the queue en masse to get PR over people who played by the rules. By and large, protected persons - who have already been reviewed and approved - did in fact play by the rules. Because these people faced great danger, the rules are deliberately...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    One thing I'd add to this great response: > jump the queue en masse to get PR over people who played by the rules. By and large, protected persons - who have already been reviewed and approved - did in fact play by the rules. Because these people faced great danger, the rules are deliberately...
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    Renew refugee travel document

    Wait I don't mean to try and cross the border with the photos of previous issued. I mean go to the appointment with those photos to get a new US visa. Crossing with photos in place of the real visa will likely get you into trouble. Also probably the old and new RTD numbers are not linked so the...
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    New Budget and PR processing

    I am incredibly sad to agree with you on this point. But, agreed. But one influences the other, right? If the worldwide crisis wasn't as bad, there'd be less pressure on Canada to take in, and thus it'd be easier to ask to reduce the numbers. As it is.... But of course there is also pressure -...
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    New Budget and PR processing

    I think we all want the same thing really - a magic wand that we can wave that will - Ensure that genuine refugees get to stay in Canada as full PRs or citizens and their dependents get to come - Ensure that there's enough housing and jobs for both the above folks as well as all the native-born...
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    Renew refugee travel document

    In the old days, before clowns took over the country, I think that would have worked fine. You basically have the same situation as described in https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-to-get-a-replacement-u-s-visa-after-losing-your-passport.html - old passport is essentially lost and old...