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    Wedding photos

    Oh, barf. They're not looking for 'love story.' They're looking for evidence it's a real relationship, and not a secret. Save the trite clichés and encomiums to marriage for youtube videos and cheesy toasts.
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    Shared Expenses/Financial Support

    One partner providing financial support for the other (i.e. paying rent for shared living space) IS financial support/shared expenses. One partner is supporting the other. (If it were, ahem, subsidies for 'services', that would be an entirely different matter) Obviously it CAN be beneficial to...
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    Apostille Documents?

    Note, because you asked, if you want to get them apostille'd and it's easier, they should (must I think) accept that too. Just it's not required. [Note to others: some countries in Latin America have strict requirements that things must be notarized / apostile'd / authenticated 'by government.'...
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    August 2023 - Citizenship Applications

    I should think if it's three citizenship-candidates they are allowed one guest each.
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    When you say except the last one, what do you mean? What is it that's not green? As far as I'm aware, background + LPP is the full thing. Next is the oath / ceremony invitation. This is generally not long esp in large metropolitan areas, but some geographic variance + randomness.
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    Seeking Legal Advice: Application Re-opened & Counterfoil Cancelled – IRCC Email its nearly 6 months ago its showing under review with IRCC

    I echo what @Buletruck said - get in touch with a legal firm directly. One suggestion: order your GCMS notes immediately, legal counsel will want whatever information can be found and that would be important input.
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    Will my tools work in Canada?

    No prob, I've been through it a couple times myself, so understand. It is pretty important. I doubt the drill and saw and the like are worth going to much effort for, but up to you. Transformers might be workable; I doubt the frequency difference would matter much but I don't know. Lamps I...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I don't know about the eCOPR - I am warning that the text in the COPR (paper version) is VERY clear, just that people do not pay attention to it. (Or think it can be fixed later - and it can't).
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I want to underline (not so much for you but for anyone else who reads this who is looking into it): -it is EXTREMELY serious and shows how important it is to READ THE DOCS YOU GET FROM IRCC AND BEFORE SIGNING ANYTHING. -We see lots of cases of this here, and effectively ZERO where IRCC does not...
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    Did not disclose marriage before ECOPR, Need help rectifying it

    I'm sure that there have been more than one case, and different specifics. But as far as I'm aware they've all involved the PA advising CBSA/IRCC as soon as possible.
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    Step mum listed instead of brith mum

    Sure. But fair to say that for the initial documentation will be presumed that the child of five had no role and could not have misrepresented.
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    Obviously we cannot know for sure that all officers always ask - but in the end, that discussion boils down to "did they sign a document saying everything is truthful that lists their family members?" - if so, irrelevant if the officer asks, because you signed a document saying this (see next...
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    PCC for Canadian Citizenship

    Look, since you're posting elsewhere asking - download the form, read it. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/cit0002.html The answer is in section 10(b), in the text under the box 'list each country or territory below.'
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    Canadian Citizenship Application -- PCC Needed ?

    Seriously - download the form, go through it. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/cit0002.html You have to apply online now (I think) but the content is the same.
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    Step mum listed instead of brith mum

    The OP was five years old.
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    PCC for Canadian Citizenship

    If you look on the form (the downloadable one), yes, it confirms in one of the notes that you do not need if any days outside Canada >183 days were in country of origin prior to landing as a PR. This is in the fields immediately around the number of days/PCC. I'll leave it to you to find it.
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    GCMS - RC-8090

    Not to be a non-downer, but RC-8090 seems just to refer to the Sydney processing centre - where I believe every single citizenship app is also referred to. So as far as I can tell, having RC-8090 listed as one of the offices means ... precisely nothing. Fast files will see it, so will slow ones...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I realize now I wrote this entire screed only in the context of a spouse, but equally true for children - just so that all realize it does apply to anyone who should have been disclosed (and checked) as an immediate family member.
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I don't know how much it's required for the officer to ask, TBH. In my experience (limited!), they do. I actually am a tiny bit sympathetic to those who maybe miss what the officer says on this - it is a classic environment where one can be a bit overwhelmed, often it may not be native...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    You did indeed get a bit lucky, in the sense that you actually listened to what the officer said. Many don't seem to, nor read the information sent to them. This is NOT, however, one of those "well it was hidden in the fine print" things. It's reasonably clear. It's repeated multiple times, in...