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    Withdraw and reapply?

    Just to clarify, I believe we have seen some apps go for clarification where eg the applicant's presence info was contradicted by CBSA. When that happens, it's not automatically fatal to an app, just depends on the facts. (CBSA info can sometimes be wrong, or sometimes the discrepancy isn't...
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    Withdraw and reapply?

    I do not know the answer. I simply don't see info about where @Kiranmayi is actually residing/how much time in Canada. Other posts refer to being 'in Europe' re test, that is, I understand to mean 'now', and presumably the previous abandoned app meant was away back around time of that oath...
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    Citizenship Backlog Surge 2026

    The April update to the citizenship waits / numbers are out, and some of the info relevant to this question. The headline figures: timeline for most recent month applying (March 2027) is now shown as 12 months, whereas it's been at 13 months for some time now (at least 4-5 months). The max...
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    Deadlines to return Canada and to renew PR Card

    For RO compliance: you count the number of days OUTSIDE Canada in the last five years, discarding any days prior to becoming a PR; if the total of days OUTSIDE is LESS than 1095, you are in compliance. It applies whether or not your card is valid or not (but you cannot board a plane to Canada...
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    Withdraw and reapply?

    WARNING: while I agree that if the applicant is certain that they are under the 1095 days, I'm not clear that this is the case for @Kiranmayi . (But I might have missed something, or one of us may have confused with another case) Even for cases where it is referred to program support for...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Same, waiting. I note for march applicants it now says two months left. Which we know means 'two months left until we change the message to 'we need more time to process your application.' Actually it doesn't even mean that, because in practice Jan 2025 still shows two months, so it means...
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    PR Card Delay After Photo Resubmission – Sept 17 Landing

    I'd try calling IRCC, and if that doesn't resolve things/situation not clear, try your MP's office. Just emphasize that for someone landed and living in Canada it causes problems not to have it and/or you have a need to travel soon.
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    Soon to get Copr, can't leave dad alone, unable to decide

    The bottom line is: living permanently in Canada with your spouse, child, and elderly father may not be possible, or at least in reasonable timeframes. And at some point, remaining in home country with the father and family may foreclose options to settle in Canada. Sorry for the downer...
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    Withdraw sponsorship of spouse

    I agree overall - there are three different points here (IMO): 1) It is possible it's not a spousal sponsorship - in which case the actual move would be to remove the partner as a dependent spouse from the app. 2) On the more innocuous side, 'application' is a bit ambiguous - in reality it's...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    If it's any comfort, they /might/ do the AOR process more quickly since it's been partially checked and the sending-it-back part can take longer. But yes: it starts over. Completeness matters.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    If they sent it back, it starts over.
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Unfortunately esp about the de-linking. But on the first point: while I don't know of any detailed explanation of the policy for 'urgent processing', they do make clear such cases are 'exceptional.' I think in practice this means for jobs that legally require Canadian citizenship, and this is...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Even if they could do something, I wouldn't expect them to change status to urgent based on a job with no connection to Canada.
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    PR (Permanent Resident) applied from Quebec in April 2023 as a Refugee (Protected Person) and now it’s 2026

    Congrats and thank you for providing your experience, there's a dearth of follow-up where people share the process they went through.
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    Soft landing in Canada on Saturday - Advice needed on BSF186/BSF186a/Other things

    I don't think it was me, or at least I didn't do anything like that (or if I did make a recommendation like that must have been if someone had a question very specific in nature). Gold can be a special issue, and so can antiques or very old art or expensive jewellry (sometimes more about the...
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    Soft landing in Canada on Saturday - Advice needed on BSF186/BSF186a/Other things

    You should NOT apply for your health card at this time. You do it when you arrive to remain permanently. (I believe Ontario rules are that you're not supposed to leave for even more than 30 days or something in the first year or half year, and I think it's basically the same for other...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Is the job in Canada or with a Canadian government entity?
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    See here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html Which is rather sparse on information but tells you how to apply...
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    Workaround for Guarantor and references for Canadian Passport

    I think the answer is that it can delay it (there have been sporadic reports of it here) but there are not enough consistent reports to say for sure. My intuition is that for those who became citizens recently (i.e. by grant/naturalization) it probably isn't a significant issue - or at least...
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    Canadian Passport Processing

    It depends what service you applied for and whether pick-up or mail. For recent passport applications (last couple of years roughly, since the post-covid surge and delays were worked out) they've been pretty good. But I personally have only used the in-person apply and in-person pick-up service...