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    Citizenship 'consultants' - are there any official requirements like for immigration consultants?

    I pretty much put the question in the title. Does anyone know the answer to this? Is there a requirement to be officially registered or join a college for those providing services only for citizenship applications? For that matter, any requirements for citizenship certificate applications vs...
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    Citizenship Backlog Surge 2026

    I think I mentioned that above - a) Applicants for citizenship by descent do not apply for citizenship grants, but citizenship certificates - and those have different estimates and timelines. So in theory they shouldn't be included there. It's a different form and everything. b) It is...
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    Child born abroad

    I can only suggest you follow the instructions first, and contact the high commission directly for details specific to country. They usually list the documents they require - i.e if they don't ask for ultrasound copies, do not provide.
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    May 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Definitely call IRCC tomorrow, first thing in morning is your best chance.
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    Citizenship application for minor (Refugee)

    https://eservices.cic.gc.ca/rescalc/redir.do?redir=faq#Q5 My understanding is that time as a Protected Person (with that official status) does count, but I bow to superior knowledge of others - I'm just going by what is in this reference.
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    My belief is that Vancouver office is a step for the security parts (BG&P), i.e. either all or those with certain types of security (the ones that take longer than bog-standard) go through Vancouver/are managed for that portion out of Vancouver. So it's not "Vancouver is slow", but "Vancouver...
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    Citizenship approved in December 2025 but no oath invite yet. Applied in July 2025 and approaching 9 months of mark (and 3+ months since LPP).

    It's understandable, but the potential problem is that 'trying to make sense of things' means seeing patterns where they aren't. We are heuristic machines and really want to understand stuff, to find the key. (I do this myself). But when it comes to the offices and what they do and what issues...
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    Citizenship approved in December 2025 but no oath invite yet. Applied in July 2025 and approaching 9 months of mark (and 3+ months since LPP).

    This basically amounts to an agreement between MPs and IRCC that they won't overload the system with requests - and the way they do it as by not asking about ones that are (by construction) 'normal.' And the normal is defined as ... less than the processing time posted. Personally I find - and...
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    PRTD (R-1 instead of RC-1), Entry to Canada, and PR Status

    What do you mean by 'such problems'? (Oh, you probably mean fraud etc - yes my comment was meant to be reassuring, that as long as all is truthful, should be no issue). At any rate, the point remains - the decision has been made by IRCC (really the lead agency on these), through a process...
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    PRTD (R-1 instead of RC-1), Entry to Canada, and PR Status

    I think you should not have an issue at the port of entry - you have the PRTD approved, that constitutes a decision, and unless there is some reason to revisit it (which would might be eg serious misrepresentation or fraud), the CBSA officers at the border will almost certainly not revisit that...
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    Goods to follow

    Congratulations. Overall our experience was fairly similar and easy. And our preps and docs provided were roughly similar, except perhaps that I only did the 'stuff by box' stage on the day of packing. (Things of value like antiques and art I'd prepared and listed before - but we didn't have all...
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    PRTD (R-1 instead of RC-1), Entry to Canada, and PR Status

    1. I cannot see into IRCC's decision process but I would treat this as, well, 'lucky.' Assuming you are now ~22 and only spent one month in Canada, the usual 'humanitarian and compassionate' (RC-1 code) would not seem to apply. So overall I think your caution is warranted at least at first. 2...
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    PR card renewal - mail not received

    Call IRCC.
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    Permanent residency extension

    Sounds like it to me, I've not been in this situation. Correct - or at least to board a plane TO Canada, you don't need one to leave, and entry by land border/private vehicle can be done without a valid PR card.
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    Changed my name in my home country. problems renewing PR with new name

    Are you working with a lawyer or a notary in Quebec? [A warning to all others: the situation with legal name changes in Quebec is completely different than in other provinces. I don't pretend to know much about it, beyond that, and that it is much, much more difficult to do than anywhere else...
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    Permanent residency extension

    You sign in or create a new account here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/pr-portal.html I presume there's a way to recover your previous password or whatever but don't know. As noted, while you don't need to renew your PR card (your PR status...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Useful information: we usually see in the instructions from IRCC that the e-certificates and physical certificates are only valid/can only be used 2-3 days after the ceremony. While I'm going to continue to urge everyone to be cautious and NOT rely upon being able to use it, it's nice to know...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    How are you applying for the GCMS notes? When I've done, every single time there is a confirmation email from the ATIP system that the application for gcms notes has been received. IRCC does not provide a request number, CBSA does - and overall I've found the CBSA request system (through the...
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    Kids citizenship under 19 age problem

    I wasn't aware that they (still?) request proof of landing documents, you can try to push back on that (check the instructions carefully). (Or is this a case where the children do not have other supporting documents? But to answer specific question: you cannot get a new copy of landing...
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    GCMS notes say 'I do not appear to meet physical presence requirement'. Referred to PS for review/decision. What to do now?

    I agree with this overall with one caveat: in some cases for those using pre-PR days, particularly if there are periods where extensions have been granted (e.g. visitor record), IRCC seems to get stuck on whether their systems reflect that the applicant's status was valid. And while it seems...