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    How to submit mother's death certificate

    CRA and economic development (the SIN people), others. But I'm not aware that IRCC needs to be notified, and I don't think it is necessary. Sorry for your loss.
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    Is Copr enough for PRTD?

    I think this is an imaginary problem, never heard of this being an issue - barring cases where there is a suspicion of USING another person's ID, i.e. fraudulently carrying or impersonating someone else. Have it in an envelope addressed to the recipient, almost certainly not an issue.
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    Citizenship time, need advise !!!

    It's really no different except that the physical presence part gets ... lengthy. While you really MUST keep your own records, you can order your exit/entry info from CBSA to double-check. (In our case we found one exit missing that potentially affected the physical presence count, so we...
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    Additional documents- citizenship application

    You do NOT need to add additional documents and it will not help, just clog up the system. 1) Your memory is faulty. Attach what they ask for - no more. 2) Pick one and go with that. You only need to show proficiency in one official language, so no, don't include evidence about another official...
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    Question about generational citizenship post-bill C-3

    There are other fora and online sources where people are actively applying and discussing. I note though that as far as I can tell, there are not all that many cases yet of completed applications based on the multiple-generations type - but I'm not following very closely, either. It could be...
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    Question about generational citizenship post-bill C-3

    I do not have an answer save that most lawyers and other sources are saying it is without limit, or in most cases at least to well before 1947. I'm not clear whether there is a specific limitation, such as after confederation. But as far as I can tell, it is so far being described only as far...
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    Citizenship certificate: Paper vs Electronic (e-certificate)

    e-certificate is faster in event you do an online citizenship ceremony, which is most these days. They have to mail you the physical one. (If you do a real live in-person ceremony, you'll be given the paper one by default). There's no major advantage or disadvantage to either - advantage of the...
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    Outland spousal sponsorship

    If your plan is fall 2027, nothing wrong with getting ready to apply now and applying when you're ready. It may well come early but as you see, no issue; if your plans hold, worst is you do a pre-settling visit / house-hunting trip.
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    Outland spousal sponsorship

    -If you get the PR approval and the visa to move, you can do a 'soft landing', wherein you show up, complete the formalities of becoming a PR, and go back whenever you like (next day even). That said, there's no particular advantage to applying too far in advance. -In the other case where you...
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    Restoration of Visitor Status refused. Can i still apply for inland spousal pr?

    You may want to consider applying 'outland' even though you are in Canada. This is fairly common and there is even space on the form for it. There used to be more differences than there are now between inland/outland. Notably the work permit possibility is now roughly equal (but sounds like...
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    How to fill 1 day being in flight for address history?

    It's probably the one on the PR card as that info would be taken direct from the database. If you have to use it elsewhere, that's what i'd use just in case, add a letter of explanation if you think it's an issue.
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    Canadian PR Entry Concerns: Crossing Canada border with Family from Detroit USA without meeting Residency Obligation

    Agree that it all comes down to priorities and resourcing. It's easy to get the impression from a forum about people's residency obligations (which is not surprisingly going to attract posts about problems with the residency obligation) that there are a lot or that it's a huge problem...
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    December 2023 - Citizenship Applications

    When did he apply for the mandamus and how long did it take after the mandamus app to get notified or a response and then the oath invitation?
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I can only interpolate from my own experience and especially comparing with CBSA notes (CBSA redacts a bit less) - but to sum up probably that missing half page has the basic info that the sub-activity consists of the IRCC office/officer requesting a CIT CSIS Screening (presumably meaning...
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    No final decision and passport request letter after receiving Correspondence letter on May 12th

    I'm worried whether or not there's a reason to worry.
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    Final Decision May 2026 - No email or tracker down

    It's not that uncommon for there to be a delay. You coudl call IRCC if you wish. Make sure to check your emails and spam inboxes.
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    In-Person Citizenship Interview: Should I Translate Old Passports from Before the 5-Year Eligibility Period?

    This was our experience as well. Of course we can't know if the officer actually spent time looking at stuff before, but I did not get that impression. And in our case there was a certain importance about a few of the stamps - because CBSA info missed one exit and two of the stamps showed when...
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    In-Person Citizenship Interview: Should I Translate Old Passports from Before the 5-Year Eligibility Period?

    We did not have an in-person interview but did provide copies of all passports with stamps for an online interview. We did not do translations of stamps. Now important note: we did not have ANY visas with extended details that were not in English or French. It was just stamps. the vast, vast...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    If it is required for your specific circumstances, you should not submit it without.
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Go ahead and renew your PR card. Spouse did it, got the new card by mail in less than 60 days. Pretty quick for those with no issues and in-country (and if you applied for citizenship recently, your residency obligation should be good too). It's fairly easy and not that time consuming...