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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I've done my update of my spreadsheet that's tracking these updates and what they tell us. It's a mixed picture. 1) Yes, for March 2025, 'two months' remaining. Unfortunately there are fully SEVEN months (March through September, inclusive) for which 'two months' is the official line. This is...
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    requirements for translation of foreign documents

    This affidavit requirement is pretty much a non-issue - IF the translation is done by whatever is considered an official or certified translator wherever you are. If it's also being authenticated by the Iranian authorities, that's another indication that it will likely be acceptable. As for...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    If it doesn't ask for one, you don't need it. The police certificates for citizenship are from other countries. IRCC can place a request directly to RCMP/others domestically as needed. I can't speak to what RCMP certificates people are getting - there are other uses of course. Some people...
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    Citizenship to Passport Pilot - Waiting for 20+ business days

    Ha, fair enough. Glad you've tracked it down, anyway.
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    Citizenship to Passport Pilot - Waiting for 20+ business days

    The number I gave you above (and the link page) was to the passport office. They have information about ... passports. Citizenship (IRCC) /might/ in some cases have certain info, but they're not directly responsible for ... passports.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    No need to do anything now with respect to IRCC. Do the stuff you need to for eg taxes and provincial matters (wahtever they may be). Whenever/when you have future interactions with IRCC - like applying for citizenship - you'll just tell the truth.
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    Citizenship to Passport Pilot - Waiting for 20+ business days

    You could try calling. Call our toll-free or direct number You can reach us at either of the numbers below. Toll-free number: 1‑800‑567‑6868 Direct number: 1‑819‑997‑8338 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/contact-passport-program.html
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    PCC for Canadian Citizenship

    1. Honestly don't know. 2. Yes, that would be my understanding. YMMV.
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    Canadian Citizenship Online Application - IDs

    I agree as above with what @natnanns suggested, don't think it's needed. But I'm also curious - could you advise if the Driver's License # is the same as the Ontario Photo ID # your wife had before? Don't post the #s of course. I'm just curious. And as was noted, it was a valid ID at the time...
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    Complex file review - Citizenship Interview

    I referred to it as an analogy. I assume you missed that. Or are not familiar with how analogies work - they're like something else, but also different. Because yes, it is not 'about' the standard of proof, but in some way is, IMO, comparable enough to the concept of standard of proof to be...
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    PR Residency Obligation: COPR June 2024, PR Card Jan 2025

    The date on the card is irrelevant except as the final date of validity of that card. There are no 'five year periods'. The only specific date that matters is the day you became a PR (landing date or COPR), which should also be on the back of your card as 'PR since' - and of course the day/date...
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    Citizenship Application - Didn’t declare marital status

    -Deal with CRA and whomever else asap - these could potentially cost you money. -In parallel, he should send a webform to IRCC regarding his app and update - include all information that he would/should have included at the time. (I don't recall how much detail is about spouse in citizenship...
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    Delayed Citizenship Applicantions

    For long delays ie. > year vast majority are security which will show as BG/LPP/Prohibitions.
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    Can Canadian citizenship by descent flow through adopted ancestor (adoption in 1920)?

    I agree with your interpretation - at least by basic logic - just reporting what the IRCC website says here. (And I think the statement I quoted above is contradicted elsewhere, so I absolutely would not rely upon it)
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    IRPA 28(2)(a)(ii) Calculation: Soft Landing Only + Co-habitation with Citizen Spouse Prior to Divorce

    Not sure I understand timing of your spouse's case, but if you left around the time your spouse became the PR and she subsequently became a citizen - it sounds like she must have remained in Canada? (At least more of the time / enough time to accumulate 1095 days physically in Canada). Once the...
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    Can Canadian citizenship by descent flow through adopted ancestor (adoption in 1920)?

    For what may be a different (I think?) take on this, see here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html Later down on adopted cases: "If you were born or adopted before December 15, 2025 ... Adopted people are likely...
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    Can Canadian citizenship by descent flow through adopted ancestor (adoption in 1920)?

    I believe the answer is no - I recall reading it somewhere recently but can't off the top of my head say exactly where. Don't take this as last word, do look into it. But I believe it has to be a clean series of biological links, or at least the adopted individual had to have acquired Canadian...
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    Complex file review - Citizenship Interview

    I think the situation is fairly clear: the citizenship days-present standard of proof may or may not be the same on paper, but in practice, the PR residency obligation is backstopped by the possibility of lenience - indeed in many circumstances not just a hypothetical probability but even a very...
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    October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Your PR status and card are independent of your spouse, so no, there should be no reason to do so.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    You'll have to read it to find out.