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    PR application / PRTD question

    Short response: no indication of cause for worry. Respond accurately and honestly. Otherwise . . . This is "new" compared to the 2020 version of the application for a new PR card, which to be clear is not to renew PR status, but to renew an expired, or soon to expire status card; that is, this...
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    PR card renewal obligations

    Reminder: Two pieces of evidence showing residence in Canada is sufficient when the PR card applicant is in compliance with the RO based on physical presence in Canada for at least 730 days within the relevant time period. Indeed, this is ONLY when the PR card applicant is in compliance with the...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    For context, this is a weedy aside in regards to SECU information published online by IRCC, in regards to the Minister of IRCC's appearance before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) on Alleged Terrorist Immigration to Canada, September 19, 2024 (see link to full...
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    Questions on Citizenship Application for folks who have worked remotely

    Clarifications . . . (yeah, the dreaded editor, never satisfied . . . ) Obviously, truthful disclosures in the citizenship application are not misrepresentation. So I sense this query is more about whether there will be a negative credibility factor in processing the citizenship application...
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    Regional Case Officer also Inspect PR Residency Obligation?

    To be filed under middle of the night clarifications . . . The observation in parentheses warrants emphasis for clarification. It is the situation itself that is unusual, not the least because a TRV was issued to a PR who is being sponsored for PR. (Note: Others have addressed various aspects...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    As the observations by @armoured illustrate, much of what you are referring to here actually is public information. Accessing it, and especially being able to readily access it, just finding it, is the trick. And a big part of the trick is figuring out what to look for and knowing how to...
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    Residency Obligation not completed in last 5 years

    You seem to be getting out over your skis a bit . . . First question is whether you will have status to stay. This is based on the situation, as it appears, that you are currently in breach of the RO, meeting the definition of inadmissible and potentially subject to inadmissibility proceedings...
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    Explanation of Address History Dates.. Urgent !!

    Re Address History: Reminder: The OP's query, this thread, is about ADDRESS history NOT TRAVEL history. With exceptions (such as definitive termination of residence followed by a significantly lengthy period without establishing new place of residence), generally a person's residential...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL 2025 August

    Yes, AOR means "Acknowledgement of Receipt," and its means the application has been opened and a file for it established in GCMS; thus the application has been determined to meet the requirements for making a complete application, and it is being processed. Note: Even though AOR means the...
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    Automated Decision-Making -- "Advanced Analytics" -- and AI, yeah that AI, so maybe some GOTCHA

    Even though today's discussion at CBC is not about PRs, so not about PR card or PR TD applications, not about PRs applying for citizenship (these being my primary focus in contested immigration issues), the underlying story is about IRCC's "use of processing technology," and more in particular...
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    Citizenship application - Hire a lawyer vs Apply on my own

    I concur in observations posted by @armoured including, in particular and with some emphasis, that the citizenship application is simple and straightforward enough the vast majority of applicants do not need and do not obtain assistance from lawyers. It is probably quite unusual to hire a...
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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?

    Very likely, then, the physical presence issue, the shortfall, is that IRCC has not verified you were in Canada WITH VISITOR STATUS following that entry when your passport was stamped. Assuming the passport stamp is sufficient evidence of status for enough days to show you met the physical...
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    Expired PR, Residency obligations not met

    Not sure if others take it for granted that you are familiar with and have reviewed the specific information IRCC provides that details what supporting documents a PR needs to present to show their compliance with the PR Residency Obligation, including what needs to be presented when the PR is...
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    Advice on calling IRCC getting more information

    I cannot comment (don't know) about the internal decision-maker structure/hierarchy within IRCC (I have no clue, for example, what it means to be a "Level-2 delegated decision maker (a PM-03)" beyond that described in the source you link), let alone any correlations with the processing of...
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    PR Obligation | PNP | Moving out of province

    Upfront, to be clear, according to a Manitoba government website, to be a "supporter" for a nominee in the MPNP program, the supporter . . . ". . . must be able to demonstrate that any applications they previously supported resulted in successful, permanent economic establishment in Manitoba . ...
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    Refugee status cessation and PRs applying for citizenship

    Congratulations. Enjoy! And it is good to see that not every PR-refugee that might be subject to cessation loses their status in Canada. So, thank you for the update.
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    PR Obligation | PNP | Moving out of province

    It is OK to take a job in another province . . . and resettle there . . . or even (since you have citizenship) in another country. OK for you. OK for anyone who supported or sponsored you. No expertise or knowledge of the MPNP rules in particular necessary, it is safe to say that if you...
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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?

    xx @Seym states the gist of it. Except to say the outcome could be uncertain; you could wait and submit whatever is requested, attend hearings, and in a year or two, perhaps even longer, have the application rejected. The risk of rejection depends on the extent to which the record of...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    Whether to come to Canada in your situation is a very personal decision. What is the better decision depends on many factors specific to you and your family. This is a decision for you and your spouse to make based on your best judgment, based on your personal circumstances. And yeah, not an...
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    Residency Obligation not met

    I do not know how much weight it will carry but if the PR explains that part of the reason for not returning to Canada sooner was the parents' health situation, heart valve replacement or knee replacement or whatever, it MUST be considered in the H&C analysis. The question is not whether it is a...