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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    Well, I mean, we are barely three years removed from the end of COVID. Agreed. I also don't know OP's full story regarding why there was such a delay. But I wouldn't be surprised if the story turns out to be similar to mine (i.e. the delay was outside of OP's control and caused by a COVID...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    Agreed, but OP here is an exception.
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    Using 60 days ITA time to increase work experience?

    OP isn't anticipating getting ITA until September and it's still July. So not enough time has passed for OP to "do" anything yet. Though I think OP would be fine - the unpaid leave that might happen in August (that is, next month) wasn't planned when OP submitted profile. So if OP waits the 60...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    And my point is that the three year rule doesn't do that. I think - assuming there is a shortage of such folks - it makes more sense to spin off a separate category for these, for fewer spots. Though if we instead have a surplus, perhaps these should be removed from the draws altogether...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    That's fair. I'd say a similar but different argument would apply to, for example, software developers. (In software development the pace of change can be dizzyingly fast. So much so that in some specializations - like JavaScript frameworks - someone who takes a complete break from the field...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Ah, thats a good insight! If I'm reading https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility.html#language and...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    Ah, yes that makes sense. I got ITA back in 2019 and successfully applied in 2020. Meanwhile, doing some digging (from the folks who host this forum no less) reveals that category draws started in 2023 (source: https://www.canadavisa.com/news/ircc-category-based-express-entry-draws.html &...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    > eligible foreign national is not a member of the category ... if the work experience ... was not accumulated within the three-year period preceding the date the officer receives their application for permanent residence. Wow. That's news to me, that the experience has to be within three...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    FWIW, after I passed the test, the tracker's own timeline didn't show it as completed until 8 days later, and I didn't notice until I logged into the tracker again 18 days later... in my case I got a FP request a few days ago (so perhaps they update the test as completed in tracker if they're...
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    Advice Needed

    The other thing that might theoretically help is to see if you can bump up your educational level - if you just hold a single bachelors degree, then try getting a Masters online from your home country, that may bump you up the needed ten points. (If you hold a Masters already or at least two...
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    Non-Canadian Bachelor's Degree (No ECA) — Do I Declare It or Not?

    1. No as per https://www.cicnews.com/2020/12/canadian-immigration-applicants-now-only-need-to-submit-highest-degree-for-eca-1216558.html - only the highest degree (your Masters) matters. And since it's Canadian it is counted without an ECA, so none is needed at all. (Note though that in some...
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    Did not receive ITA despite have CRS above cut-off

    Um... Don't lose hope yet.
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    Citizenship application REFUSAL for residents in Quebec with PR obtained through EE

    While OP said that eligibility for citizenship was coming up soon, OP didn't say how soon. It's possible that it's just now (this week) that eligibility to apply for citizenship has happened (which then might not include any buffer as per the usual recommendation on this forum). So OP might...
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    PFL - MISREPRESENTATION - NOT MENTIONING COMMON LAW

    Like I said both myself and my spouse got PR. How long ago did you hit the one year mark and officially become common-law ? And when did you last apply for PGWP? If that was before Oct 2024 (PGWPs are usually good for two or three years) then you're fine as you wouldn't have had to declare...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Same. For reference though, the original comment just referenced a "previous link" that I didn't immediately see. It's possible that it was mentioned earlier in the thread, or perhaps one can find it by searching that poster's history. Ah! So I cross referenced that and found this from the...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    An impossible requirement then, as the US doesn't have open work visas and closed work visas require one to have the job offer first before the employer can start the sponsorship process. That sort of "impossible requirement" reminds me a bit of this...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Perhaps. Worth pointing out that from https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/market-industry-info/search-country-region/country/canada-united-states-export/exporting-guide-canadian-businesses/business-travel.html (specifically 6.2.1. ) the NAFTA B-1 business visitor classification seems to cover...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    What do you mean by "traveling for work" ? I mentioned this because you originally wrote Which implies that there is some US visa that exists that would help your situation. The rules about expediting are more general, so if you are eligible for a different lettered visa for some work related...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    This is probably more likely if you have a common name. What probably happened is that someone with the same name and birth date (or perhaps using your name as a nickname - think of you being named "Fred Brown" and then a "Frederick Brown" who sometimes also goes by Fred) has a record that got...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Any chance of applying for and getting that US visa? I know it's gotten tougher over the past half year but is it still a possibility that a visa may come through in time? US visas can also be requested on an expedited basis...