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Thank you Leon, I'll try calling the embassy.

Please, does anyone have an idea what this means?

Hi everyone, I was reading in CIC's citizenship operational manuals and came across this statement: "A minor outside Canada can take the oath before a foreign service officer" on page 15 of CP-4 Grants (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/cp/cp04-eng.pdf) under section 2.26 Taking the...

Thanks puma and Leon. I just wanted to ask two questions related to the citizenship application and test: 1) My father was 53 years and 8 months when he applied for citizenship and added me to his application as a minor (I was 17 years and 11 months). My father's letter tells him to come for an...

I did it! :D I entered Canada at the land border without getting reported! :) Couldn't have done this without the help of this great forum, especially your superb help Leon. Thank you again :). I hope my experience would benefit and give hope to other PRs who are outside Canada with an...

Thank you very much Leon for your very useful and quick advice :)

Please Leon this is urgent! I finally got an invitation to take the oath of citizenship on the 15th of August 2013. I'm departing tomorrow for the US, then I'll go to Niagara Falls, NY and cross the Rainbow bridge (on the morning of July 29th) to Canada as a pedestrian. Should I tell the...

I just wanted to ask what would happen if I miss my citizenship ceremony for any reason? Would CIC give me a second chance to attend a ceremony at a future time? Would I have to write them a letter before the ceremony explaining why I wouldn't be able to attend?

Thanks Msafiri. I thought that, according to the processing times section on the CIC website, the average time required to process routine Canadian citizenship applications is 21 months, that's why my Father is expecting an invitation letter to the test and ceremony at any moment. Till now, my...

Thank you Leon. I'm not visa exempt to Canada unfortunately so I need to get a visa to the US and then enter Canada in a private car (I'll try to arrange to enter in a car with my Family to show them that I'm really entering Canada to join my Family, I suppose that may strengthen my situation)...

Thank you Leon for making that clear. I was 17 years and 11 months old when my Father applied for citizenship 19 months ago, so I must attend the oath to obtain citizenship. I have no choice but to enter Canada either in a private vehicle with my confirmation of permanent residence + passport...

Hello everyone, I've read many posts on this great forum talking about how it is possible to enter Canada at a US-Canada border in a private/rented car or by foot only with one's confirmation of permanent residence or record of landing + passport of a country that needs a visa to enter Canada...

You're right, it's worth a try and I have nothing to loose. Thanks Leon. :D

Thanks Leon and rjessome for your care and advice. I understand very well that lying in general is seriously wrong and it gets a person nowhere in the end, so I surely don't want to lie on my application in any way. It seems to me now that all I can do is just apply for a TD under H&C grounds...

Thank you very much for your advice Leon. I have an idea but I don't know whether it can work out or not. Since my father is now in Canada he can apply for me for renewal of my PR card under H&C conditions (is that possible in the first place because when I opened the application for PR card...

I too would like to know about the validity of travel documents. How many months are the travel documents that Canadian embassies issue valid? Would the travel document be issued with a date of expiration on it or would it only expire and get cancelled at the Canadian point of entry once the...

Thank you so much Leon!! I honestly don't know what many people on this forum would have done without your sincere desire to help. Keep up the great work! I just wanted your opinion on an issue, my father applied for citizenship on the 20th of May 2011 while I was 17 and 11 months, would I have...

You're right Leon, I only returned to Canada at the earliest possible opportunity in order to visit my Father; not to stay, thanks for pointing that out. But what do you advise me to do; should I just exclude point number 5 and write about the other 6 points or should I only write about point...

Thank you so much Leon for your reply. My whole story is that I landed in Canada with my parents in 2006 when I was only 12 years old but I returned straight away to Egypt after just a week because my Father had work in Egypt and still didn’t get a job offer in Canada. So basically I left...

Dear All, I am aware of the fact that a permanent resident child under 18 can acquire Canadian citizenship at the same time his/her eligible parent applies without the child having to meet the 3 years out of the last 4 residency requirement. However, I have some specific questions concerning...