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True but it's an admin issue. Also some MPs can take months to respond to these type of issues. I believe I have this resolved now. I reached out to CBSA and CIC/IRCC through various channels. I wrote an email stating that I am now a citizen, provided my passport number, citizenship certificate...

I'm in the same boat. Got flagged as a PR because I was close to limit on Residency Obligation back in 2015. For 7 years I accepted that every time I got sent to secondary it would stop when I became a citizen. Now I'm a citizen and I still get sent to secondary for RO which makes no sense and...

Hi, I'm doing my Oath on the 2nd, and I would love to cross the border and go skiing in the US with American friends on the 8th. I have a UK passport. What happens if I cross the border before my Canadian Passport has arrived. On my return to Canada, if I present with my UK Passport, cut up...

I asked for a reschedule, it's been over 6 weeks and I'm still waiting for a new appointment.

Hi, How can I get in contact with IRCC to ask about my citizenship? Is there a number which allows you to speak to a person? If so how do you get through the menu to a real person? Thanks

Hi, I applied for citizenship back in August 2020 when I lived in Toronto, here's my timeline: Nov 26, 2020 - Application Filed Mar 9, 2021 - Background verification activity status updated to complete Mar 14, 2022 - Citizenship test completed Aug 29, 2022 - Invited to In Person Interview in...

Well annoyingly in my response to them I explained that I have a commitment out of the country and also all my paperwork is at my house in Montreal which I would have to collect. Now they have told me they have cancelled my appointment and transferred my file to the Montreal CIC. I was really...

Its an interview and it specifically says In Person. They want me in Scarborough at 8:15am tomorrow.

I got invited to an interview for Sept 8th, but I am unable to attend as I'm out of the country for an event that is one year in the planning. I have sent them several emails over the last week and another today with proofs given that we are now within the 48hour window. No responses. I...

I probably did, I just worried that I might have missed a signature on one of the many forms.

What does AOR mean? Does it mean they have checked that I didn't forget to include anything and that I signed everything?

Hi, I submitted my application back in August. After submitting I started to panic that I had not signed the one of the forms and that the ink on the stamp on the photo might have got smudged. I was ready to redo and resend everything, but figured I'd wait for a rejection. Today I got an...

In the past it certainly seems so. But now we're down to about 2 weeks for standard processing, so it seems that processing slightly more complex cases is also happening much faster than it used to. It seems that mine was about 6 weeks in total. They did extra checks but didnt need me to...

We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 5, 2019. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on June 12, 2019. We started processing your application on June 12, 2019. Your Permanent Resident card was sent by mail on July 19, 2019. I...

We received your application for a permanent resident card on June 5, 2019. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on June 12, 2019. We started processing your application on June 12, 2019. So it's not been 31 days. I expected mine to be delayed as I only had...

Thanks for the advice.... I did live at the address I was planning to put down, but the rest of the addresses were not addresses I lived at. They were beach huts for a couple of nights, hammocks in the jungle, airport floors, overnight buses, scuba diving tour boats. If I do not put my address...

For section 19 I think I'm going to put a Canadian address even though I wasn't in Canada. Section 21. clearly states I was not in Canada, but it is an Address history. If you go away for 2 weeks your Address doesn't change, I was away for a long time but there was still just 1 address where...

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any advice on filling in the form when you've spent a significant amount of time outside of Canada. Also what should I put in the address section when I was at no fixed abode backpacking around south east asia for a couple of years? Put my old Canadian address...

When you say a bit of buffer time... would 1 month extra be enough to allow prompt processing? Is there any occurrences of them ever looking at time outside of the 5 year window?

Hi, Assuming a PR left Canada for 3 years + 40 days, then came back and was let back in without any issues, then they remained in Canada for 2 years and then wanted a new PR card. Could they apply for one after 2 years and 1 day of physical presence? Is there are evidence to support waiting...