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I recently made two trips out of Canada and on both occasions transited in the US - once via Chicago and more recently via New York. Arriving in Chicago on the way back, they scanned my passport and I carried on to the connecting flight to YYZ while arriving in NY- JFK, they stamped my passport...

Asking for a friend who did a soft landing and returned for a few months. They have been asked to re submit photos for the PR card. Can they do with photos from India or do they have to be back in Canada for that?

Given the number of posts coming on the Citizenship section related to Indian Passports / OCI / Visas to India issues, there may be merit in a creating a separate section on the forum for these.

I've been to the US a number of time on my previous citizenship, but recently made our first trip to the US as Canadians. Not much rush at the border. We were asked a total of 5 questions. 1. Are you all from one family? 2. Where are you going? 3. Purpose of visit? 4. What do you do? 5. "Are all...

Sharing my experience between yesterday and today while applying for PP in person. We have travel scheduled next week so I arrived at the office at 7 AM yesterday (they start at 8.30 AM). There were about 200 people ahead of me so I dropped the idea and went home. Before leaving, went up to the...

A question about OCI. Not on the process of getting one, but rather do I need OCI or not. I've just become a Canadian, but have lived outside India for over 25 years now. Do not have immovable property there and am unlikely to inherit anything in the near future. Since we moved to Canada...

I hope this is not like opening Pandora’s box. Given the recent announcement about the delays and the number of applicants stuck in a limbo, I am proposing a public petition to the House of Commons to put a pause on any new immigration applications ie pause IRCC from accepting any new...

I’m trying to win this contest. No ifs / buts, office details etc…. I mailed the application in October 2018. If your final citizenship application was submitted prior to this please post here. I’ll ship the crown to you and stop complaining

Would anyone have any idea why there exist two routes to check the status of your application which could give a conflicting status? Old system says DM, while new says In Process. For info, I’m a late 2018 Mississauga applicant, with interview / test in Feb 2020 and then radio silence...

Hello, I've just been through the rigorous process of getting my travel history from the Dubai (UAE). Sharing the steps here, in case it might help someone. 1. Contact your family / friend in the UAE who would be undertaking this on your behalf. Ask them to send a copy of their current valid...

Government of Ontario has waived the 90 day period her health care Coverage. This would be great news to Ontario newcomers at this time.

On one of the discussions here, I read that RQs can add years to the citizenship application. I’ve been asked to submit my travel history and copy of each page of my passport (with translations of non-Eng/Fr stamps). Would anyone like to share their experiences on the period between RQ and...

Can anyone let me know how and where to 1) Get a history of travel to and from UAE 2)Translate non-Eng/Fr stamps on my passport Thank you

Hello, Does any one have experience applying for a police clearance from Dubai, for citizenship application? Dubai Police has a website which requires a UAE issued credit card to apply online, which we don't have anymore! If anyone has applied online from Canada, appreciate if you could share...

Hello, Can anyone help with the download of IMM5708 ? I keep,getting a message that I need to upgrade the Adobe Reader. I have done that twice but it doesn't seem to work. Tx

Hi. My mother has multiple entry visit visa and has been here for four months. I would like to apply for an extension so that she can stay for a longer than six months. My questions : 1. How can I apply for an extension mad how much does it cost? 2. How long is an extension given for? 3. If...

For those waiting for PR cards, the goal post has moved yet again. Current timelines at 85 days as on date. >:(

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=841349 Preparing for the launch of "Express Entry" New caps for Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs, and Canadian Experience Class April 23, 2014 — Ottawa — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today...