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    Residency obligations for PR renewal

    Yes. There are lots of things in the world that should be better. Like the search function here so people wouldn't have to re-hash the same discussions over and over.
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    Spousal sponsorship

    When you submit to the VFS/visa application centre, won't be a problem, they'll just use the new passport. People get new passports all the time. In my opinion, you do NOT need to go through the webform update stage - this is overkill and not needed.
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    Spousal sponsorship from Germany

    Suggest applying appr. 12 months before you would like to move. First apply with basic info about your plans - but then keep preparing, visit Canada with spouse, look for work - collect docs to update IRCC about plans. IRCC increasingly asks for updates - if you've done work to continue to...
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    Do I need to notarize a section of a foreign legal document in order to submit it to IRCC?

    I do not know, and yours does not sound like a 'typical' case.
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    Urgent help needed

    Yes, you can have it sent, no issue with Canadian immigration. I can't help you with courier. Note that some countries don't 'like' official documents through mail/courier (and the PR card has an RFID chip). You can ask the courier companies - or if you know anyone travelling to India, they...
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    Will customs let me and my spouse through?

    If your spouse is just visiting for a few months, and there's no intent to settle or submit an application to reside here, there is a specific regime which covers this: it's called 'visiting.' Shouldn't be much of an issue for a US passport holder assuming no other issues (eg criminal record)...
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    Do I need to notarize a section of a foreign legal document in order to submit it to IRCC?

    I understand nothing of the context, but would focus on providing them the pages that are most relevant and perhaps a few other pages like cover, intro, table of contents to situate it. But repeat my point: whatever point you are making here, I think you need a lawyer to do it.
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    Do I need to notarize a section of a foreign legal document in order to submit it to IRCC?

    But what is the document itself? Do you mean that the original document is in English and [Foreign], i.e. they are both the same text? We're familiar with that in Canada. It won't be a problem. I do not know the situation or the context, but respectfully, I think you're worrying about the...
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Read the tracker page carefully. It says contact them if you don't get the invite by six (IIRC) days before the ceremony. Most get it before then, I don't recall more than one or two cases where it came later or there was a problem.
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    Do I need to notarize a section of a foreign legal document in order to submit it to IRCC?

    Do you mean that the extract is part of the law (legal code or whatever) in that country? Is the original in English? Generally docs that are already in English or French don't need to be notarized. I'd guess that if it's a public document (such as a published law), even more so - an extract...
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    Apply early before 5 month trip, or wait till after return?

    When did she become a PR? If she became a PR more recently than five years ago, counting days in Canada is not the most accurate. The formula to use is this (in my opinion): to be compliant, the number of days ABSENT from Canada must be LESS than 1095, counting ONLY days in the last five years...
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    Apply early before 5 month trip, or wait till after return?

    Safest is to apply when she is back and is in compliance, as @Besram put it. Note though: pls double check that you're only looking at presence/absence in the last five years. It looks like this is the case so just reminding.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Try to read it and see if you can figure it out. It's not a trick question. It's open book. You can use the internet to search to find out what temporary resident status is.
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    Formally they have to do it all themselves - or if you're going to be representative, they have to apply by paper. But I doubt IRCC is devoting enormous resources to checking that you're not there kind-of sort-of doing a lot of the typing for them.
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    How long it takes from "we mailed your card" to receive it?

    Not much you can do but wait. Just note, there was the CP strike, and a bit of a backlog (although they seem to have mostly caught up, may depend on location). And of course IRCC was holding them from mailing during the strike. More importantly (in my experience with IRCC): when they say...
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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    What part of this do you not understand? You entered Canada with a valid visa. You were not a permanent resident. Therefore you must have been a ... ?
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    PFL for Non-accompanying dependents (ages 19&20)

    I see no reason to think that the (crazy) long times (i.e. years and years in some cases) for processing PR applications under the H&C program necessarily apply to H&C consideration under another type of application. I agree the time is uncertain and could be 'long' (we have no idea how long)...
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    PFL for Non-accompanying dependents (ages 19&20)

    That is a good point that it seems it's not via a spousal sponsorship, I realised that and mentioned in different thread. That said, I think point still stands that saying applicant should ask for 'H&C' does not mean (necessarily) that they are being told to do a full H&C application.
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    Non-accompanying dependent (non custody)

    Sorry, to clarify one thing - is this for children in a spousal sponsorship or another type of app? You should note one thing, although this comes up in family sponsorship (not rare even if not common), if it's an economic app, that's a different case. I don't follow those and so keep in mind...
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    Non-accompanying dependent (non custody)

    Sorry to hear that. I haven't delved into all the details but it sounds to me like you've done what you could. Note that the one that is 22 can't be sponsored in future anyway (aged out) but remains in this app only because was 21 when you filed.