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    OCI process

    Unless Vancouver office has some special rules, you can always say NO to drop off service and pickup your documents once they are ready at the BLS center. Remember they will push you to take drop off and you need to firmly decline and insist on pickup. I always do that in the BLS Brampton...
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    Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

    Anyone recently done a walk-in to submit passport app in Brampton or Mississauga ? 1. Are walk-ins still allowed in Brampton or Mississauga PASSPORT office ? 2. Can one person submit applications for entire family or need all family members in person ?
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    IRCC portal not allowing expired passport issue date

    Biometrics done, waiting.
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    I got an update on tracker that my oath is planned for Dec 2. I need to postpone it as I will be out of the country at that time... 1. Anyone has any experience in this ? 2. Can anyone share the email address from where you received the oath invite email (Mississauga office MIS) .. wanted to...
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    New Instructions from IRCC for applications before 7th Sep 2021

    So the only option in India is Two way courier for stamping ... cannot visit VFS center and drop passports ?
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    IRCC portal not allowing expired passport issue date

    Renewal... App still in process .. don't know if this would work or not.
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    IRCC portal not allowing expired passport issue date

    Had the same issue, did NO and submitted the US visa scans with old passport details. This is definitely a bug in the portal.
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    New Instructions from IRCC for applications before 7th Sep 2021

    Where can we find the formal letter format for inviting a friend ?
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    Not able to get Biometric appointment through VFS site

    Same here .... it seems there is no appointment available till 2030 .... (i checked yesterday) .. and now when I try to login today it says "Your IP address has been blocked due to malicious activity." Has anyone got this before ? Any clues on what to do here ?
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    Invite Code while Signing up for new IRCC portal

    Get Invite code by filling up this form - https://ircc.canada.ca/visit-visiter/en/get-account-ircc-portal
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    Confusion on which portal to apply

    In case anyone is just starting the process (have not submitted any form before) should they use the NEW portal ?
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    Confusion on which portal to apply

    +1 ..... I had the same question ... would be great if someone can share some views on this ..
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Folks how much time does it take after Oath to 1. Get Citizenship cert 2. Get Passport after #1 above. Also if we have travel planned the 1 + 2 take months, can we request delay of oath for one member of the family ?
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Finally got DM today, here is the overall timelines for the adults on the app. Kids still show "In Process"... any clues on that ? Application Received (Sydney, NS): Nov 30, 2020 Acknowledgment of Receipt (AoR): Feb 23, 2021 Processing Started: Apr 07, 2021 Citizenship Test - Aug 3, 2021...
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Based on the trends in the tracker sheet, folks are getting oath dates in Dec now. I think there will be easily a 5-6 month lag between the test and the oath.
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Yes, I have the same. But the old passport says cancelled, that is why was wondering if I should send both .. do not want to get stuck because of this :)
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Just got the request for scan of passports ... it indeed is an active day at the MIS office ... I got my passport renewed after submitting the application. I am assuming i should send all pages scanned for both passports to be on the safe side ... is that a fair assumption...
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    If "Background Check" is complete, does that mean there would be no FP request ?
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Test passed - Aug 3, 2021 Test status marked as Complete - Aug 5, 2021 Please update the sheet .... Also noticed that the portal updates around 6 AM ET at least daily ..
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    November 2020 - Citizenship Application

    Received email for test between Aug 3- 23.