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Hi there, My Mom has a visitor visa for Canada, and it was her first time traveling to Canada. I am a Canadian citizen. We entered Canada on April 19 through the Vancouver international airport. I understand that public servant started their strike on that very date. My understanding of the...

I know this is not about citizenship per se. But if anyone has had any experience, I would appreciate their input on the following question. If a Canadian citizen enters Canada (let's say through YVR - although it can be any airport in Canada) with a non-Canadian citizen (who is not a PR of...

I envy all those who said their oath while the beloved Queen was still alive, because this is what the rest of us will be dealing with (Camilla looked embarrassed): This is also why I posted the following comment back in November 2021 Serious question, at my oath ceremony in a few days...

07/2021 applicant from Kamloops, BC. So I was speaking to an IRCC agent on a different matter, and I asked her to check which is my processing office. I know there are two in BC: Surrey and Vancouver. The agent told me that it is "BC Itinerant services" and said that she does not know what that...

So, I have an ongoing citizenship application and an ongoing PR card renewal application. Both were submitted in the same month (July this year), and I have received AOR for both. The citizenship AOR was received on Sept 29 and the PR card AOR was received on Oct 21st. For both applications...

Hi, Apologies if this question has been asked before. So, I am using the Physical Presence Calculator. Below is my information: Date of becoming PR: 2017-01-16 Five-year period according to the Calculator: 2016-07-02 and 2021-07-01 I did no lived in Canada between 2016-07-02 and the date I...

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5445-applying-permanent-resident-card-card-first-application-replacement-renewal-change-gender-identifier.html One (1) main identity document A photocopy of one of the following...

Hi everyone, In about 3 weeks, I will be submitting my citizenship application. So exciting! I am currently living in Kamloops (moved here from Vancouver only 1 week ago actually), and this will be my place of residence for the foreseeable future. Would anyone happen to know where my...

Hi everyone, On the official IRCC website, the eligibility criteria for online citizenship applications are described as follows: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen.html What does the first point mean? That you...

I am puzzled to see that there are several threads on this subforum that are mainly about the application for non-Canadian citizenships/statuses. The explicit description of this subforum is "Learn about obtaining Canadian citizenship." Could people post topics about non-Canadian...

It is already strange that while PR applications have moved online since 2015, citizenship applications must still be submitted on paper by mail. Now, with Covid-19, it appears that the processing of application has been put on hold because of office closure, though they are still accepting...

Hi, So, I used a GCKey account to apply for PR via Express Entry in 2015. I landed more than 2 years ago. Today, just out of curiosity, I decided to log back into the account. And I was greeted with the message that my GCKey user name and passport have been revoked. I am bewildered. Could...

I haven't been in this forum for a while. I became a PR in Jan 2017 in Vancouver. After that, I went back to Singapore to continue working and to (in the meantime) figure out what to do in Canada. I have a PhD in a social science field from an American university, and the academic job market in...

Hi, I know the tax season is almost upon us. I have been reading the pages on the Canada Revenue Agency website, but everything is so very confusing. I was wondering if people can help me here, or direct me to appropriate sources. But let me first state my situation: I became a PR of Canada...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has done this before. I am living in Singapore and have excellent credit ratings. I won't be able to have a job immediately after moving to Canada, so any credit card I might have with a Canadian bank will come with a very small credit limit. But I can open an...

Hi, I landed in Vancouver yesterday. There has been some hiccups, however, which seriously made me wish I had landed in Toronto instead. But in this post, I will just talk and ask about the issuance of Social Insurance Number. According to the Welcome to Canada – What you should know...

Hi, When I received my PPR letter on the 6th of December, MyCIC status showed "We need an additional document from the applicant". After clicking the "View Submitted Application" button, I was taken to the list of documents previously submitted, which now showed two additional slots named...

Hi, I tried to send a CSE to CIC because it's been 6 months since my AOR and I still have not received a decision on my application. The CSE web form has changed since the last time I used it (in March). In any case, after I clicked the submit button, the Confirmation page showed the...

Hi, Essentially, I find that I need to provide some clarification on one of the police certificates I submitted. I confess I am panicking a little after seeing the number of rejections due to PCs. My document is not problematic in any way, so I do not need to submit another one. But there is...

I guess I was focusing too much on police certificates and employment letters. It was only after submitting the e-APR that I realized the proof of finance letter I submitted lacked some important information: my account numbers!! The POF letter includes most components that are required by CIC...