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    Can I have my citizenship certificate mailed while overseas?

    I became a citizen recently, attended the ceremony online. I had a flight booked which I postponed to attend the ceremony. I postponed it to 3 weeks after the ceremony. If the certificate doesn’t arrive by my travel date, the plan is to have someone mail it to me and then I will apply for my...
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    Mail Citizenship certificate while abroad?

    I became a citizen recently, attended the ceremony online. I had a flight booked which I postponed to attend the ceremony. I postponed it to 3 weeks after the ceremony. If the certificate doesn’t arrive by my travel date, the plan is to have someone mail it to me and then I will apply for my...
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    Postpone ceremony or postpone flight?

    Unfortunately I got the date of my ceremony after I had booked a flight to my home country. The ceremony was scheduled for 3 days after my departure flight. I planned to stayed in my home country for 2-3 months perhaps more. The cost to change the flight is about 600/700 CAD. I’m not sure...
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    How to travel after oath and without pr card?

    So I just learned that at the oath ceremony I’ll have to cut my pr card in half. I plan to travel internationally shortly after and probably won’t have a Canadian passport by then. How can I return to Canada? I thought of requesting a Canadian passport at the Canadian embassy/consulate of where...
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    Support letter and support documents for brother-in-law's student permit application.

    Hi I, a Canadian citizen, and my spouse, a pr, would like to help her brother's apply for their study permit. I have written a support letter. I also plan to send copies of my/her online bank statements (PDFs) I plan to send a copy of my passport. Any thing else that would help their...
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    can you get a study permit even if you are only enrolled in an english course at the DLI?

    My brothers would like to come and study english at a designated language institute. According to, https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html. "To apply for a study permit, you need an...
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    Sponsoring Spouses Parents and Siblings.

    Hi, I sponsored my spouse and she got pr last year. We would like to sponsor her parents and two siblings. My current 2018 and 2017 income are way above the required, but my 2016 would only allow for 5 people, and we are 6. Would they overlook my low 2016 income (low by a few thousand)...
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    Can my sponsored spouse (applicant) sponsor her parents once she receives her PR?

    She has a landing phone interview scheduled for the end of the month. So if everything goes well she would be getting her PR card two months after that. Can she then after sponsor her parents?
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    Applied at the end of January, got a missed call from immigration worker, what could it be?

    We applied for spousal sponsorship (inland) at the end of January, got a missed call from the immigration worker 4 days ago, what could it be? Have sent medical and police reports. We called back and left a message but haven't gotten a call back. Why would they call us?
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    Can one have a work permit and not work?

    My spouse (applicant) came on a student permit and got a work permit after we submitted out application. She decided she is not going to school this next semester so she will lose her student permit. She is also not working. Will she lose her work permit ?
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    Travelling for a week with spouse (inland applicant) out of Canada?

    So I know there is always a risk. She has a student and work permit. Process is 6 months in. Her parents are coming to visit to Canada and we are thinking of going to Cuba for a week. We would be travelling together and it would only be 7 days. Should we do it? If we do, should we mention at...
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    Applicant got Work-Permit, already had study-permit, can she work and study?

    My spouse (applicant) was here as an international student, so she already has a student-permit valid until 2019. We applied at the end of January and she just received her work-permit. Is the study-permit still valid? can she hold both at the same time? Can she work (20+ hours) and study (3+...
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    Could I work in the USA while my spouse (applicant) stays in Canada studying?

    I'm sponsoring my spouse who is an international student. I work in software development and I'm thinking of taking a job in NYC. My spouse would have to stay in Canada while the process goes through and she gets PR. Could I work in the states or is that too risky?
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    Do we need a police certificate from Canada for an inland application?

    We linked the application to the online account and got the request for schedule A and Police certificates. The applicant has only been in Turkey(her home country) and Canada. We got the police certificate from Turkey. But it says She has lived in Canada for more than six months. Does that...
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    Moving before hearing back from CIC, how to update address?

    My wife (applicant) and I might be moving soon, we submitted our application about 16 days ago. We would be moving in the end of March. Will we be getting any mail or will everything just be sent to our email addresses?
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    Prospective landlord wants to keep mailing address.

    My wife (applicant) and myself recently submitted the inland application 2 weeks ago we haven't heard back yet. My lease will be ending soon so we are looking for a place to move. The prospective landlord where we are looking is giving us a good deal $150 below market price. BUT he is also...
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    Can inland applicant and sponsor travel out of Canada after applying?

    Applicant also has a student permit and is studying in College in Canada. When entering Canada she can just say she is going back to school? Will they ask about the process? Are there any risks?
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    Submitted Two envelopes in Courier Package (xpresspost), will that be ok?

    We submitted our application yesterday. We submitted Two envelopes (Sponsorship application/OWP) in a Courier Package/Envelope (xpresspost). We did not put the two envelopes within an envelope, but we did put the applicant's name and DOB on both envelopes. Will this be a problem?
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    open work permit fees?

    The application checklist says for OWP: Proof of payment: Note: if you are applying for an open work permit, provide proof of payment for the open work permit holder fee. Does that mean you only need to pay for the open work permit holder ($100)?
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    Sending today: last minute questions

    What is the preferred method of sending inland applications (Canada Post)? Did you just drop the little envelope with the photos inside the big envelope?