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    Thread for 2019 - 2020 - Dependent Child sponsorship Applications

    We received the automated email in March from cic with the application number for sponsorship of my daughter. But when I typed in the application number on cic case status, it said that it’s not in the system yet . Is it normal ?
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    Quebec CSQ and citizenship

    Yes you can. My friend moved to Toronto with her husband . They both came to Quebec with CSQ. They lived in Quebec for a year and then moved to Toronto. They are now Canadian citizens.
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    Couldn't attend 2 oath appointments, asked to reschedule - is there a way to confirm they received my explanation?

    Talking about oath, I just wanted to share my story here. I was in Asia for 3 weeks when I received my oath. And the oath date was scheduled just a couple days after I was supposed to be back in Canada. So, I was quite happy thinking that things would go according to plan. It was back in between...
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    Citizenship Security Clearance

    I never knew that IRCC granted urgent processing because an applicant needed to get a job in the US. And right after granting, IRCC gave oath. and then passport was issued with urgent processing?
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    Sorry it was my mistake. Police certificate is needed only when your dependant child is 18 or older. Your child will have to attend only oath ceremony if s/he is over 14...
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    It says, “you can leave Canada after we receive your application”. It applies to all adults and minors in general, I suppose. Also when I called the call Center, that’s what they told me...
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    All citizenship applications must be submitted while the applicant is in Canada. After submitting, then the applicant can leave . I don’t know exactly how long. But if the minor is under 14, the application will be processed in Sydney and then the citizenship certificate will be mailed out to...
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    Police certificate is needed if your minor child is 14 or older abc was out of Canada for more than 6 months in the 4 years prior to signing the application. Yes you need to list all absences. Not just the absence of 6 months or more.
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    Yes the kid needs to be inside Canada. Otherwise, your kid cannot apply. I tried for my daughter but she was going to school in the US at that time . That’s what call Center supervisor told me
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    Citizenship App for minors Qs 9B

    Minors don’t need to meet the 1095 days residency requirement. However, minor must not have had any residency violation too. Your son will be fine, I think you can even apply for him now. As long as the application is signed and has reached the IRCC before his 18th birthday, he will be fine as...
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    Citizenship of Minor

    Did your daughter live in Canada for 730 days out of 5 years to maintain her PR status? If so, she can apply with you at the same time. If not, she’d be in residency violation. Minor children do not need to meet 1,095 days residency requirement BUT they need to maintain their PR status before...
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    Naturalized canadian (with naturalized parents) seeking CDN citizenship for US-born kids

    Or if your kids were born before your naturalization, then you need to apply for the permanent residency for your kids if they haven’t got that yet. Once they get the PR status and IF the children are still minor under 18 and not married, then you can apply for citizenship for them.
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    Consent template for applying for passport on behalf of wife

    https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/can-close-friend-drop-off-passport-application-on-my-behalf.373234/
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    Does CIC allow forwarding mail to a Canadian address

    They will send it to your residential address. However , pay special attention. When we first landed, we did not receive the cards for almost 2 months. So I called and at that time I found out that the officer did not put our address in the system. Only when I called, they sent our PR cards in...
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    Proof of Citizenship timeline

    You mean you filed for the proof of citizenship on Aug 22, 2019 ? Not 2018, right ? Not sure if you can request urgent processing. But this is what I found out after I called the passport program. The agent told me that the passport program will only update your information and issue the new...
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    Proof of Citizenship timeline

    I’m also in the process of changing name. My question is : Can we travel outside of Canada with valid Canadian passport while the new citizenship certificate is in process? Because right now, the average time to receive the proof of citizenship certificate is 5 months. So do we need to stay...
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    September 2018 - Citizenship Applicants

    Took oath this morning . Oath letter received: Dec 27, 2019 Oath ceremony: Jan 14, 2020
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    Citizenship: Undeclared Absence

    Every time you encounter with CBSA (meaning you’re coming back into Canada), you need to declare it as an absence from Canada even though if it could be just a few minutes. This also includes people who are flag polling. For example, they went to the border but did not get into US, but just came...
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    Ceremony date

    for PR card, you can apply for a replacement card. What do you mean by you cannot see your application online? Can’t you check the ECAS status by your UCI number? If you already took the test, it would’ve at least shown as “in progress“.