Recent content by dpenabill

Program Integrity interviews are part of the routine process and generally are no big deal, not at all. The applicant is typically asked to bring the documents that copies of were submitted with the application, including passports, along with any newly issued passports or travel documents...

The decision in Wiseman Hunt v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 837 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/k52hs is consistent with the more or less steady stream of other decisions upholding RPD cessation of protected status. Here again is another RPD and Federal Court decision which...

If the charges have been withdrawn, no probation for example, they should not constitute cause for denying the application. Nonetheless, depending on what the charges were, they can cause non-routine processing that delays the application, typically triggering at least finger print requests...

The Long Read Part II: Working for a Canadian Business While Abroad: As I noted, one of the reasons I am responding is because I disagree with the characterizations here as to the influence of working remotely for a Canadian business. Especially the statement "working for a Canadian firm...

The Long Read . . . The first response by @armoured largely covers the gist of it. Not sure what YMMV means; not "you made my day" I'm guessing; perhaps some version of results may vary? If the latter, that's really the deal. How it goes can and does VARY. You are in breach of the PR...

The applicant for citizenship is required to submit photocopies of ALL pages in ALL passports the applicant has which could have been used during the five year eligibility period. Even if the passport might raise issues, the failure to disclose it would pose a greater risk of problems...

For clarity: Note that the maximum number of days is the same in Box C and Box E. The maximum number of days in both is 1827 because that is the total number of days in a five year period if the five year period includes two leap years; it will be 1826 if the five year time period includes only...

and a post from August 15, 2020: Somewhat like @armoured I too am unable to get a clear idea from your posts as to what your situation is. At this stage, for purposes of PR obligations, including the Residency Obligation, the Covid pandemic is largely if not totally irrelevant. Ignore the...

At the risk of giving a far more serious response than what is requested . . .an over-the-top answer . . . Are you honestly asking if a PR needs to honestly provide information in an application for a PR card? The instructions are plenty clear. That is, the instructions clearly mandate being...

Some Gnanapragasam and Charter Challenges Follow-up: While it was just posted to the Federal Court website yesterday, and so far is still not showing up at CanII, Justice Henry S. Brown's decision/ruling itself is dated May 2, 2024. It is currently available here...

Another day, another decision in cessation cases. @alexmathew244 -- it appears that you have been especially interested in the the matter of Jude Upali Gnanapragasam and Al. v. Canada (MCI), Court File No.: IMM-8432-22 [Gnanapragasam], which raised Charter based Constitutional challenges to...

Apart from the macabre . . . No need to make much of this, but to be clear I am NOT the source for references to cessation of refugee status as "automatically" terminating PR status. And I otherwise doubt the term "automatic," as used in this context, has much significance, let alone any legal...

Congratulations @Blind Dolphin Meanwhile . . . there appears to be a near steady stream of cessation decisions these days. Another one filed just yesterday: Alvarez v. Canada, 2024 FC 770, https://canlii.ca/t/k4qqb . . . or find here...

In addition to not being an expert, I have been less and less engaged in FAQ related discussions. I am confident there are many others here who are keeping up better with basic how-to-apply questions. (These days I am generally focused on a few more complex issues that tend to involve applying...

There is NO guaranteed approach to avoid non-routine processing, be that Secondary Review or other procedures that can result in additional processing and delays getting a new PR card. No, no buffer is "necessary" to avoid non-routine processing. A PR card application is NOT like making an...