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    PR Card renewal window

    The five year period for calculating compliance with the PR Residency Obligation does NOT end . . . . . . as @scylla noted in responding to your query in April: As @scylla further noted (other than during the first five year period based on date of landing, that is based on the date you...
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    How to update Temporary Foreign Worker records with extending status in Physical Presence

    I will not attempt to specifically answer your questions as such given how complicated it is, requiring navigating the physical presence calculation based on the specific details in your particular cases(s). I will caution, nonetheless, that it would be a good idea to apply with a substantial...
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    Received PFL for PRTD Application - Need assistance

    Following up and emphasizing what @canuck78 stated: these cases are fact specific, the outcome depending on the specific facts and circumstances in the particular individual's case. So how things went for the parents of @blaze123 (the OP) will not illuminate much at all that would help you or...
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    Language Skills passed, Physical Presence and Prohibitions still in Progress - Feb 2025 AOR, no document or interview requests

    IRCC's posted information about grant citizenship processing times specifically states: Already applied? -- Don't send a new application The longer you've been waiting, the closer you are to the front of the line. -- We'll contact you if we need more information. You don't need to do...
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    Issue with CBSA Travel Record – Impact on Citizenship Eligibility

    @armoured mostly covered your situation. The most important part of that is to be sure YOUR travel history, as reported in the physical presence calculation, is as complete and accurate as YOU can make it. Most applicants will not compare their own travel history with CBSA records. No need to...
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    Language Skills passed, Physical Presence and Prohibitions still in Progress - Feb 2025 AOR, no document or interview requests

    While this response is a bit late, the underlying physical presence and *buffer* issues are a salient subject being recently discussed in multiple threads, including a discussion today in a new thread titled "Stuck in Physical Presence." I will try to coordinate responses (I am very slow these...
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    Checklist Proof of Residency Requirement

    You are NOT in the same boat as the OP. Unlike the previous version (which was used by the OP), as of at least April 2023 the checklist for a PR card application (likewise for PR TD application) clearly requires all applicants to submit proof they meet the RO. So all applicants should check...
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    Supporting documents showing that you meet the residency obligation

    There are detailed instructions describing what supporting documents must be included with an application for a PR Travel Document (same supporting documents to be included for a PR card application). These are in the appendix, Appendix A: Residency Obligation, which is part of the general...
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    PR Renewal applications April 2025

    Not really. Processing times for PR card applications are going through a big change given the impact of automated decision-making and other aspects of automated processing including AI components. This is benefitting most PRs, resulting in most applications having processing times only a...
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    PR Renewal applications April 2025

    Way too soon to forecast much. These days most applications are processed very quickly and for many the card is on its way before the PR gets an update. Biggest difference these days is whether the application meets criteria for automated decision-making. The precise nature and extent of the...
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    Mistake on Physical Presence Calculator

    As long as the discrepancies between what you reported in the physical presence travel history and your actual travel history are within a range that is consistent with "a mistake" (or even a few minor mistakes), as @scylla commented, that could cause some delay but ultimately the application is...
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    Questions arising from PRTD application

    Ditto observations by @canuck78 . . . It appears that both you and her might not understand PR obligations. There is no reason to be surprised IRCC would request information and evidence documenting RO compliance from someone applying for a Travel Document dependent on their having PR status...
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    The Government of Canada introduces citizenship by descent legislation for Canadians

    The Issues With Bill C-3 (same as with Bill C-71, proposed more than a year ago) . . . Some belated but nonetheless just preliminary observations about what is at stake, what is happening, what will happen, the issues . . . What the Law Should Be Issues: Pros and Cons; should these...
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    The Government of Canada introduces citizenship by descent legislation for Canadians

    . . . new Bill same as the old Bill . . . Here is a link to the actual text of the proposed amendments to the Citizenship Act in Bill C-3: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-3/first-reading Again, nothing new here . . . At a glance obviously proposed Bill C-3 is substantially...
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    PR card 730 days obligation and entering to Canada

    On the contrary . . . Those who do even a modicum of homework know a good deal about reasons for allowing PRs to retain their status despite meeting the definition of inadmissible due to a breach of the RO. A lot of this information has been shared in this forum. I am nowhere near alone among...
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