Recent content by paul2587

Not sure about everyone else's timeline but when I emigrated, it took almost 3 years for me to get my PR after applying. The wait times were even more horrendous back in 2011-2013 than they are now, so I guess I prepared for the worst with my sponsorship application and anything under 2 years...

I'm a little shocked at how fast some people's files are moving on here. Makes me feel like something is wrong with my application! I received an invite on January 5th, 2021 and my PGP application was received by IRCC on February 25th. My AOR was on August 24th, 2021 and I received a request...

I received an invitation for PGP 2020 on Tuesday (Jan 5th) about 3pm eastern time. It's my first time applying for this so I feel blessed.

I'm in Halifax. Applied December 2018, became a citizen on 11 December 2019.

If it’s been over a year you should contact your federal MP and ask them to inquire. Hopefully this will get things moving!

This is very normal. I'm a fellow US applicant and I just became a citizen earlier this month. I applied in December 2018 and at my citizenship test in June 2019 I was told the exact same thing by the IRCC officer during the interview; they were waiting on my security clearance. The good news is...

How did you become a citizen? If you are a naturalized citizen or born in Canada, your child will be a Canadian citizen by descent as the first generation born abroad. For the purposes of acquiring citizenship by descent for a first generation born abroad, one of the two parents usually needs to...

Keep in mind that Charles may very well choose a name other than "King Charles" once he takes the throne. He can choose whatever name he wants and sitting British monarchs sometimes choose a new name once they are crowned. Based on Charles' full name, I think it's also very possible he will take...

I finally became a citizen on December 11th and received my passport today. I wanted to wait until I actually received my passport before I made my last formal post as a December 2018 applicant. Here’s the details on my ceremony: The ceremony was remarkably fast. Most users on here seem to...

You should disclose it to IRCC even if the charges are going to be withdrawn. You can send IRCC a message via webform. You should do this immediately. @dpenabill are you aware of tests without interviews and what would you recommend?

Valid point; I didn't see what year she was born until I re-read. Disregard the sponsorship bit; the rest is still accurate.

@MissMisery - I was in a similar situation to you about 9 years ago. My grandfather was born in Montreal as part of the Irish diaspora in 1920 but my father and I were both born outside Canada. My father is a Canadian citizen by descent but I applied and was told I wasn't because of the...

This is a question best answered by your employer, not anyone on this forum. Your employer obviously has experience with the visa process and could tell you whether it would be an issue on their end from financial and logistical perspectives. If you're tempted to do what issteven recommended...

I only received emails for my citizenship test and oath letters. Actually, all of my correspondence with CIC/IRCC over the last 8 years including for PR was email-only with the exception of the actual COPR that came in the mail.

Congratulations to you as well! I can't believe it's been so long. I first applied for PR in early 2011 so it's actually been almost 9 years for me. I was literally in a different decade in my life, and I will become a citizen today, just a few weeks away from being in a different decade than...