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Drop-in is definitely possible at YYZ; if you land at T3, you need to take the train over to T1. It's on the departures level (check-in counter level) before security, next to the police station. Be warned: You don't need an appointment for document updates, but expect to spend 10 minutes to an...

Both passports should be registered at a NEXUS office. From there, you can use the NEXUS card at Global Entry kiosks @ Canadian airports with US Customs Preclearance. If you return to the US directly or at a Canadian airport without preclearance, then use your US passport in the kiosk. When I...

NEXUS is run by CBSA, Citizenship is handled by IRCC. They are two different parts of the Canadian government that have communication issues at the best of times, even when they work mutually on things like NAFTA work permits.

That shouldn't apply. I filled out CIT 0001 E for Proof of Canadian Citizenship (as someone who got it by descent via birth to a Canadian parent). Your birth certificate listing both parents must be an original or certified copy, and the proof that your parent is a Canadian Citizen must be a...

That's not *strictly* true, as all of the urgent processing is case-by-case. The one area where you might be able to make a persuasive case is if you are a dual citizen of a country that is visa exempt (and not the US) due to the eTA requirement. They technically say on the page it's effective...

If an application goes to program support, it can take longer than the typical five months. If it's truly going to hold up your daughter from being brought to Canada and able to be reunited with her father, then the father can call and request that they process the proof of citizenship...

If they say that they mailed a certificate rather than correspondence, then that should mean approval.

Congrats. You'll probably see it in about a week. My certificate was mailed on August 30th and I had it in hand on September 9th (10 days total / 7 business days). The delivery standard for Canada Post regular mail sent to the United States is 4-6 business days, but that isn't guaranteed. Also...

. Then it's highly unlikely your daughter's application will be sent to program support. (Never say never, but that's the checklist they use, and if you meet the criteria without hitting "Refer to program support" then there's no reason why it should. Hawk39 caught a lucky break in both...

I wouldn't sweat program support at this point, hawk39 had it reflect "in processing" on the tool and then called and found out later that it went to program support on that date. AOR means someone opened the application and considered it complete from a document perspective. Once it goes "in...

Dan in wisconsin (that's his name on these forums) had the same trouble when he tried the backdoor (PR option not presented on phone menu) and my application for proof of citizenship (which was processed end-to-end in approximately two months) began with PR also, so did my brothers, and we (my...

There's not a standard or guaranteed time to go from AOR to in process or for the decision to be made. For me, it was about a month (30 days / 22 business days) this past summer. Other people here (like Going through) have been waiting since November 3rd and still no update since the...

Other than the disparate threads for applying for proof of citizenship by descent, no. Adult and minor have the same form for proof of citizenship and the mailing address for the application is the same. There is likely no practical difference in processing time. For my application over the...

There's no guaranteed timeline. The standard processing time for a non-urgent application is five months (80% of applications are processed within 5 months). Then if you apply outside the US or Canada via an embassy, you have to add 3-4 months to that per the IRCC/CIC site. If the application...

Adding to the list: Mailing of Certificate: 24th November (17 business days / 24 days after AOR). Receipt of Citizenship Certificate: TBD

You'll probably see it soon. Mine was mailed August 31st and arrived in the mail September 9th. 9 days total (5 business days). The mailing standard for international mail sent via Canada Post (not guaranteed but typical) is 5-7 business days. For you, today would be 9 business days / 13 days...

There's a backdoor to call them from the US, but it's sent via Canada Post and treated as First Class Mail by the US. If you have your mail being forwarded from the address that is listed, it should be forwarded. They don't mail it via expedited services or with a tracking number so I doubt they...

At least in my case there was no physically mailed notification because I had put an email address on CIT 0001E. The notification was an email with a PDF attachment from Do Not Reply - Ne Pas Repondre <Client-update-mise-a-jour@cic.gc.ca> with the subject Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...

An AOR is supposed to occur after they have received your application, opened it, reviewed it, and then considered it "complete". That's from a documentation perspective. They could return it later, but they're supposed to have reviewed everything first before sending it onward. Received is...

Things definitely seem to have slowed down at Sydney after the eligibility to apply for Citizenship rules changed (I know proof of citizenship is different, but I wouldn't doubt the increase in applications/mail impacted other citizenship related services). For brother #1 (brother #2 has not...