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This is frustrating, I'm sure, and you have every right to wonder about the delay. Did you tell IRCC that you have no plans of returning to Canada or just that you're now living in the US and have received a GC? There's a subtle difference, I think. Ostensibly, you're still interested in...

If you have your parents details, and along with your citizenship card, you should be able to convince a CBSA agent that you are a Canadian citizen and require no sponsorship to live in Canada. The records from your family's naturalization should be readily available to CBSA. However, correcting...

You don't need a visa to apply for Nexus (only your PR, the 3-year residency requirement and ordinary Nexus requirements) but you need a visa to enter the United States.

Yes, now would be a good time to freak out but, hopefully, it should also prompt you to take action. Call and find out if your application has been received and the AOR was just lost in the mail. If received, find out your UCI number so you can track online. If not received, send a new...

You are living in Canada legally and, ostensibly, have not broken any laws. Not everyone has income or education. And as others have mentioned, you can file taxes at any time for any number of years. If you owed taxes, you'd have to pay them and, potentially, any penalties for not filing/paying...

You may be OK on both fronts (residency in CA and H1B in the US) but I would suggest talking to a lawyer experienced in cross-border employment with a visa. In addition to the border, you're crossing several legal areas and it's best to be sure. Also, as mentioned, Nexus will help with the...

The last time I got FOIA records on border crossings from DHS was early 2010s and it took over 6 weeks then. I'd be surprised if they respond to you sooner so you should probably plan to send CIC a letter showing that you sent the request as soon as practical and you are still waiting (with no...

As many have already said, the most straightforward answer you can give is also the simplest, the truth. By the time your car reaches the booth, the decision to refer you to secondary is likely already made. If not, lying about something or seeming overly flustered or nervous is sure to increase...

I had virtually identical experience at the Mississuaga office a month ago. Application submitted on 09/09 for a trip on 9/14. Passport was ready by 10AM on 9/14. So, under 48 hours excluding the weekend and only paid the express, not urgent, fee. And even parking was free at that (shady) strip...

This is as nerve-racking as it is disappointing, I'm sure. What should, ostensibly, have been a straightforward happy ending after the "decision made" is turning into a nightmare of sorts. Is there no number you can call? Did you search for it, even if a general one? If I were you, I would be...

Applying for a SIN is one of the reasons accepted for urgent processing. But since you already applied online and didn't request urgent processing at the time, you may have to call or write to them and request urgent processing for an existing application. You may also have to inform them that...

Other than residual pandemic delays, it's hard to know exactly what else could be the hold up. I'm not in any hurry and even a 17-month wait is OK, but I hope those who need their certificates urgently receive it soon.

I didn't apply for any urgent or expedited processing. Where did you apply from? I mailed the application from the US.

I have done both, take an oath of allegiance to a monarch and a papyrus (at different times) and there is nary a difference. In the heat of the moment, I didn't give either much thought and largely viewed saying the words as accepting a EULA. I say the words/check the box/click the button and...

I accept this as a fair and balanced response.

I submit it is meaningless because most people who say it, in the process of acquiring Canadian citizenship, have absolutely no understanding or intention of ever being "faithful" or "bear true allegiance" to someone who's not even Canadian. I further submit that (the first part of) this oath...

About as meaningless a gesture as actually saying the words in the oath. Considering, as well, that most Canadians are born in Canada and never take an oath of allegiance to a monarchy while those seeking naturalization do. It's like the pledge of allegiance to the flag most American children...

Yes, you can have it mailed to your home or any address in the US. You will have to pay the higher fee for mailing it to the US though.

Mailed application received August 29. AOR email received September 9.