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If moving to Canada as a Chinese citizen with a Chinese name, when is the easiest way to change to an English name for Canadian ID documents during the immigration process? How would this be done? Is a legal name change with the Province the only way to do this? Same question but with regard to...

This is a great idea. I did the same. It makes sense to do so as the IRCC will pull the same report directly from CBSA and compare it with the report you submit with your application. When you go to your interview, they will identify any discrepancies between the two reports as well as with...

It is true that if one is delayed, all are delayed together. My family just went through a 9 month delay because of PPQ (Physical Presence) request for additional documentation due to a high number of entries/exits from Canada for myself. But the delay wasn't a problem for the remaining members...

I finally received my DM and oath date last week. I ordered GCMS notes through Privacy Act on Oct 4th. Still waiting for those : o) I guess the notes aren't needed anymore but curious why they take so long.

Both received the same email same day notifying same approval and oath date. Other family members applied as a different group on a different day and are still in process. Funny thing. I had sent in a request for my application notes under Privacy Act on Oct 5th. That never came. The...

Received email this morning from IRCC. Applications approved, oath scheduled for Feb 7th. Please update spreadsheet.

My wife encountered two US tourist visa refusals and a cancellation of a US study permit. She mention all on her application and was never asked about it at any point in the application process or at her interview.

You have the gift of gab. Truly, you do.

Wow. Well, that's a record-setting epistle of private interpretation to be sure. Barring the possibility of a zealot US border officer, the OP is likely to be fine until time to renew the Canadian PR card.

I know the physical days presence certainly applies to the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and ACA health insurance 330-day exemption requirements for taxes. I may be confusing that criteria with the residence requirement for naturalization. Probably best to consult a US immigration attorney...

This is a stickier wicket on the US side. Re-entry permits, per se, do not impact applications for US citizenship. Since partial days absent from US do not count toward physical presence in the US toward US naturalization, that is what will slow down the US residence requirement for applying...

While I appreciate everyone's comments and advice on this thread, my family and I are in a similar situation and can provide our own experience. It is a little different than what some have posted here. First, we hold both US and Canadian permanent residence. While, yes, technically you will...

Same just happened to our applications. Curious when the notice will be issued. I'll post when it happens for us.

Ahhhhhh. Our family's status on the IRCC Citizenship application status page finally just went to Decision Made this morning. However, there is no new note in the list when I select the "Decision Made" link. Is this normal? Can we expect a notation to be added soon indicated some specific...

Thanks for the info. Sounds like I just need to be patient and let them be late as they want on everything. I suppose if I did ask, I'll just get a "my dog at your homework" response.

I made a Private Act request for GCMS notes for my citizenship application on October 4th. I have heard nothing from them since. How do I query the status of this request?

Waaaiiiting is the hardest part. I finally submitted my supplementary US border report back in August. Really wish they would get right down to it. Now I experience even a delay in the Privacy Act request for ECAS notes.

How long are ECAS notes currently taking to receive for a Privacy Act request? I made our request on October 4 (2018). I'm now considering making a 2nd request.

If not present in US with a I-94 (I am not), then the record needs to be ordered from foia.gov. This takes a long time at present (months). The reason the IRCC requests this US report from people who have spent a more significant period of time in the US is that they want to cross-check the...

May I ask what entry/exit record? A month after I passed my interview and exam, they asked for my entry/exit from US. I took nearly 5 months to obtain this due to the mass arrests of families by US at their Mexican border (each family arrested is represented by an attorney who made similar...