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Unfortunately, none of us on here are experts. I don't think anyone on here can answer this for sure because part of it depends on the whims and decision making abilities of the airline employees when you are traveling back to Canada, given the discrepancy in your wife's name on her official...

I just recently finished reading all 90+ pages of comments on this topic and I can tell you that your situation is not uncommon. There have been several others this year who had their applications processed without ever receiving an AOR or any email from CIC. There are also several who had their...

chiefone, my application was received about 2.5 weeks after yours and I got my AOR (and simultaneously DM on the same day) a week ago today. However, it seems like there are a lot of August applicants (like kalpaca) who are only just now getting their cards, and if you read all of the pages for...

This is not unusual; relax. For myself and many others in the past (if you read this starting at page 1), the application doesn't show up online until after receiving a receipt email from CIC (called an AOR). The AOR email can take anywhere from 2-4 months after you apply. In my case, I applied...

Congrats; we have almost exactly the same dates. Does ECAS show "Decision Made" on the first page before you get to those three lines?

I'm actually very optimistic. I've been in Canada most of the last 5 years so I easily meet the RO. I was worried at first because they started processing my application after only 8 weeks, but I think now after reading more on here that CIC is just processing September applications faster than...

Hi edwincca, I'm now in the same situation. ECAS says "DM" (Decision Made) but then when I click on that, it says my application is being processed. I am not sure how it can be both in process and DM at the same time but this appears to be very common.

Hi, have you tried checking ECAS today? I checked this morning and I am now on both ECAS and the more detailed CIC site as well. My ECAS status is "Decision Made" but then when I click on that, ECAS says: We received your application for a permanent resident card on September 13, 2018. We sent...

So, I registered an account with CIC and was able to find my PR card renewal application and link it to my account. It currently states "We are processing your application. We will send you a message when there is an update or if we need more information from you". However, my application is...

I have an update. In terms of my background, briefly, I have been a PR for 5 years and have spent most of that in Nova Scotia. I am a US citizen married to a Canadian. I easily meet the residency requirements for PR renewal and for citizenship, but at this time I'm only renewing my PR and I am...

Thanks to all, I really appreciate your replies!

Hi all, I had something happen at the border yesterday that has really been scaring me. I was flying back into Canada from Australia after 1 week away and I was asked by the CBSA officer if I've "fulfilled" my residency obligation (RO). I've never, ever been asked this before. For some...

Thanks sam/alpha, all really good info and much appreciated. I suspect on the CBP side of things it's either because I submitted the FOIA as a guest or else it could be that I need to appeal the FOIA results to get the full data. I'm still not sure why nothing came back from CBSA but stranger...

Thanks! I filed the last FOIA request as a guest. I just re-filed with an account. If it comes back the same again (and I'm guessing it will), I'll appeal it like your wife did. Thanks again for this info, it is really helpful for me. Crossing my fingers this works, and still have no idea why...

Thanks Sam! This is what I was looking for.

Thanks dpenabill.

Not quite. I have kept records, but as was likely the case for you, my records are probably not perfect. Thanks for the info.

I am getting ready to apply for citizenship and I recently requested records from both the US CBP and CBSA. Both have come back and said they have no record of my entries/exits. And yes, I've provided both CBP and CBSA with all of the info on all three travel documents I've used. I know the...

Thanks a ton - awesome response, thanks for your time!

Hi all, I'm new to the citizenship forum, been a long time reader on the PR forum and been living in Canada since 2011 (and as a PR for the last 18 months). I'm a U.S. citizen with a Nexus card and I travel frequently (weekly) to the U.S. to visit family. I work for the Nova Scotia provincial...