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    Sponsoring my wife for PR

    I am a Canadian citizen living in US with my wife (who only holds an international passport) and I want to sponsor her for PR. A couple of questions: 1. What happens if I don't move to Canada with her after she's accepted? Can it have any negative consequences on her status? 2. After becoming a...
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    Pieces of ID for notary - Passport Application

    I couldn't find a guarantor for my passport application so I am filling in the statutory declaration in lieu of guarantor form. It says I need to present 2 pieces of ID to the notary and I only have one, now that my PR card is no longer valid after having attended the Ceremony! Passport office...
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    Clarification on Guarantor

    Background: I submitted for a Citizenship application within Canada and I have attended the Ceremony. Currently waiting for the certificate so I can apply for the passport. Need some clarification about the guarantor. This section says the guarantor has to be a Citizen but the Guarantor...
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    Passport pilot program

    I got an invitation to apply for a Passport pilot program and I already have my ceremony tomorrow after which I can apply for passport as well. Question is: what difference does the pilot program offer? I am having a hard time understanding its significance also given it takes 20 business to process
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    Duration of the ceremony

    How long does the ceremony last? In the PDF package, it says 2 and a half hour but from what I see online, it's upto 90 minutes. Can someone please confirm?
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    Limitations to the location from where to attend a ceremony

    Could it be an issue if I attend the ceremony from the outside? Like in a park? It does say it's good to have a plain background in the attached PDF but I am just curious of any limitations
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    Oath or Affirmation citizenship form

    I am reading up on the instructions regarding the ceremony and seemingly we have to sign an Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship form but is it given to us during the ceremony? I can't seem to find it online
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    Oath or Affirmation citizenship form

    I am reading up on the instructions regarding the ceremony and seemingly we have to sign an Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship form but is it given to us during the ceremony? I can't seem to find it online
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    Asked to submit a photo ID for verification after taking a test

    I took a Citizenship test a weeka go and today I got email from IRCC saying they couldn't verify me with what I submitted before the test. My driving license has the height, weight (that is incorrect) my eye color (that is incorrect) don't match with the info I entered in the citizenship...
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    How does IRCC know if someone cheated on a test?

    Just took my citizenship test and passed. Though I am wondering how does IRCC know whether one cheated or not? It's just my eyes weren't glued to the same position for the whole time (like I had to look down for a bit). I only had a test tab open and nothing else in my window. Didn't open...
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    Is Coop/internship considered a job? Visit visa application

    For visit visa, there's a question about whether the person visiting has a job and all the bank statements/cheques would be required for some time but my wife is doing a coop (kind of like an internship) as she's a student. So the question remains: should I still select YES to the question...
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    Citizenship test

    Just got an invitation to apply for a citizenship test. My end date is ~25 days from today. How long should it ideally take to prepare the test? And I could book a slot anytime? (even a day before the proposed date)
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    Are essential checks like physical presence done towards the end of the Citizenship process?

    Are checks like physical presence among the last steps of the Citizenship application? It sounds pretty painful to wait out a whole year or two just to see you didn't meet specific criteria hence the application is returned and you have to start all over again. AoR just verifies that the info...
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    What does AoR contain for Citizenship?

    Submitted my citizenship application a few weeks ago and received a PDF from IRCC today that has my application number and acknowledges the receipt of my application. If this is AoR, how come in my Citizenship application the current status still is "Application Submitted" and not "AoR"?
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    Question "Have you ever used any other name?" - using nickname as my name at current employer

    There's a question in the citizenship application Have you ever used any other name? At my current company, my full name isn't used rather my nickname is. Should I say YES to this question?
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    Details for self-employment

    I previously worked as a contractor and according to this citizenship guide, I am supposed to provide the details of my self-employment. - I didn't own any piece of business and worked just how a full-time employee would - Taxes weren't deducted from my paycheques along with CPP/EI Apart from...
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    I, in BC, working remotely for a company based in ON - What work address to specify?

    I am in BC and work remotely for a company in ON. What should I specify as the work address for my company in my Citizenship application? Is it safe to put my company's ON address in there and specify remote? Interestingly, my T4 has a different address than the location where my team is; the...