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I can appreciate wanting to see the time limit from an official source. I still have my copy of the BSF186A that we filled out. There is no specific mention of a one year limit. I also searched cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, riv.ca, and related gc.ca sources but I couldn't find any mention of it. The next...

When we landed, we listed our two vehicles on the List of Goods. They were older vehicles with a combined value of about C$20,000. You have up to a year after you land to actually import the vehicles duty free as long as you list the vehicles on your customs document at landing. Why not...

I had heard that NEXUS used to allow permanent residents of Canada to obtain NEXUS cards but now require citizenship. Just curious. Thanks.

I know of some who have been asked to translate passport stamps before the 5-years prior to the date of the citizenshihp application. The citizenship interviewer wanted each and every non-English/French passport stamp translated over the entire validity period of the passport. It all depends...

Is it possible to apply for nexus without citizenship? What are the current requirements?

In their case, some of the stamps had English dates with non-English/French entries. DEFINITELY depends on what interviewer you get. :eek:

I only translated the stamps in my passport that covered the five year eligibility. My passport was 9 years old and had over 100 pages of visa stamps, many with non-English/French. At my interview, I got lucky and the interviewer did not ask for translations to stamps outside my 5-year. Someone...

I am not aware of a need to have one's credentials formally evaluated for NOC category. I only went to the online tool and identified my skillset to the NOC number on my own. Would your NOC be 6232? Or maybe 0121/0013 if at a senior level?

Wow. What a day we had. Today my wife and I took our citizenship oath this morning in Vancouver on Expo Blvd. It was a beautiful ceremony. We took the oath twice, once in English and again in French. As this is Black History Month, we heard a wonderful address from a prominent BC civil...

In our case, my wife is changing to an English given name and my last name (by marriage). Since our marriage certificate does not bear my last name, I presume a legal name change is the only way she can change her last name. The link you posted seems to indicate that in my wife's case, she...

Yes. I did this. No problem. You can schedule the interview with any NEXUS office on either side of the border from their web site. Once you have scheduled an interview, you can also log back in every day or so to get a much sooner appointment from someone else who has cancelled. They...

Interesting. Thanks for posting this. I had heard the opposite. I had also been informed that it takes 5 to 6 months to get a new certificate in the new name. I am going to the passport office in a few days to apply and I will post what they tell me there.

We have our oath tomorrow. My wife wants to put in a name change with the province. The problem with doing it now is that after she changes her name, she will need to apply for a new Citizenship Certificate with her new name and then go apply for a new passport. This time and expense can be...

It is a border crossing card used between US and Canada only. https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/application-demande-eng.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXUS_(frequent_traveler_program)

Yes, I did list NEXUS card. And then presented the card in my interview.

May I ask, how many days after your oath were you able to submit your passport application?

You did the name change through the province? How long did it take? Do you think it would be OK to file the application for name change a few weeks before taking the citizenship oath without effecting the completion of the citizenship process?

Already in Canada as a PR, in process to become citizen.

Yes, my timeline is in my signature. That shows how long we waited for everything. IRCC asked me for a US border entry/exit report. This unfortunately took 4¾ months to receive from US and then another 4 months wait after IRCC received the report from me. What puzzles me is why they waited...

I waited 4 months after submitting additional entry/exit records but eventually, they approved the application. Your time will come. Good luck.