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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I do not fully understand your question - you're phrasing this as if it is something still in process, and not in the past. So I will try to answer but given the confused phrasing, I don't wish to mislead. -Someone who is an applicant and whose application is approved, will receive a visa that...
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    August 2023 - Citizenship Applications

    What you say is logical but unfortunately, I don't think it's entirely true - there does seem to be a 'higher bar' for citizenship clearances than for PR - which may not make sense from a risk perspective. I think there are two different things, one - a perception that citizenship is 'more'...
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    Citizenship Application for Minors

    After one of you gets citizenship, you'll be able to apply for them directly as PR-children of a citizen. I forget whether this is 5(1) or 5(2).
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Was the MP's office able to get any useful info on these specific questions?
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    You got more than the visa. You received, at minimum, a COPR. You're telling us that you didn't read the documents carefully. You said that you got the visa in October, and that your son was born in January. So are you really saying at that point - October - you did not know about the pending...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    Please, just take your grammar point to a lawyer and pose the question to them. You're suffering from a rather severe case of motivated reasoning - you want the answer to be 'this is a point of grammar' but it is not (and to the extent it is, you're still wrong). But I draw your attention to...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    Sorry, but you're just outright wrong. The application process to become a PR continues until complete. Your application was in process until you became a PR. If you think your version of English is superior, by all means hire a lawyer to confirm it for you.
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I responded above on this point - I think this point of yours is not at all a 'strict' interpretation. When one submits an application for a mortgage loan, for example, it's quite well understood that the application process is not 'complete' when first submitted. At any rate: this particular...
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    Who would like to explain the "at the time of that application"117(9)(D)? Does it include "the first time landing"

    I believe that IRCC will take the position that 'time of the application' will include the entire period up and until the point when you 'landed' and became a PR. Being issued the (immigrant) visa may mean 'approved' but it does not mean the process is complete. And submitting the initial...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    1. Things happen. I've seen it happen with large worldwide companies. Not to excuse it, but the wolf of incompetence is always just near the door. 2. My understanding - based on some educated guesswork - is that it's a reminder function for someone to 'check' what's happened with applications at...
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    November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    HOpefully none still in this situation in the November /2024/ thread in which you posted.
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    Outland Spousal Sponsorship- Error in Form

    As above, send a corrected form.
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I don't think that oath date is /that/ unusual - although my guess is that this will turn out to be an in-person ceremony, which in some places (eg 'not Toronto') are less frequent and longer lead times. That said: while it's hypothetically possible that you could inquire and (if it's...
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    Outland Spousal Sponsorship- Error in Form

    If you mean that the travel of the principal applicant was actually submitted (but as spouse of sponsor), it will probably be fine. IRCC has seen lots of errors and as long as they have the travel history of the (actual) applicant and their name is properly identified, they'll figure it out-...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    Order your gcms notes, contact your MP to inquire, call IRCC. While none of these steps are magic, they MIGHT Provide you with some useful info, and there is a chance - very small but non-zero - that asking questions dislodges the file from paralysis.
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    PFL - Sponsor Failed to Declare CLP

    I fully agree with Buletruck. You have been in a relationship (self-admitted) since 2019, and residing continuously together since December 2021. AND solely together in a separate place for over 12 months (Oct1, 23 to Oct x, 24) before becoming a PR. Unlike many, you clearly were AWARE of the...
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    counting days o/s Canada while accompanying Canadian spouse, towards residency obligation

    You seem to search out disappointment, when you already know it's there. Just don't log in for a while, it'll feel so much more vivid and real when you experience it anew. As the old joke has it, what did the masochist say to the sadist? ... "Hurt me, hurt me!" What did the sadist say to the...
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    Living with Canadian Citizen abroad - Definition of accompanying

    You've jumped into a thread with different facts than yours and I don't know your situation, except for the summary above. I don't think this addresses the question of whether you ever actually resided in Canada, which *might* be important, so I'm not going to guess.
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    PR Renewal Question: Residency obligation + counting initial 'soft landing' days

    I am confused what you are saying all above, I'd drop the concept of 'windows.' There are no windows. There are only five-year periods, rolling, meaning on any day looking backward five years (this is not the way often described here so bear with me). Ignore the rest. This is how the formula...
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Call IRCC again.