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    December 2023 - Citizenship Applications

    This sometimes happens for applicants when they've already turned green and then (it seems) decide they need to request fingerprints (again?). Can't say for all cases but it doesn't seem to mean that it all starts over, just that they need to re-set the background bit in the system in order to...
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    Deadlines to return Canada and to renew PR Card

    Sorry, I perhaps did not state explicitly: yes, if you're allowed to enter and not issued the 44(1) report, you can just stay in Canada with an expired card. One does not need a valid PR card to reside in Canada.
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    Got reported 44(1)

    The utility of debating with and/or explaining to others here is probably not high. You have other things you should focus on and I doubt this is helping your anxiety. Up to you of course. I'm going to highlight this (or rather I have bolded it) as an example of thinking through what you want...
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    Got reported 44(1)

    Your interview is in August with IRCC or CBSA officer? Obviously if you're going to consult with a lawyer, it may make sense to do so beforehand. That said, I don't think this means that you have to have a lawyer represent you at that stage or be at the interview - your choice. (And you will...
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    PR Card Renewal Before Completing 730 Days: Can I Apply Within 9-Month Renewal Window?

    I agree with this point overall but will (again) repeat the point that what matters at the time of application is being in compliance with the residency obligation. Being in compliance means having fewer than 1095 days outside of Canada in the last five years (but discarding any days prior to...
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    Citizenship with kids included in the application

    ALready answered above by others.
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    Citizenship with kids included in the application

    To underline: don't apply this route with the children included BEFORE they are PRs. It will just cause delays. So either wait until they are PRs, or get citizenship alone (without the children), and after that, a 5(2) applications for the PR-children (separate application for each of the...
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    I have done a proxy marriage, I dont know its not acceptable. What is next please ?

    You spoke to a lawyer. What did the lawyer say? All through this thread the advice has been the same. I am not aware of any other option other than getting married again - how this is done, you'll have to figure out.
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    I have done a proxy marriage, I dont know its not acceptable. What is next please ?

    When you say your marriage is fully recognized in Canada, how are you establishing this? As your own immigration lawyer noted (if I understand your previous post), your marriage appears to be a proxy marriage and hence will not be recognized by IRCC for immigration purposes. I don't see any...
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    Spousal sponsorship based on court marriage

    I've seen several people ask what is up with all these bloody linkspammers, and the answer is, somehow they won't just update the software to not allow newbies to post with links to scumbag companies who pay these losers pennies to add garbage posts to the forum.
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    citizenship applications stuck for too long - Those with AOR before May 2025 - Let's gather here and update

    CBSA seems to fulfill most within the 30 days, occasionally a bit sooner. When they need to take longer, they usually will also respond at the end of the 30 days saying they need more time (which by statute is 30 more days).
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    2.5 Years Stuck in the Security

    I'm saying something a bit different: that "non-routine" is simply their name for the files that go belong some period of time. It's non-routine because it's gone too long. Why has it gone too long? It's non-routine. yes, there are a LOT of different reasons files take too long. But the label...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    If you are submitting a pure electronic form (esp direct in a portal, fine). If you are submitting one that is a scanned version, strongly suggest 'wet' (actual physical signature) on the printed version and then scan and send. Up to you of course.
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    Immigration to Canada

    That's true, but Canadian employers can also be quite, ahem, provincial, and notoriously reluctant to hire someone who's not physically in Canada.* Which of those two is prevailing in communications can be impossible to determine. * Note I'm not exactly blaming them for this, it can be quite...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    Sign a printed version, then scan.
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    2.5 Years Stuck in the Security

    Unfortunately it's actually just a circular definition - files that take longer are non-routine, because they take longer.
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    Just Got Invited to a "New Citizenship-to-Passport Initiative Pilot Program" By IRCC

    Glad it worked out. But for others: it's a PILOT programme. Meaning beta, possibly not 100% ready for full launch, guarantees about timeframes may not apply. If your travel is planned for, say, less than two months away, and you don't have any reasonable back-up, you may be better waiting and...
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    Will IRCC consider this misrepresentation because my ex-wife and I previously shared an address before we got married? Both applied PR independently

    1. It basically doesn't matter. You each applied for and received your PR status independently. You'll share your divorce info, sponsor your new spouse, that's it. 2. An essential aspect of misrepresentation is that it has to be 'material' in some way - usually meaning, would IRCC have...
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    Additional documents-Citizenship

    I'd add I think this occurs fairly often when some of the pre-PR days are under 'implied status', eg someone on a work or study permit who applies (not long) before expiry, so they're (technically) allowed to remain and then IRCC takes substantial time to approve, so that time in-between is not...
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    Medically condition on pr

    I'm not an expert and details may depend somewhat on nature of condition. But overall: I think your friend has nothing to worry about, if they've not violated any basic rules of public health / specific requirements mentioned in the letter. The friend is a PR and that won't change (as long as...