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March 2022 - citizenship applications

mrdmiust

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Oct 10, 2019
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Did you receive the “unable to verify your presence in Canada prior to your PR” ? If you did not it may just be the IRCC taking a long time to provide the AOR. It’s not unusual for the AOR to take 90 days. If you have heard from them and they have been unable to verify you time in Canada I would wait till you have sufficient days post PR date and resubmit since you are so close without the pre PR days.
Hi
I hope you are well.
I have the same problem now. I already sent an explanation letter and all proving documents.
Do you think I need to Contact MP on this regards? Do they really help?
 

mesho

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Aug 21, 2019
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of course.

You don't even need the printed copy. Even a digital copy should be fine. When I printed out the digital certificate with a 2 sided print, it didn't come out right. The service Canada person here told me that it doesn't matter at all. As long as she can locate the record in her system, it didn't matter whether I had a printout or not.
That's good to know. Thanks
 
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Forevergrateful

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Mar 22, 2018
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I have, based on my travel dates of 27th June, IRCC person decided that my family will receive our passports on the 26th of June. So that if something goes wrong, we won't get the passports on time :p
Of course they did! Nothing comes east with them, that’s really cutting it close. Did you apply in person?
 

SpiritualWonderBoy

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Jul 2, 2020
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I had the same issue with my application submitted on line. I complained via my MP’s office. I used the first arrived date that appeared on my COPR document as evidence of when I arrived in Canada. After 6 weeks of pursuing this with my MP. I got a call from IRCC Sydney. It was explained that the reason for rejection was because the IRCC agent who first reviews the physical presence cannot access CBSA entry data by passport only by PR number thus the agent is unable to confirm time in Canada prior to PR date. The person who called me from Sydney told me to resubmit and she would flag my UCI number so it would go directly to her. She apparently did have authority to access CBSA records by passport number. When I resubmitted I got an AOR back within hours. But lost all the processing time between end of Oct 2021 and end of Mar 2022. But my app is finally in process.
i have resubmitted my application for the second time but they returned my application due to rhis same reasone. I contacted my MP but no help at all. What should I do.
 

Xenon21

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Jun 17, 2023
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I sent in my application in January 2022.
They received my application (AOR) in March 2022.
My background verification was done in September 2022.
I completed my citizenship test in October 2022.
And since then no update at all! Language skills, physical presence and background verification are still “in progress”. My PR expires this October so I am getting very worried. Does anyone know how I can find out what is going on? And if contacting my MP can help? Thank you
 

forw.jane

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Apr 29, 2019
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I sent in my application in January 2022.
They received my application (AOR) in March 2022.
My background verification was done in September 2022.
I completed my citizenship test in October 2022.
And since then no update at all! Language skills, physical presence and background verification are still “in progress”. My PR expires this October so I am getting very worried. Does anyone know how I can find out what is going on? And if contacting my MP can help? Thank you
17 months. MP office should help.
 

esse

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Jun 21, 2021
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did you have to book an appointment for passport application?
Not possible to book an appointment online for the passport office. Checked Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton. Did a walk-in yesterday. Everybody was helpful. Express pick up scheduled for 27th. Good luck.
 

sj1234567

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Aug 11, 2016
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Not possible to book an appointment online for the passport office. Checked Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton. Did a walk-in yesterday. Everybody was helpful. Express pick up scheduled for 27th. Good luck.
Do they ask for justification for express pickup? I have to travel to visit my family next month. I haven’t booked the tickets yet though.

Any ideas?
 

smash1984

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Oct 7, 2018
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Do they ask for justification for express pickup? I have to travel to visit my family next month. I haven’t booked the tickets yet though.

Any ideas?
I was told that if my travel was within 10 business days, they would do express pickup for me. I as ordering 4 passports so it would have cost me significantly. For 10 business day pickup it cost me 20 dollars per passport as express fee.
 

esse

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Jun 21, 2021
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Do they ask for justification for express pickup? I have to travel to visit my family next month. I haven’t booked the tickets yet though.

Any ideas?
On the form there is a part where you can put the travel dates. I included my plane reservation with the passport form and mom also had a reservation on the same day + she is elderly. When I got my ticket, the agent told me they can hold the reservation for one day. If you don't make the payment by 11:00 am, your reservation will not be valid.

FYI. the agent at Service Canada said she will give my passport on June 30th, when I asked for express pick up she said it will be ready on the 27th for pick-up. If you have flexible dates, you can use regular pick rather than express. I did not want to take the chance and opted for express pick up.