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Mental experiment

For personal research and study related to immigration, citizenship, defence, and administrative law and regulations only. Every fact below is completely fictional and based on no real information about the CAF, the federal government, or the Federal Court. This piece is in no way or shape a legal opinion and provides no legal advice. Facts and Legal History Bloggins is a citizen of a non-NATO country. Bloggins became a permanent resident (defined in subs. 2(1) of the  Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [IRPA]) on June 4, 2023 and joined the Canadian Armed Forces [CAF] on February 15, 2024 at 18 years of age. S3 Bloggins subsequently completed basic, environmental, and occupational training as a boatswain and was posted to His Majesty's Canadian Ship [HMCS] Bowmanville on November 3, 2024.  S3 Bloggins, with HMCS Bowmanville, was deployed on Operation HORIZON and left Esquimalt, BC on February 20, 2025. The ship left Canadian territorial waters on or around the same day....

Where the Dates Have No Name

It is truly poetic that my own citizenship application was submitted two days later than anticipated because I watched these insane Can ucks games and lost the mental capacity to compile the application. I don't think it could get more Canadian than that but it really doesn't matter in this process.  The final countdown begins; for me at least.  Citizenship Application ☑️ 1095 days reached: May 12, 2024 AR: May 15, 2024 [1098 days eligibility] AOR: May 21, 2024 [CPC Sydney] In Process: May 23, 2024 [inferred by successful registration of the status tracker] Ghost updates: June 5/7/28, 2024 Language skills: Completed November 7, 2024 [retroactively updated November 12, 2024] Physical presence: Completed  November 7, 2024 [retroactively updated November 12, 2024] Background verification: Completed July 15, 2024 [retroactively updated July 18, 2024] Prohibitions: Fingerprint requested: June 26, 2024 Fingerprint collected: June 27, 2024 Passed:  November 7, 2024 [retroa...

The 2021-2022 life-changing timeline

BC PNP SI IPG; IRCC PNC; PGWP === MSc === Defended thesis: February 19, 2021 Formally completed degree requirements: March 30, 2021 === BC PNP === PNP Applied: March 30, 2021 (Status: Applied) Nomination issued: April 9, 2021 (Status: In Process) Nomination received: April 13, 2021 (Status: Decision Finalized; no QC phone call) === IRCC === APR Sent: April 13, 2021 (through new online portal; Status: Submitted) AR: April 13, 2021 AOR: May 2, 2022 Application linked on secure account: May 2, 2022 Eligibility review     Initiated: May 2, 2022      Passed: May 4, 2022  Medical     Requested: Never     Exam conducted: October 28, 2021     Passed: May 2, 2022 Background check     Initiated: May 2, 2022     Criminality passed: May 4, 2022     Info sharing passed: May 6, 2022  Biometrics     BIL received: May 2, 2022     Collected: May 3, 2022 Pre-arrival letter: May 4, 2022 Ghost...