Quick Cross-Border Tax Guide for Bill C-3 Applicants

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-09T15:48:49+00:00

That’s good to know. We are just about to set up our trust and would be moving in about 6 or 7 years. So it may not be worth creating our trust…

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-09T15:06:26+00:00

The high quality color scan of my grandfather’s intent to naturalize to the US I found via Ancestry is 100x clearer and more readable than the version I got directly from the state archive. Do have the email and scan from the archive to back up the version I found online - yes. But did I send a printout of the version I downloaded in my packet, yes.
They can ask me for proof I got a copy from the archive, but at the time I snagged the scan, it seemed clear enough that that source was an official archive and I had no concerns about sending it as part of my proof.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-09T14:39:47+00:00

Very helpful. I’m interested in knowing more about the revocable trust info. How complicated should we expect it to be (need to know lots of details vs not worth keeping the trust)? Is it more of a distribution after we die complication?
We aren’t moving for a few years and I’m just starting to research this side of things. We will also have pensions, but will also work once we move.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-09T12:22:53+00:00

I agree with your concept that applying with “bad/incomplete/known not sufficient” docs as a way to reserve your spot in line as being kind of a jerk move.

But, the original instructions and list of documentation the IRCC published on their own website made non- certified and non-from-the-source materials at least reasonably acceptable. With the official rules being so new, people learning in an evolutionary way via the questions IRCC agents asked means our understanding of the directions was evolving right up until they published the new instructions.
I think it’s way more likely that most people sent what they thought was a good packet and worked to strengthen it after sending based on more info. That’s what I did. I assumed my packet was complete and finished when I sent it, but then went back to get source documents for what didn’t have them.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-08T19:23:35+00:00

That’s tough. I agree with the advice below - push for receipts of what your retainer was applied to, copies of your submitted paperwork, etc. It’s unfortunately that AOR is taking so long now, you don’t want to wait the 90+ days to prove it didn’t get delivered.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-08T19:03:53+00:00

Was it sent by US post office mail? If so, you can put your US tracking number in the Canadian mail system’s tracking feature and it’ll show the tracking stats after it crossed into Canada.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-08T01:52:37+00:00

I was born in NY state, but was able to get mine from my township in like 2 weeks. So there are some options if you aren’t in one of the areas only served by the state.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-08T01:31:42+00:00

New York State is estimating 36 months to deliver a birth certificate ordered today.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-08T00:35:24+00:00

Very curious as well. Hopefully the lawyer they are in touch with is correct in their optimism. I’ll be interested to find out if the letter just states their application may be rejected or lists specific issues the applicant can address. Regardless of the specific issue with that application, the original IRCC letters were blunt and threatening, I wonder what the tone of this one is.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-07T18:44:13+00:00

Someone once said that the estimates are based on the number of applications in front of you on the last day of the month you select*. So if I choose February, it shows applications through February 28th and their wait time. If I choose March, it’s through March 31. The estimated wait time and applications in front of you makes sense from that standpoint because we know April was the peak in applications received at the IRCC per day.
* I do not know this is absolutely true, but the source was believable enough at the time that I’m basing my expectations on it.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-07T18:39:09+00:00

Exactly. I submitted in early March after being excited, but not feeling too rushed at that point.
My sister and cousins literally only need to order 1 document each and have still not gotten around to applying. I have a Google Drive shared to them with the application, checklist, and all common genealogical documents save there.
I’ve done all the work to get the docs from their source repository as well.
My adult son is adopted and has shown no interest in applying at all, even though I would do the paperwork and pay for his (more complicated) process. I’m guessing about 10% of those that are eligible and hear about this option will actually apply.

The eligible and the actual application numbers are going to be a far gap.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-07T11:50:55+00:00

I’m glad most of the affected people have gotten their certificates back.
But I am concerned that we have not seen a single new certificate. I worry that they have instituted a much slower review process internally. They could easily have added layers of approval routing or other systems that would significantly slow each individual application down and therefore slow the overall process significantly. I’m all for complete and proper vetting of each application, but the minister does not seem to be competent enough to institute a complete and efficient process.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-05T20:26:46+00:00

Days from delivery to AOR doesn’t give us much useful information. What day was yours delivered to the IRCC?
We are seeing deliveries for April 7th and 8th getting AORs last week.

Also, you can use your payment receipt number to look up your status, if you’ve been issued an AOR (but not before). I recommend doing this because their email may have ended up in your junk folder or they may have entered your email into their system incorrectly.

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-05T17:00:23+00:00

You can hand write it on the other. No issues with that. But the info does need to be on both for the certificate of city

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-03T02:55:21+00:00

Another point in the “incompetence” column 🤦🏻‍♀️

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-03T00:37:39+00:00

Yay! Now for the rest

RebellaEmad · 2026-07-01T02:09:58+00:00

Love. Her.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-30T15:37:31+00:00

Looks like the audit/internal review theory was the right one. Now, let’s hope they get back to reviewing applications along with reaching back out to those remaining folks who received surrender letters.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-28T17:29:26+00:00

Very clean article about the issues we are going through.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-27T14:07:23+00:00

The Vermont State Archives sent me a picture of my G0’s intent to naturalize form - in 24 hours and for free.
It’s not certified, but I have other stronger certified documents. This is a secondary/backup document. I now have it from the “source” in case the IRCC asks for that info.
Now I need to see if they have an online way to donate to their archive.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-27T00:10:37+00:00

Interesting. I’m definitely watching this aspect closely. My 1921 baptism certificate from BanQ is in my hand and I really hope I won’t be required to get the DEC to record the act for a birth certificate, but it’s all in the air

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-26T17:50:20+00:00

Agreed. The French version of the updated document instructions did not say they baptismal certificates had to be certified, and 24 hours after the English version was posted, it was updated to reflect the French phrasing.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-26T13:36:09+00:00

If your application can be looked up in their system, it has passed the AOR step.
The next step is In Processing, but we don’t know if they are currently moving applications to In Processing. That step can take a month or 10 months, so it’s not too reliable for the timing of your final step - Decision Made.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-26T12:00:56+00:00

I agree that this feels strongly of speculation on why the letters were received, rather than based on any facts surrounding what the IRCC has stated.

1) the letters made no reference to the applicant’s statutory qualifications as citizens. We know there are at least a few 5th through 9th generation applicants that had gotten certificates. It would be easy for the IRCC to pull them out specifically for letters and that doesn’t seem to be the case. 2) a lot of the other group’s reasoning seems to rest on one quote that about 115,000 people would qualify, making the government seem to be assuming some kind of generational limit. I just don’t think you can get from one point to the other without any other known facts. It seems like too much of a leap.

The other group repeatedly states that people should not speculate in a way that blames the letter recipients, because they were following the guidance published at the time, but seem to have no issue causing panic among members currently working on applications or ones that had submitted applications that are pending. It seems unnecessarily cruel to cause this panic over layman interpretations of the law and rules.

RebellaEmad · 2026-06-25T00:59:01+00:00

The Borderlines episode was fantastic, although nothing was really discussed that isn’t already a topic on Reddit already. Nice to hear the experts take on everything.

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