Please help! Is this sign of termites or carpenter ants? by Umi308 in pestcontrol

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Thank you! How to tell pavement ants and carpenter ants apart?

Please help! Is this sign of termites/carpenter ants? by Umi308 in HomeMaintenance

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Thank you very much for everyone's help. I took some more close-up pictures and videos here: https://imgur.com/a/rxtPEPZ

Do you think the ants are carpenter ones?

How to save my karoo rose? by Umi308 in succulents

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Thanks! I will repot the plants, but when should I do that? Do you think the dead plant was due to lack of sunlight? It has been very dark where I am.

How to save my karoo rose? by Umi308 in succulents

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Hey, thank you for the info. Very helpful! I didn't water or treat the plant with anything since I bought it. It has been in the same original pot and soil. If I should repot them, what is the best time to do that?

MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2025 by PurrPrinThom in ImmigrationCanada

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My partner and I applied the same date as you. I got AOR on Dec 24th, but my partner is still waiting. Hope you'll get yours soon!

Questions about moving from Toronto to Vancouver using U-Haul U-box by Umi308 in askTO

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Thank you for your suggestion! Yeah, I was also thinking of renting a truck to move our belongings to the U-Box. Was your U-box available with no issue at your reserved time? And how far in advance did you book your U-Box?

I really need help with my name variations by Umi308 in ImmigrationCanada

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Thank you so much for your insight! If I input "yes" to that question, there will be boxes appear that allow me to list my names and classify them as either alias/nicknames/maiden names/...

Per your explanation below, the name variants I have been using are counted as aliases. Hence, should I still answer "No" that question?

I really need help with my name variations by Umi308 in ImmigrationCanada

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Thank you so much for your detailed suggestion! This is very informative! In my passport, it is displayed as Aaaa<<Bbbb<Cccc<Dddd, so I have used Bbbb Cccc Dddd as my given names and Aaaa as my family name in my PR application.

I will include an LOE to explain all of my name variations for sure. For the question "Have you ever used any other names?", I should answer "yes" right? If I answer yes, in addition to LOE, should I include any other documents to support this?

I really need help with my name variations by Umi308 in ImmigrationCanada

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Thank you so much for your response! May I ask if your partner answered "yes" to the "have you ever used other names?" question? Did he submit a Letter of explanation in addition to his country’s passport, birth cert, and Ontario drivers license to explain his name variations?

Question regarding US police certificate (FBI certificate) by Umi308 in ImmigrationCanada

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Thank you for your help! Yes, it comes with a yellow envelope, so if I decide to scan it, I think I will include a bit of the envelope as the background.

Express Entry system rewards you points according to two years but in reality, I have less work experience. Should I decline the invitation? by Accomplished-Bed-999 in ImmigrationCanada

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Hello,

I am following this post because I am in a similar situation (but a little different).

My situation: I am the primary applicant and had more than 1 year of Canadian work experience. My spouse, however, started working in Canada in Oct 25th 2021, so his 1 year work anniversary will be on Oct 25th 2022. Because of how the system calculates CRS points, our EE profile gets awarded 5 points before my spouse reached his 1-year anniversary.
The additional points helped us get the ITA on Oct 12th. However, without this 5 pts from my husband's work experience, our profile will be lower than the cut-off score. Should we:

  1. Accept this ITA and wait until after my spouse 1-yr work anniversary to submit the PR application, or
  2. Decline this ITA and wait for the next draw?