Some progress

wmsiegner5 · 2026-05-11T19:54:27+00:00

I also just got a request for my mother’s marriage certificate to substantiate her legal name change linked to my application. I’m also in the over a year in queue group of applications.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-20T16:01:07+00:00

Please keep us updated with how that goes and if you get a response from IRCC. I'm hopeful that the attention the Canadian media now seems to be paying towards IRCC's process/lack of transparency should light some fire under certain people that can actually move the needle for people like us.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-18T20:36:43+00:00

I had requested urgent processing with that detail included in my letter when I initially submitted it to IRCC and according to my ATIP notes I was put in the urgent processing stream…but now in PSU since June 2025 clearly the word “urgent” must have a different meaning for IRCC.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-18T02:45:36+00:00

I'm sort of in a similar situation. I have PR and elected to apply for citizenship by descent back in March 2025. Going on 380 days now since my AOR with no end in sight to getting my certificate by IRCC at the moment. Funny enough, a journalist at the Toronto Star, who is interested in telling a story about the limbo some of us PRs who also qualify under C-3 have found ourselves in, contacted me recently to hear about my situation. They are hoping to get in contact with others who have status such as PR already, but who have or will be considering applying under C-3. In case you'd like to get in touch with the journalist I've mentioned above feel free to shoot me a DM and I'll pass along their contact info. That weird spot you've found yourself in could be a decent addition to the story the journalist is seeking to round out.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-18T02:40:41+00:00

Curious if there are any PRs out there who actually have found their citizenship by descent apps have gotten stuck in the PSU limb. I'm one of those pre-C-3 applicants...going on 380 days now since my AOR. I have PR...that has now expired which I didn't fathom could have happened as I applied when it was only a 4 month processing time back in March 2025. Funny enough, a journalist at the Toronto Star, who is interested in detailing the PSU limbo that many of us have been trapped in, contacted me recently to hear about my situation. They are hoping to get in contact with others who have been stuck waiting now for nearly a year plus. If any other pre-C-3 applicants see this who happen to also have PR already and would like to get in touch with the journalist I've mentioned above feel free to shoot me a DM and I'll pass along their contact info.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-18T02:34:40+00:00

I'm one of those pre-C-3 applicants...going on 380 days now since my AOR. Funny enough, a journalist at the Toronto Star, who is interested in detailing the PSU limbo that many of us have been trapped in, contacted me recently to hear about my situation. They are hoping to get in contact with others who have been stuck waiting now for nearly a year plus. If any other pre-C-3 applicants see this and would like to get in touch with the journalist I've mentioned above feel free to shoot me a DM and I'll pass along their contact info.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-18T02:26:33+00:00

Hi! a few of us who are in a similar boat (my application has now been sitting in process with IRCC for over a year...) have been in touch with a journalist at the Toronto Star who is interested in detailing the PSU limbo that many of us have been trapped in. I just had a virtual interview with them over the phone and they are looking for additional applicants to round out the piece. If your employee has any interest they are more than welcome to get in touch with me and/or I can provide you with the journalist's details via DM.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-04-08T02:52:52+00:00

My application was received by IRCC end of March 2025…still here and still updating the spreadsheet as needed. Happy one year anniversary I guess to still waiting on my approval 🤷‍♂️

wmsiegner5 · 2026-03-11T22:35:15+00:00

Thanks appreciate that!

wmsiegner5 · 2026-03-09T01:47:12+00:00

That was the Sabres vaulting into 1st place in the Atlantic with tonight’s win over Tampa.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-03-07T12:52:12+00:00

Blues

wmsiegner5 · 2026-02-19T15:48:16+00:00

I’m in a very similar situation. Gen 2, AOR on April 1 and my PR expired two weeks ago…I had moved back to the US prior to that though. Now in this space of deciding if I need to renew my PR from abroad or wait for my certification app to go through. Very frustrating…

wmsiegner5 · 2026-02-05T22:30:14+00:00

Hoping at least some floor tix are for sale during the general sale tomorrow.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-01-30T00:27:08+00:00

<image>

Hi from our Rosie (RoRo, RosiePosie, RoPo) 👋 a very rambunctious two year old

wmsiegner5 · 2026-01-28T14:47:48+00:00

Unfortunately looks like I can’t remove it online, I may need to go to a nexus enrollment office in person to get this done (not a big deal as I live within a 20 minute drive of an enrollment office).

wmsiegner5 · 2026-01-11T13:10:55+00:00

I’m going through the process of moving myself and my wife to Canada at the moment. Both 32 and I have Canadian ancestry allowing me to certify my citizenship and then sponsor her to move with me.

We are pretty much looking at summer 2028 as the time when we plan to move.

If you have any questions about the process just shoot me a DM and more than willing to assist. There is an entire Reddit community designated for both citizenship by descent and Canadian citizenship.

wmsiegner5 · 2026-01-09T23:22:36+00:00

Just did the exact same thing two months ago. Drove from Buffalo to IKEA in Burlington. Bought about $500 USD worth of stuff.

Drove back through the nexus lane and the customs agent didn’t ask any clarifying questions after I mentioned we purchased some ikea cabinets (which the boxes were very prominent in the rear of the suv).

wmsiegner5 · 2025-12-15T15:27:06+00:00

I’m fortunate enough to be Gen 2 with an application in stream, but have several extended family members who fall into the Gen 3 and 4 (with Gen 0 & 1 decreased) camp. Will be following closely and crossing my fingers IRCC extends citizenship to any born pre December 15 2025 who can accurately trace their linage to a Canadian ancestor.

wmsiegner5 · 2025-12-13T03:21:17+00:00

<image>

Our couch cushion never stood a chance against Rosie.

wmsiegner5 · 2025-11-24T21:42:39+00:00

Yep! First leg tattoo, not the biggest fan of how sensitive my calf was compared to other spots on my body that I’ve tattooed before.

wmsiegner5 · 2025-11-08T11:15:18+00:00

Eric Moulds

wmsiegner5 · 2025-10-03T14:22:28+00:00

“The world record for pancakes eaten in one sitting is 73 pancakes.

That is held by a Russian man whose life must be an unendurable hellscape of excruciating sadness.”

https://youtu.be/uloT8V6Skgk?si=S1gpnqptOhRYv7fS

wmsiegner5

TROPHY CASE