Nah, sadly at the very last minute the Government requested an extension of the time period for the declaration of invalidity of the first-generation limit, there was a Zoom hearing on the very last day before it was due to expire, and the judge (with much chewing out of the government for not having their collective act together) eventually granted a brief extension,) possibly to be followed by a slightly longer one, to give Parliament further opportunity to pass Charter-compliant legislation. So for now, I remain Schroedinger’s Canadian. It’s pretty aggravating.
I imagine that it must be. If it’s any consolation, our government tends to work at the speed of other world governments; that is, at a glacial pace. So you’re not encountering anything unheard of or unexpected.
I had a thought though. Do you plan to move to Canada if granted Canadian citizenship? If so, where? The reason I ask is because the Member of Parliament (MP) for that location might (no guarantees) be able to cut through the red tape and expedite things. I was able to get things expedited for my brother-in-law (an Australian) to get permanent immigrant status after speaking with the local MP’s office. And my MP’s office did cut through the red tape and the delays.
Lots of details in BIL’s story, and none may apply to you, but if you do plan to move here, it might be worth trying, to speed things up.
I don’t currently plan to move to Canada, but would be nice to know that I have the option, particularly depending on what happens in November. I did figure 6 months wouldn’t be enough time to pass legislation in such a contentious area, but I was hoping beyond hope that Justice Akbarali would tell the Government that it was too little, too late, and let the first-generation limit on citizenship by descent lapse last week. I don’t feel like my situation is dire enough at the moment that I should be asking for any special treatment, though. And with the first-generation limit in place, I don’t qualify for citizenship. And so I wait.