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Your grandparent’s record hasn’t arrived, but the wait time is now two years. Should you submit a citizenship by descent application anyway?

By all appearances, you're ready to submit a citizenship by descent application to the Canadian government. Archives, where you requested your grandmother's birth certificate, is facing […] The post Your grandparent's record hasn't arrived, but the wait time is now two years.

Your grandparent’s record hasn’t arrived, but the wait time is now two years. Should you submit a citizenship by descent application anyway?

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By all appearances, you're ready to submit a citizenship by descent application to the Canadian government.

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Should you submit a citizenship by descent application anyway?

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