Haha - we are kind of in the same situation! We both FINALLY got our citzenship test invite for March 21 to April 10, but then don't want to get oath scheduled until after we are back from our travels, as we know the certificate can take a while to get and both have travel booked in May! The problem is, when you want it quickly, it's often really slow, but when you DON"T want it yet, you often get it quickly
We're away in Thailand visiting family in May and June. So here's to hoping the oath either comes really really quickly and we're able to get certificate quickly in time to get passport (as it now looks like, despite the backlog still being there, NEW oaths are allowed to pick up certificate 3 or so days later!) OR not to get oath until at least July.That looks like a great back up option if you get oath before you're going. It doesn't apply to us, since we are not from a visa exempt country, but it should apply to your situation. By the fact that the first bullet point talks about having certificate, that implies to me that the third bullet point about being granted Canadian Citizenship and being a PR previously does not require the certificate to have been received! So you should qualify under the third point. Great job for finding this special authorization. Did they just start this, as a result of the delay in Ottawa?!
Or has this been available to Ottawa residents all along (if from visa-exempt country)? Good luck on your citizenship test!
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