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May 2024 - Citizenship Applications

vancityrita

Newbie
Oct 21, 2024
2
5
Added your info to the spreadsheet. Vancouver is little slow for most applicants, hopefully you should hear something very soon. I am from Vancouver office as well and waiting for further updates.

The average processing time are the ones currently advertised, so 6 months as per the latest updates.
LPP complete Oct 30th. Scheduled for oath Nov 15th Good luck to everyone still waiting.
 

hssrp

Champion Member
Dec 19, 2019
1,463
647
USA
Received an update in the tracker today. Oath scheduled for November 18th but have not received the email with instructions yet. Do we know how long that takes? And the portal does not even suggest if it is online/in person.
They usually send it closer to the oath ceremony so you might get it by end of next week
 

rWolf

Star Member
Aug 22, 2021
143
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I have a trip scheduled from Dec 1st to 9th, just in case I receive the oath invite, should I move it or is there any way that I can get to enter Canada without a passport/PR card?

I'm okay with rescheduling it in case I get the invite, but I wonder if they would have any ceremony past Dec 9th, since we would be getting close to holidays.
 
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Sean Wu

Hero Member
May 26, 2019
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My Timeline:
May 7 Application filed
Jun 22 Background verification
Jun 28 Citizenship test updated to to In progress
Jul 4 Scheduled for citizenship test
Jul 15 Took Test
Jul 29 Test Marked with Completed
Oct 29 LPP marked with completed.
Citizenship ceremony Not started
 
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techtree

Member
Oct 12, 2024
12
10
My update:
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person

Hi @hssrp, for an in-person citizenship oath ceremony, will I receive a physical citizenship certificate rather than an e-certificate? I selected an e-certificate in my application but now I prefer a physical one because I could get it on the same day.

Location: Primary-Niagara Fall, Secondary-Ottawa
App Type: Single
App Submit: May 17
AOR Date: May 31
Background Complete Date: Jul 17, 2024
Test Invite Date: Jul 26, 2024
Test Window: August 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024
Test Completed Date: Aug 2, 2024
Test Completed Status update in tracker: Aug 7, 2024
Received interview invite: Oct 1, 2024
Interview: Oct 9, 2024
Language Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Prohibitions Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Physical Presence Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person
 
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Sakr77

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Oct 6, 2020
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My update:
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person

Hi @hssrp, for an in-person citizenship oath ceremony, will I receive a physical citizenship certificate rather than an e-certificate? I selected an e-certificate in my application but now I prefer a physical one because I could get it on the same day.

Location: Primary-Niagara Fall, Secondary-Ottawa
App Type: Single
App Submit: May 17
AOR Date: May 31
Background Complete Date: Jul 17, 2024
Test Invite Date: Jul 26, 2024
Test Window: August 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024
Test Completed Date: Aug 2, 2024
Test Completed Status update in tracker: Aug 7, 2024
Received interview invite: Oct 1, 2024
Interview: Oct 9, 2024
Language Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Prohibitions Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Physical Presence Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person
Congrats! Your urgent request worked
 
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hssrp

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Dec 19, 2019
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I have a trip scheduled from Dec 1st to 9th, just in case I receive the oath invite, should I move it or is there any way that I can get to enter Canada without a passport/PR card?

I'm okay with rescheduling it in case I get the invite, but I wonder if they would have any ceremony past Dec 9th, since we would be getting close to holidays.
you would not be able to enter without a passport and the PR card is cut during your ceremony. Also note that you need to be in Canada for the oath ceremony even if it s a virtual oath. If the travel is unavoidable the the only option is to reschedule oath. If it is very close to the holidays, they they would most likely move it to next year. Hopefully you get the oath soon !
 

hssrp

Champion Member
Dec 19, 2019
1,463
647
USA
My update:
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person

Hi @hssrp, for an in-person citizenship oath ceremony, will I receive a physical citizenship certificate rather than an e-certificate? I selected an e-certificate in my application but now I prefer a physical one because I could get it on the same day.

Location: Primary-Niagara Fall, Secondary-Ottawa
App Type: Single
App Submit: May 17
AOR Date: May 31
Background Complete Date: Jul 17, 2024
Test Invite Date: Jul 26, 2024
Test Window: August 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024
Test Completed Date: Aug 2, 2024
Test Completed Status update in tracker: Aug 7, 2024
Received interview invite: Oct 1, 2024
Interview: Oct 9, 2024
Language Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Prohibitions Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Physical Presence Complete Date: Oct 9, 2024
Oath Letter Date: Nov 1
Oath Date: Nov 8 In-Person
Irrespective of what you select, they usually provide by default:
a. Paper certificates during in-person ceremonies.
b. e-Certificate during virtual ceremonies.

So you should be good!
 
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