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OCanada!

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Just got the Oath email, in-person ceremony, Kitchener. Would I be seeing anyone from here? Also, the letter mentions choice of paper certificate and e-certificate. It says paper certificate would be issued at the ceremony while e-certificates within 5 business days. Does anyone know if I could switch to paper certificate at the ceremony? At the time of applying, I had opted for e-certificate, primarily for speed, though I'd have always preferred paper, purely for sentimental value.

"Citizenship certificate: We will confirm your choice of citizenship certificate type (paper certificate or
e-certificate) at the ceremony. Paper certificates are given at the ceremony. E-certificate download
instructions are emailed to you – please keep this email so you can refer back to it after the ceremony to
access and download your e-certificate. E-certificates are available for download in the IRCC portal within 5
business days after the ceremony."

Type: Online application
Location: Waterloo
Physical Presence Days: 1105
Application: Married
Application sent: Oct 29 2024
Delivered: Oct 29 2024
AOR: November 14 2024
Background complete: January 09 2025
Invitation to Citizenship test: January 17 2025
Test taken: January 20 2025
Test updated on website: January 29 2025
LPP: February 11 2025
Tracker updated: February 13 2025
Oath letter date: Feb 24 2025
Oath Ceremony: March 10 2025, In person, Kitchener
 
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kavan801

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OCanada! said:
Just got the Oath email, in-person ceremony, Kitchener. Would I be seeing anyone from here? Also, the letter mentions choice of paper certificate and e-certificate. It says paper certificate would be issued at the ceremony while e-certificates within 5 business days. Does anyone know if I could switch to paper certificate at the ceremony? At the time of applying, I had opted for e-certificate, primarily for speed, though I'd have always preferred paper, purely for sentimental value.

"Citizenship certificate: We will confirm your choice of citizenship certificate type (paper certificate or
e-certificate) at the ceremony. Paper certificates are given at the ceremony. E-certificate download
instructions are emailed to you – please keep this email so you can refer back to it after the ceremony to
access and download your e-certificate. E-certificates are available for download in the IRCC portal within 5
business days after the ceremony."

Type: Online application
Location: Waterloo
Physical Presence Days: 1105
Application: Married
Application sent: Oct 29 2024
Delivered: Oct 29 2024
AOR: November 14 2024
Background complete: January 09 2025
Invitation to Citizenship test: January 17 2025
Test taken: January 20 2025
Test updated on website: January 29 2025
LPP: February 11 2025
Tracker updated: February 13 2025
Oath letter date: Feb 24 2025
Oath Ceremony: March 10 2025, In person, Kitchener
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Can you please share the email ID from where you received the oath email? I have my ceremony on 7th and yet haven't received an email.

Thanks in advance
 
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amaya99

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Oct 19, 2024
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Oath letter received today. Scarborough office for both test invitation and oath letter.

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1114
Application: Family (2)
Application sent: 19-Oct-2024
AOR: 30-Oct-2024
Background Verification: 20 Dec 2024
Invitation to complete the online citizenship test: 19-Dec-2024 (dates between 27th Dec and 25th Jan)
Test cleared: 2 Jan 2025 (date I took test)
Citizenship test completed: 7 Jan 2025 (date updated on tracker - shows 3 Jan as the completed date on the timeline)
Language Skills: 14 Feb 2025 (tracker updated on 18 Feb)
Physical Presence: 14 Feb 2025 (tracker updated on 18 Feb)
Prohibitions: 14 Feb 2025 (tracker updated on 18 Feb)
Oath in progress: 15 Feb 2025 (tracker updated on 18 Feb)
Oath letter received: 24 Feb 2025
Citizenship ceremony: 7 March 2025 - virtual
Citizenship oath: 7 March 2025
Certificate delivered: Not started
 
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akashrocketszz

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Submitted date - 27 Oct
AOR - 07 Nov 2024
Ghost update - 11 Jan 2025
Background completed - 14 Jan 2025
Test invite - 14 Jan 2025
Test done - 28 Jan 2025
Updated in tracker - 29 Jan 2025
LLP updated in tracker - 15 Feb 2025
Citizenship oath scheduled for 07 March awaiting email with details - 18 Feb 2025
In person Oath letter received in email - 24 Feb 2025

Oath ceremony - 07 March 2025
 
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kavan801

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Jun 30, 2020
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akashrocketszz said:
Submitted date - 27 Oct
AOR - 07 Nov 2024
Ghost update - 11 Jan 2025
Background completed - 14 Jan 2025
Test invite - 14 Jan 2025
Test done - 28 Jan 2025
Updated in tracker - 29 Jan 2025
LLP updated in tracker - 15 Feb 2025
Citizenship oath scheduled for 07 March awaiting email with details - 18 Feb 2025
In person Oath letter received in email - 24 Feb 2025

Oath ceremony - 07 March 2025
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I have an in person oath in Montreal on the same day at 9AM. Is your ceremony by any chance in Montreal as well?
 
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OCanada!

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kavan801 said:
Can you please share the email ID from where you received the oath email? I have my ceremony on 7th and yet haven't received an email.

Thanks in advance
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Kitchener in-person ceremonies are on Mondays only (I've been checking for a while now), since yours is on 7th (Friday), most likely it's virtual?
 
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misledhelix

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Mar 2, 2022
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Not sure where/why my application is stuck. Was requested fingerprints on 31st Jan, Provided thru authorized agency on 1st Feb, got a ghost update on 18th Feb but no movement in the application since nor any other communication.

Should I be calling ircc to check ? I was hoping to travel in Feb and then in March or early April....this uncertainty is uncomfortable. Moreover, my 10yr US visa is expiring in Aug...I frequently travel to US to visit family, I would usually apply to extend such visas well in advance...with this ongoing process I am in limbo. [end rant]

Timeline
Type: Online application
Location: Chatham, ON
Visa Office: Niagara Falls
App Type: Family(4)
Physical Presence Days: 1200+ (different numbers due to individual travel)
Application Submission: Oct 16, 2024
AOR Date: Oct 25, 2024
Test Update: Dec 13, 2024
Test Scheduled: Dec 19, 2024 - Jan 18, 2025
Test Taken: Dec 28, 2024
Test Marked Completed: Jan 2, 2025
Fingerprint Request: Jan 31, 2025
Fingerprint provided: Feb 1, 2025
Ghost Update: Feb 18, 2025
Language Skill - In Progress
Background Verification - In Progress
Physical Presence - In Progress
Prohibitions - In Progress
 
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armoured

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misledhelix said:
I was hoping to travel in Feb and then in March or early April....this uncertainty is uncomfortable. Moreover, my 10yr US visa is expiring in Aug...I frequently travel to US to visit family, I would usually apply to extend such visas well in advance...with this ongoing process I am in limbo. [end rant]
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Go now. No-one can say how long the LPP will take, and if you get the invitation to oath ceremony, it will usually be with 2-3 weeks notice - so unless you're planning a super-long trip, no issue. And worst case, you can fly back to Canada for your ceremony, and apply on urgent basis for passport.
 
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gaur_sakshi

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Feb 25, 2025
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On Jan 24th 2025 my oath status was updated in the system and it says I have my oath ceremony scheduled for March 24th. I am wondering if anyone here has such a delayed oath ceremony though rest everything was completed in January itself. Also, I haven't received any email so far regarding the oath ceremony details. Any help? Should I reach out to ircc or is it too early since my oath is scheduled in March? Thanks
 
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armoured

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gaur_sakshi said:
On Jan 24th 2025 my oath status was updated in the system and it says I have my oath ceremony scheduled for March 24th. I am wondering if anyone here has such a delayed oath ceremony though rest everything was completed in January itself. Also, I haven't received any email so far regarding the oath ceremony details. Any help? Should I reach out to ircc or is it too early since my oath is scheduled in March? Thanks
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It won't hurt to contact them. It is a bit odd, although if you requested in person and are in a place where they don't have them often, could make sense.

There was a case here of someone getting a notification of an oath ceremony almost 12 months in future. It turned out to be an admin error (probably data entry) and was rescheduled quickly.

So if you want it sooner, sure, contact them - and if you don't mind either way, at least you'll have clarified it's not an error.
 
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gaur_sakshi

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Feb 25, 2025
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armoured said:
It won't hurt to contact them. It is a bit odd, although if you requested in person and are in a place where they don't have them often, could make sense.

There was a case here of someone getting a notification of an oath ceremony almost 12 months in future. It turned out to be an admin error (probably data entry) and was rescheduled quickly.

So if you want it sooner, sure, contact them - and if you don't mind either way, at least you'll have clarified it's not an error.
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Thanks for the response. I also strongly feel that it could be a data entry issue since I did not explicitly request for an in-person oath ceremony. Could you please share the best method to contact ircc. Is there any phone number or web-form or anything else that can help me to contact them? Thanks again
 
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