Citizenship Application Urgent Processing - Essential Worker

[rafzy]

Everyone,

What is the process to request for Urgent Processing of Citizenship Application for an Essential Worker as I'm an Essential Worker and it states on IRCC site at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-processing-times.html

Can anyone comment on it as I am really interested in going this route?

Thanks

 

[Almost_Canadian]

That webpage gives you the generalized information for all services provided by IRCC. Some services may have Urgent Processing while others may not. As far as I am aware, there is no urgent processing for Citizenship application. However, if any others have any other relevant information, please feel free to correct me.

 

[Das67]

That webpage gives you the generalized information for all services provided by IRCC. Some services may have Urgent Processing while others may not. As far as I am aware, there is no urgent processing for Citizenship application. However, if any others have any other relevant information, please feel free to correct me.

The application processing times show how long it will take us to process your application for Canadian citizenship. If you think you have an emergency and won’t receive your citizenship in time, you may apply for urgent processing.

We can only process citizenship applications urgently in special cases. We check every urgent request to see if it meets the conditions for urgent processing. If your application doesn’t meet the conditions, we will process it normally.

To apply for urgent processing, you must be eligible to apply for citizenship and have an emergency, such as:

• needing Canadian citizenship to:
  • apply for a job
  • avoid losing your job
  • go to a Canadian school, college or university
• needing to travel because of death or serious illness in your family and you can’t get a passport in your current nationality
• receiving a successful Federal Court decision on an appeal on a previous application for citizenship

Even if these conditions apply to you, we may not be able to process your request urgently. If we do process your request urgently, we may not be able to do it in time to help your situation.

 

[rafzy]

Everyone, It's mentioned on the IRCC website that They will give priority to applications from Vulnerable People and Essential Business Workers.

So I believe it's not an Urgent processing request but a request to give priority to the application of Essential Worker.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Everyone, It's mentioned on the IRCC website that They will give priority to applications from Vulnerable People and Essential Business Workers.

So I believe it's not an Urgent processing request but a request to give priority to the application of Essential Worker.

Has nothing to do with the Citizenship process

 

[bellaluna]

Everyone, It's mentioned on the IRCC website that They will give priority to applications from Vulnerable People and Essential Business Workers.

So I believe it's not an Urgent processing request but a request to give priority to the application of Essential Worker.

Unless you need citizenship to do your essential work, like in the case of that physician who needed a specific high level clearance only allowed for Canadian citizens to conduct covid research, it won’t be considered.

 

[rafzy]

Agree with you all but what's the harm in trying ?

The maximum IRCC clerks can do is to reject request for urgent/priority processing.

 

[royce110]

Agree with you all but what's the harm in trying ?

The maximum IRCC clerks can do is to reject request for urgent/priority processing.

Yes you could definitely try, though I did read somewhere they are currently not looking at any urgent requests whatsoever.

worst is you lose $100 or so urgent fee and they process it normally.

 

[rafzy]

Yes you could definitely try, though I did read somewhere they are currently not looking at any urgent requests whatsoever.

worst is you lose $100 or so urgent fee and they process it normally.

There is no extra cost to get your application urgently processed. YOu can send them a request through Web forum as mentioned on IRCC site.