Hi all,
I have a unique situation. My Mom is in the process of finalizing her citizenship process. She recently passed her interview and was told to await the invitation to the citizenship oath ceremony (she is a senior, so she does not have to do tests). I understand, based on the stats from similar cohorts, that her oath ceremony will be somewhere in March-April of 2022.
Unfortunately, she needs to leave Canada to attend to a close relative who got seriously ill and can possibly die. She might leave within next two weeks or even sooner. Depending on his status, she may want to stay and take care of him.
I have the following questions:
1) Can her oath taking ceremony be moved to a closer date, given her circumstances?
2) If not, can she attend it while not physically in Canada (since it is going to be virtual anyway)?
3) If yes, can she receive her citizenship certificate without physically being here?
4) If the above is successful, can she apply for and receive her Canadian passport outside of Canada?
If circumstances allow, I will encourage her to come back to Canada for an oath taking ceremony. But I also want to consider other options. There has been so much effort invested in the whole process, that it would be terrible if the whole thing is a wasted effort
.
Thank you.
I have a unique situation. My Mom is in the process of finalizing her citizenship process. She recently passed her interview and was told to await the invitation to the citizenship oath ceremony (she is a senior, so she does not have to do tests). I understand, based on the stats from similar cohorts, that her oath ceremony will be somewhere in March-April of 2022.
Unfortunately, she needs to leave Canada to attend to a close relative who got seriously ill and can possibly die. She might leave within next two weeks or even sooner. Depending on his status, she may want to stay and take care of him.
I have the following questions:
1) Can her oath taking ceremony be moved to a closer date, given her circumstances?
2) If not, can she attend it while not physically in Canada (since it is going to be virtual anyway)?
3) If yes, can she receive her citizenship certificate without physically being here?
4) If the above is successful, can she apply for and receive her Canadian passport outside of Canada?
If circumstances allow, I will encourage her to come back to Canada for an oath taking ceremony. But I also want to consider other options. There has been so much effort invested in the whole process, that it would be terrible if the whole thing is a wasted effort
.Thank you.
