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Hi All - I acquired Canadian citizenship few months back and would like to renounce Indian citizenship and apply OCI. However, I am currently in USA on a project. Has anyone done that ? Can I renounce Indian citizenship from US ? Anything to keep in mind while doing os ? Thanks!

Guys, I have a request: I am not able to find contents of CIT 0049 oath of citizenship form anywhere on internet. Is it possible for someone to share the content of the form or a blank form that I can refer ? I believe we sign at 2 places : can someone also explain what is the underlying...

Hello all ! I became Canadian citizen a while back. However, I haven't received any congratulatory letter from local MP. Just curious, in how much I can expect to get it? Is it normal if no such letter is sent? Thanks!

Hi All, I just noticed that my tracker shows oath scheduled and overall status in progress. While ecas shows everything completed a day after i took oath earlier this month. Is this normal? Do i need anything to get tracker updated and does that status mean anything? Thanks!

Hi All, One qq: What are my option to travel to India before I get OCI card? Can i get India e-visa or any other travel document before I get surrender or renunciation document?

Guys,. I have few questions or things one should keep in mind :- 1. I believe I don't have any restriction on how long I can stay outside Canada now, is that accurate ? 2. My spouse is still PR and has citizenship in process. As she would be travelling with me (as Canadian citizen), she would...

Guys, I am in a fix and would truly appreciate any inputs from you. My spouse takes oath on 20th Jan(friday) and we need to immediately travel to US on 23rd Jan(Monday). I have following questions:- 1. Can she use Indian passport to travel to US after Oath? I read some information on 3 month...

Guys, need some info. My spouse application is in Decision Made status. We are planning a trip to US for a month. My question is when we get virtual oath invite, normally how much time after invite does the actual oath happens? My fear is, she shouldn't get invite on Wed/Thu of this week for...

Hi all, my wife and kid applied for citizenship together. This morning i see status of ECAS as decision made for my wife but kid still shows in progress. Is this normal? Anything we need to do and will we still get oath invite together for both? Please note tracker shows no changes except...

Guys, I got request for a new PCC this morning. I am not sure if I need to request new PCC or resend the old one. My situation is as under:- Date for which PCC is requested is date I became PR to 1-AUG-2022 (date I signed application). I did provide them PCC with my application as I lived in...

Guys, have you ever tried running a background check on yourself? If yes, i have few questions :- 1. Which site you used and is it reliable? 2. Does running bg check on yourself has any negative impact? 3. Just like credit monitoring from equifax, transunion, etc., do you know of any bg...

I just noticed 4 ghost updates with no actual change. Is it just me or mass update? My bg completed on oct 6 and test on dec 8. Rest everything shows in process.

Guys, I am submitting my application. As a language proof, can I attach my marksheets of engineering degree in India? And is it considered as "post-secondary education in english" in question 15 of application form? Thanks!

Hi all, In 2023, I have multiple professional & personal travel plans which may be over 2 weeks. I read somewhere that ircc should be informed of such travel. My question is 1. Is it mandatory to inform? please note, while traveling overseas, I would still be maintaining a residential house...

HI All, I apologize if this post doesn't belong here. I need some clarity in tax filing requirements for citizenship application. 1. Is the requirement as straightforward as it sounds? i.e. 3 out of 5 years tax filing needed in last 5 years? If i filed taxes in 2021, 20 & 19, am I good? 2. I...