Citizenship application Online or Paper? physical ceremony or online?

[torontob]

Hi All,

For a 65+ years old, what is the best thing to do for faster citizenship approval:

A- Apply online or by mailing application?
B- How to apply online? Make a CIC account and then upload application there? I thought one needs a UCI number attached before being able to upload any documents. The guide doesn't say how to apply online either. If it does, please link.
C- Which province gets applications done faster?
D- Which areas do online ceremonies and which areas do physical ceremonies?
E- With an online ceremony, is the citizenship card mailed?

Thanks,

 

[akbardxb]

Hi All,

For a 65+ years old, what is the best thing to do for faster citizenship approval:

A- Apply online or by mailing application?
B- How to apply online? Make a CIC account and then upload application there? I thought one needs a UCI number attached before being able to upload any documents. The guide doesn't say how to apply online either. If it does, please link.
C- Which province gets applications done faster?
D- Which areas do online ceremonies and which areas do physical ceremonies?
E- With an online ceremony, is the citizenship card mailed?

Thanks,

1. It’s a moot point - which applications are moving faster.
2. You will need to register to apply. The guide is pretty clean, imho.
3. Online tests and oaths became the norm during covid - some reports of in person oaths & interviews but no 100% change yet.
4. No pattern - some offices are said to be slower, but no concrete evidence.
5. There is no citizenship card, it’s a certificate which is mailed out a few days after the online oath.

 

[torontob]

1. It’s a moot point - which applications are moving faster.
2. You will need to register to apply. The guide is pretty clean, imho.
3. Online tests and oaths became the norm during covid - some reports of in person oaths & interviews but no 100% change yet.
4. No pattern - some offices are said to be slower, but no concrete evidence.
5. There is no citizenship card, it’s a certificate which is mailed out a few days after the online oath.

Thanks.

#1- I have seen some wrote on the forum that did paper application and were still waiting while others with online had progress...

 

[yyzstudent]

Hi All,

For a 65+ years old, what is the best thing to do for faster citizenship approval:

Hey Torontob,

What did you end up doing? Paper or online? I'm 55+ som am interested in following how your application is moving along. I'm applying in Feb/March.