Citizenship Certificate After Oath

[TokyoH]

I am surprised many people (me included) who did their oath in Jan still haven't received their certificate. This is worrisome. Are the certificates printed at local offices or at a central office and distributed? I was under the impression it's the former, but with all this delays, I am not sure if that is the case

I am in the same situation. They told me the certificates were dispatched on Feb 7. Snail mail has not arrived yet

 

[CaBeaver]

I am in the same situation. They told me the certificates were dispatched on Feb 7. Snail mail has not arrived yet

What office?

 

[Dhaka2014]

Yes I’m in the same exact situation with the ottawa office as well. Ceremony took place on December 15th and haven’t heard anything since. File hasn’t even been closed. Have called IRCC multiple times to no avail. The agent from IRCC emailed them last week to speed up but there seems to be something going on with the ottawa office. Seems like they have been closed or something since December since it’s the only office with extra ordinary delays. I’ll keep everyone posted if I get an update

Ottawa office has been closed since a few weeks as truckers blocked their street.

 

[cyberkodi]

Ottawa office has been closed since a few weeks as truckers blocked their street.

I wonder if the certificates are being printed in Ottawa, if thats the case then it explains the delays

 

[Dhaka2014]

I wonder if the certificates are being printed in Ottawa, if thats the case then it explains the delays

Certificates are printed in Ottawa only for the files handled by Ottawa office. Every office print and mail their certificates independently.

 

[cyberkodi]

Certificates are printed in Ottawa only for the files handled by Ottawa office. Every office print and mail their certificates independently.

Thank you!

 

[TokyoH]

What office?

Fredericton office but I guess they will send from Halifax as it is regional office for them in Atlantic

 

[CaBeaver]

Fredericton office but I guess they will send from Halifax as it is regional office for them in Atlantic

It's not common to see applicants from the Atlantic provinces.

 

[TokyoH]

It's not common to see applicants from the Atlantic provinces.

ya, not so many immigrants choose Atlantic

 

[CaBeaver]

ya, not so many immigrants choose Atlantic

I guess they go where more opportunities are. Nova Scotia is booming, especially Halifax according to the last census, I am not sure about New Brunswick and P.E.I

 

[CaBeaver]

Received my certificate today. Unfortunately, it was bent in the mailbox, and no attempt was made to deliver it in person, although I was home today all day. But I don't blame Canada Post because in no where on the envelope it says "Do Not Bend" as other stated, and it was a regular mail. I blame IRCC for using regular mail, and not express with a signature required to make sure it's delivered in person. Anyway, the bend has left a small line in the middle, and once I took it out, it was semi flat. I think it's not a big deal.

Below is the timeline to those who are interested

Oath: Jan 31st, 2022
File Closed: Feb 4th, 2022
Certificate Shipped: Feb 15th, 2022
Certificate Received: Feb 16th, 2022

With this, I am officially done with IRCC. It was a very long ride. Now off to the passport application. Thank you everyone again for your help and support here, and wish you all good luck with your citizenship applications in the next steps, and I hope things will start to move faster for you

 

[cyberkodi]

Received my certificate today. Unfortunately, it was bent in the mailbox, and no attempt was made to deliver it in person, although I was home today all day. But I don't blame Canada Post because in no where on the envelope it says "Do Not Bend" as other stated, and it was a regular mail. I blame IRCC for using regular mail, and not express with a signature required to make sure it's delivered in person. Anyway, the bend has left a small line in the middle, and once I took it out, it was semi flat. I think it's not a big deal.

Below is the timeline to those who are interested

Oath: Jan 31st, 2022
File Closed: Feb 4th, 2022
Certificate Shipped: Feb 15th, 2022
Certificate Received: Feb 16th, 2022

With this, I am officially done with IRCC. It was a very long ride. Now off to the passport application. Thank you everyone again for your help and support here, and wish you all good luck with your citizenship applications in the next steps, and I hope things will start to move faster for you

Many congratulations!!!. I called the support line and they told me they sent the certificate from Nova Scotia on 31st of Jan, still have not received it yet, based in BC. Just hoping it has not been lost, does it really take 3 weeks for standard mail from Nova Scotia to BC? who knows

 

[CaBeaver]

Many congratulations!!!. I called the support line and they told me they sent the certificate from Nova Scotia on 31st of Jan, still have not received it yet, based in BC. Just hoping it has not been lost, does it really take 3 weeks for standard mail from Nova Scotia to BC? who knows

Thanks. I guess it takes sometime for interprovincial mail. Mine was mailed from the Montreal office, so everything was local. Good luck

 

[thatguyoverthere]

Received my certificate today. Unfortunately, it was bent in the mailbox, and no attempt was made to deliver it in person, although I was home today all day. But I don't blame Canada Post because in no where on the envelope it says "Do Not Bend" as other stated, and it was a regular mail. I blame IRCC for using regular mail, and not express with a signature required to make sure it's delivered in person. Anyway, the bend has left a small line in the middle, and once I took it out, it was semi flat. I think it's not a big deal.

Below is the timeline to those who are interested

Oath: Jan 31st, 2022
File Closed: Feb 4th, 2022
Certificate Shipped: Feb 15th, 2022
Certificate Received: Feb 16th, 2022

With this, I am officially done with IRCC. It was a very long ride. Now off to the passport application. Thank you everyone again for your help and support here, and wish you all good luck with your citizenship applications in the next steps, and I hope things will start to move faster for you

I’ve been saying this for a while. It really makes zero sense why they use regular mail for such sensitive and important document. Happy for you that you finally got it tho.

The line and flatness don’t really matter, as long as the number is legible. Congrats on the end of your journey. Hopefully I get mine soon too as well!

 

[CaBeaver]

I’ve been saying this for a while. It really makes zero sense why they use regular mail for such sensitive and important document. Happy for you that you finally got it tho.

The line and flatness don’t really matter, as long as the number is legible. Congrats on the end of your journey. Hopefully I get mine soon too as well!

Thanks. Yes, the line doesn't matter. Everything is legible. I wish they were more careful, but I am glad I received it finally. I was anxious. I hope you will receive yours very soon. Good luck