Guys, Need your expertise. I received my certificate today and I found that that my given name is blank and my family name is having my full name (Prasanna Gururam) . I want to get this corrected where my given name should be Prasanna and my family name should be Gururam.
how should I get this corrected now? Please suggest
Hi Prasanna,
Is the name format in the certificate the same as in the citizenship application?
If it's a mistake from IRCC then so you can contact the IRCC telling them the name is in incorrect format with respect to your application and the supporting ID provided initially.
If the name format matches with the govt ID card and the citizenship application, then you have to submit a Change of Name application with Service Ontario and receive the Change of Name certificate, using which you can apply for new passport and parallelly contact IRCC for an updated Citizenship certificate and other Govt ID card changes.
Please check with IRCC and Service Ontario on the timelines before you apply. If you have a travel plan coming soon, then get your Canadian passport and then only request for a name change, the processing time for new Citizenship Certificate shows as 17 months.