Hello
I was invited to a virtual ceremony may 18th with my wife last week, but we moved to australia with our 8 months year old son. i emailed them the day after asking if it's possible to take the oath online outside of canada explaining i have a job in australia and 8 months year old baby, and it is extremely difficult to arrange flying/leaving work with such a short notice. i asked just to tell me if it's possible but under no circumstance cancel or postpone my ceremony since if it's delayed it will be even more difficult to arrive.
since i didn't hear back for almost a week i ended up buying a round trip flight for 3 days, flying tonight to canada with my wife and baby to attend.
today (the day we fly) i got an email reply saying:
"An officer has reviewed your file and your request and we will be able to cancel your 18-MAY-2023 ceremony. "
and then goes on about how it will take 4 weeks to get an answer from the registrar and further steps.
and then it says:
"Should you still wish to pursue this request, please confirm by replying to this email, acknowledging the above 5 points, and provide the following in writing: your present circumstances and reasons for your requests to take the oath from outside of Canada for consideration by the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. When possible, do not hesitate to provide supporting documentation, if you wish.
If you do not wish to proceed with pursuing this request, please advise of your return date and we will place you back in the queue to be rescheduled on the next available date upon your return. If you currently do not have a confirmed return date, we are able to place your file on hold for a maximum period of 6 months. Please note that if you are still unavailable after this period, your file will be subjected to be reviewed for Abandonment.
Please respond with your decision by 29-MAY-2023. Failure to provide correspondence will lead your file to be reviewed for Final Notice and/or Abandonment."
i looked at my citizenship tracker and the date is still may 18th, nothing changed there, no updates.
I am lost! does this mean my ceremony is cancelled and i cant attend even if i do fly? i already made plans to fly tonight, which is very expensive and very long round trip. i want to attend but i worry i fly and they won't accept me online? i cant call as the office is closed (asked a friend in canada to call on my behalf as you cant call from abroad). i can only call once i land in canada when the office is open and beg they will still accept me but i am worried they wont and i'll be forced to fly back again on a future date and i cant afford that financially.
do you think i can still fly and attend my original schedule? i doubt they will give my spot to anyone else on such short notice (2 days) but who knows??
if i reschedule i don't know when ill be able to fly again, or when will they even let me know of a new date, my pr card expires end of june as well.
i also read on june they will change the ceremony and you could do it online yourself, but i dont know if it means you could do it abroad or must be on canadian soil to do that still?
thank you
I was invited to a virtual ceremony may 18th with my wife last week, but we moved to australia with our 8 months year old son. i emailed them the day after asking if it's possible to take the oath online outside of canada explaining i have a job in australia and 8 months year old baby, and it is extremely difficult to arrange flying/leaving work with such a short notice. i asked just to tell me if it's possible but under no circumstance cancel or postpone my ceremony since if it's delayed it will be even more difficult to arrive.
since i didn't hear back for almost a week i ended up buying a round trip flight for 3 days, flying tonight to canada with my wife and baby to attend.
today (the day we fly) i got an email reply saying:
"An officer has reviewed your file and your request and we will be able to cancel your 18-MAY-2023 ceremony. "
and then goes on about how it will take 4 weeks to get an answer from the registrar and further steps.
and then it says:
"Should you still wish to pursue this request, please confirm by replying to this email, acknowledging the above 5 points, and provide the following in writing: your present circumstances and reasons for your requests to take the oath from outside of Canada for consideration by the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship. When possible, do not hesitate to provide supporting documentation, if you wish.
If you do not wish to proceed with pursuing this request, please advise of your return date and we will place you back in the queue to be rescheduled on the next available date upon your return. If you currently do not have a confirmed return date, we are able to place your file on hold for a maximum period of 6 months. Please note that if you are still unavailable after this period, your file will be subjected to be reviewed for Abandonment.
Please respond with your decision by 29-MAY-2023. Failure to provide correspondence will lead your file to be reviewed for Final Notice and/or Abandonment."
i looked at my citizenship tracker and the date is still may 18th, nothing changed there, no updates.
I am lost! does this mean my ceremony is cancelled and i cant attend even if i do fly? i already made plans to fly tonight, which is very expensive and very long round trip. i want to attend but i worry i fly and they won't accept me online? i cant call as the office is closed (asked a friend in canada to call on my behalf as you cant call from abroad). i can only call once i land in canada when the office is open and beg they will still accept me but i am worried they wont and i'll be forced to fly back again on a future date and i cant afford that financially.
do you think i can still fly and attend my original schedule? i doubt they will give my spot to anyone else on such short notice (2 days) but who knows??
if i reschedule i don't know when ill be able to fly again, or when will they even let me know of a new date, my pr card expires end of june as well.
i also read on june they will change the ceremony and you could do it online yourself, but i dont know if it means you could do it abroad or must be on canadian soil to do that still?
thank you
