did anybody else get the citizenship e-certificate pilot program invitation in their citizenship test?
March 2022 - citizenship applications
- Thread starter chaudri
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I am wondering if I should opt for the digital certificate or ask for a paper one.
I have been burned by the online application, so am not sure if I should go for an electronic one.
Any advice?
I have been burned by the online application, so am not sure if I should go for an electronic one.
Any advice?
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You will get e-certificate instantly. Paper certificate takes 4-7 days. Your choice.
More like the pdf that comes with test instructions has this section telling me that I have been selected for the e-certificate pilot program and that I should let them know if I want to go ahead with e-certificate or not.
How exactly? It will is going to be exactly 11 months tomorrow since I submitted my citizenship application. I haven't even written the citizenship test yet. Pilot program doesn't mean that I am getting the citizenship certificate electronically in my inbox tomorrow. They have already written that this pilot does not affect any other part of my application. Which will be ASAP (As Slow As Possible). It's the Niagara Falls office after all.
Some people gave their test in May 2022 and still waiting for oath. Others gave their test in December 2022 and are scheduled for oath this month. So......
You don't have to wait slow Canada Post to deliver your certificate. You could get it as soon as you finish the oath.
Getting to the oath IS the difficult part. After that its usually just a few more days.
I dont even got background check completed. Just the test. I think it depends where you were born, regardless of how long have you been in Canada.
Nope, still anxiously watching my tracker every day. A few other folks from Vancouver with a very similar timeline have gotten their oath invitations, so I'm hoping it's not much longer.
It all depends upon your nationality. Being a European, I didn't have to go for such issues. South Asians especially Pakistanis face more scrutiny from the immigration
