yes, i replied to the oath invitation email saying i am abroad and the date i will be back, requesting to reschedule. They replied the next day saying its postponed and have marked i am unavailable until the day i return to canada. i also attached our return flight ticket with the reply email. i am not sure to which date they will reschedule it. I will be sending them an email as soon as i am back saying i am available.
March 2024- Citizenship Application
- Thread starter Safeperson
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Just got citizenship invite
ID: car2ca
Type: Online
Location: GTA
App Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1108
App Sent: 07-Mar-2024
App Delivered: 07-Mar-2024
AOR Date: 13-Mar-2024
Background Check: 29-Apr-2024
Test Invite: 2-May-2024
Test Taken: 10-May-2024 (19/20 score)
Test Marked Complete: 14-May-2024
Interview Request Received: 2024-05-29
Interview Date: 2024-06-27
Finger Print Request: n/a
Finger Print Received Date: n/a
Language Complete Date: July 29, 2024
Prohibitions Complete Date: July 29, 2024
Physical Presence Complete Date: July 29, 2024
Decision Made Date: 2 August, 2024
Oath Letter Date: 2 August, 2024
Oath Date: 14 August, 2024
The oath ceremony was very nice (virtual). I logged in 15 minutes ahead of time. After a few minutes, they sent me to a Zoom breakout room which was private with a very kind lady. She asked me to show her ID, asked about prohibitions, and asked me to cut up my PR card in front of the camera. I was then sent back to the large Zoom room, and we all waited for a while until everyone (around 140 people) were checked in. They request a plain background (so it's not distracting), but you are allowed to have red and white or a Canadian flag behind you which is what I chose to do. The dress is business attire as it is a serious ceremony.
After everyone was checked in, we were welcomed and they played a video about the Indigenous people of Canada. I believe after that, we all took our oath together with a judge. (They also said it in French, too, but I didn't because I do not know the language.) We then heard from the Prime Minister, which was nice. He welcomed everyone in English and French. The last thing we did was to sing O Canada and then we were allowed to take a selfie with the judge. I felt like it was a well put together ceremony.
I signed my Oath Affirmation form, scanned it, and emailed it to IRCC immediately after the ceremony. That put me in a queue. The next morning I woke up and had an email to log into a portal. I created that account and my e-certificate was there. My advice is to not wait, after the ceremony, to send in your signed Oath Affirmation.
I have now registered to vote federally, provincially, and with my municipality. I am applying for a passport today.
I hope this helps someone who might be anxious about the ceremony.
After everyone was checked in, we were welcomed and they played a video about the Indigenous people of Canada. I believe after that, we all took our oath together with a judge. (They also said it in French, too, but I didn't because I do not know the language.) We then heard from the Prime Minister, which was nice. He welcomed everyone in English and French. The last thing we did was to sing O Canada and then we were allowed to take a selfie with the judge. I felt like it was a well put together ceremony.
I signed my Oath Affirmation form, scanned it, and emailed it to IRCC immediately after the ceremony. That put me in a queue. The next morning I woke up and had an email to log into a portal. I created that account and my e-certificate was there. My advice is to not wait, after the ceremony, to send in your signed Oath Affirmation.
I have now registered to vote federally, provincially, and with my municipality. I am applying for a passport today.
I hope this helps someone who might be anxious about the ceremony.
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I don't think it's legit to send Oath affirmation before the ceremony ends, as IRCC indicated.
But good for you.
You are correct. I think I've confused you. What I meant was...My advice is to not wait, after the ceremony, to send in your signed Oath Affirmation. In other words, don't wait for many hours or the next day to send it in. Once the ceremony is over, then send it in. Don't wait. I hope this makes my meaning clear.
Hi everyone,
AOR : 20 June, 2024,
Application Type : Family
On June 20, we got a PCC request also and I have now submitted PCC on July 28. Any idea when would my application start processing now ?
Since June 20, my application has not moved at all.
Anyone else can share experience who might have got a PCC request ?
AOR : 20 June, 2024,
Application Type : Family
On June 20, we got a PCC request also and I have now submitted PCC on July 28. Any idea when would my application start processing now ?
Since June 20, my application has not moved at all.
Anyone else can share experience who might have got a PCC request ?
may be I’m wrong but I assume receiving Oath letter considered to be decision made !!
Now that I've received my oath letter, it's a moot point but previous using the ECAS tracker, it would say "Decision Made" whereas the citizenship portal offered now does not seem to have this status given, thus I was asking how they determined this (whether implicitly given the oath or explicitly mentioned somewhere on the portal and maybe I missed it).
Hey,
Thank you for sharing your experience, appreciate it, may I please know from where can I get the oath affirmation form from?
Do they email it to us prior to the ceremony?
Hi , updates on my Citizenship file so far
#App sent online - 7 mar
#Aor received1 14 mar
#Citizenship test req - 17 may
#test taken -21 may passed
#Fingerprint req -23 may
#fingerprint done -23 may
#Fingerprint rec - 19 june
#LPP DONE -30may
# Background complete - pending
Nothing after 19th june
Waiting on background complete
Oath cermony
#App sent online - 7 mar
#Aor received1 14 mar
#Citizenship test req - 17 may
#test taken -21 may passed
#Fingerprint req -23 may
#fingerprint done -23 may
#Fingerprint rec - 19 june
#LPP DONE -30may
# Background complete - pending
Nothing after 19th june
Waiting on background complete
Oath cermony
Hello ,
I have applied for Citizenship in March 2024 and recently I got an email explaining instructions to download your electronic Canadian Citizenship Certificate , I did not get any invitation letter for OATH yet ,can some one explain the next steps , Thanks
I have applied for Citizenship in March 2024 and recently I got an email explaining instructions to download your electronic Canadian Citizenship Certificate , I did not get any invitation letter for OATH yet ,can some one explain the next steps , Thanks
It will come soon.
You must got your LPP completed already. Probably you'll receive an oath letter soon.
It's interesting that you are asking for some explanations from the folks here without providing more detailed info though.