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Hi, long time lurker, just made an account because an issue has come up and I'm hoping someone has some insight.

So I got the date for the oath ceremony via email 3 weeks ago for tomorrow (September 21). It happened to be the one Friday that my husband couldn't make it to the ceremony, so I sent an email asking if the date could be changed. I followed up with a call to the CIC to ask if there was anything else I should do and the agent I spoke to said I would just have to wait for a response. She also said that if I hadn't received a response by the 21st, I should just show up to the ceremony to prevent any problems.

So 3 weeks have passed, I am prepped and ready for the ceremony tomorrow, have decided it's ok for me to go alone without my husband there, and of course, I get an email from the CIC today saying they have forwarded my request on to the concerned department. Specifically, they say:

"We verified the information you provided and have forwarded it to the responsible office.

They will contact you if further information is required or if a decision is made on your application.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry."

What does this mean? Should I still go to the ceremony tomorrow because technically, they haven't approved my request or provided a new date? Help!
 
Midoretobi said:
Hi, long time lurker, just made an account because an issue has come up and I'm hoping someone has some insight.

So I got the date for the oath ceremony via email 3 weeks ago for tomorrow (September 21). It happened to be the one Friday that my husband couldn't make it to the ceremony, so I sent an email asking if the date could be changed. I followed up with a call to the CIC to ask if there was anything else I should do and the agent I spoke to said I would just have to wait for a response. She also said that if I hadn't received a response by the 21st, I should just show up to the ceremony to prevent any problems.

So 3 weeks have passed, I am prepped and ready for the ceremony tomorrow, have decided it's ok for me to go alone without my husband there, and of course, I get an email from the CIC today saying they have forwarded my request on to the concerned department. Specifically, they say:

"We verified the information you provided and have forwarded it to the responsible office.

They will contact you if further information is required or if a decision is made on your application.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry."

What does this mean? Should I still go to the ceremony tomorrow because technically, they haven't approved my request or provided a new date? Help!
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I think you should still go to the Oath Ceremony since you just get response I believe you name might still be on the schedule for Oath good luck.
 
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Midoretobi said:
Hi, long time lurker, just made an account because an issue has come up and I'm hoping someone has some insight.

So I got the date for the oath ceremony via email 3 weeks ago for tomorrow (September 21). It happened to be the one Friday that my husband couldn't make it to the ceremony, so I sent an email asking if the date could be changed. I followed up with a call to the CIC to ask if there was anything else I should do and the agent I spoke to said I would just have to wait for a response. She also said that if I hadn't received a response by the 21st, I should just show up to the ceremony to prevent any problems.

So 3 weeks have passed, I am prepped and ready for the ceremony tomorrow, have decided it's ok for me to go alone without my husband there, and of course, I get an email from the CIC today saying they have forwarded my request on to the concerned department. Specifically, they say:

"We verified the information you provided and have forwarded it to the responsible office.

They will contact you if further information is required or if a decision is made on your application.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry."

What does this mean? Should I still go to the ceremony tomorrow because technically, they haven't approved my request or provided a new date? Help!
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I would definitely go! Worst case, you don't get to do it. Best case, you become a citizen tomorrow :)
 
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Follow-up question: should I take along a copy of the email that I received today and show it to someone there? Or just keep quiet, take the oath (if they'll let me) and let CIC contact me about this email in the future?
 
Midoretobi said:
Follow-up question: should I take along a copy of the email that I received today and show it to someone there? Or just keep quiet, take the oath (if they'll let me) and let CIC contact me about this email in the future?
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I would take a print of the email, present to them and say you showed up because you had not heard back with a confirmation that they processed the request, so you are showing up as per originally scheduled interview.
 
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EstherBarros said:
Let us know how it went! :D
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It went great! I am officially a Canadian citizen as of 10 am this morning :) I didn't actually get a chance to show anyone the email from yesterday until after the ceremony was done and all the photos were taken, but as I was exiting the room I was able to speak to one of the staff there and explained the situation. She told me I had nothing to worry about and that this delay was because the webform department takes a while to connect to the IRCC office. So all is well that ends well! Thank you again for your help.
 
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Midoretobi said:
It went great! I am officially a Canadian citizen as of 10 am this morning :) I didn't actually get a chance to show anyone the email from yesterday until after the ceremony was done and all the photos were taken, but as I was exiting the room I was able to speak to one of the staff there and explained the situation. She told me I had nothing to worry about and that this delay was because the webform department takes a while to connect to the IRCC office. So all is well that ends well! Thank you again for your help.
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Oh congratulation so happy for you.
 
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Midoretobi said:
It went great! I am officially a Canadian citizen as of 10 am this morning :) I didn't actually get a chance to show anyone the email from yesterday until after the ceremony was done and all the photos were taken, but as I was exiting the room I was able to speak to one of the staff there and explained the situation. She told me I had nothing to worry about and that this delay was because the webform department takes a while to connect to the IRCC office. So all is well that ends well! Thank you again for your help.
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Great! I am so glad to heart it, congrats!!
 
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