"Standard" processing family applicant here. My wife and I did our tests back in September and as of the end of October Ecas is showing our applications as Decision Made. No sign yet of the oath ceremony.
Yesterday, my wife's father ended up in the hospital. Really, my wife needs to go back to Taiwan. Here are the problems:
- Going to Taiwan now without completing the ceremony will likely result in missing the ceremony and delaying citizenship even further.
- Our PR cards expired back in May. I'm not even sure if it's possible to get them done now - with or without rush processing - with a Decision Made on our cases.
- Taiwan doesn't have a Canadian consulate. PRTDs are taking 2 months for people in normal countries to obtain. I have no idea how long it'd take from Taiwan - and that still assumes it's possible to get one with a Decision Made status.
- Taiwan currently quarantines incoming arrivals for a minimum of 7 days. The clock is ticking if she is to get back in time.
1. Does anyone know if rush processing will do anything to speed up our cases at this point?
2. Is the citizenship certificate also sent out quickly or is it via Canada Post?
3. Realistically, am I going to have to resign myself to the wife taking a US-bound flight back and then me driving over the border to pick her up?
IRCC should have extended the validity of all PR cards expiring in 2020 and 2021 by a year to allow for the extra time they've given themselves to process renewals. It would have also relieved some of the pressure from the staff who clearly can't deal with the workload under normal conditions, never mind the excuse they've given themselves with COVID.