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Thank you for the answers. I was born outside Canada and neither of my parents are Canadian. I received the standard Citizenship Certificate at the ceremony from IRCC. I would think it's the citizenship certificate option, but technically I did become a citizen through naturalization, which is...

Hello everyone, I am happy to announce that I recently became a Canadian citizen. I plan on applying for a passport this coming week, however, I have a question regarding the passport application form. Under Section 4: Proof of Canadian Citizenship, subsection B, do I select 'certificate of...

If only they spent this much time approving applications as quickly as possible instead of working on a tracker redesign, we would all have been better off…

Thanks for the update. Do you recommend that the rest of us do it or you must have an OCD to do it? One would imagine that your status will be updated across all government agencies once you become citizen. Seems a bit redundant.

“Normal processing time” - what a joke and a sham. They can change the processing time whenever they please without any explanation and no transparency during the whole process. I am sorry, but the 2 years processing timeframe is a joke. They should be ashamed of themselves and their inefficiency.

I am in the same boat, please let us know what the office replies once you send them the email. I may do the same because I have not heard anything after my test was marked completed at the end of April.

Congratulations on the progress! The silver lining from this is that in some cases they do not put people’s applications on hold indefinitely if you are outside Canada.

You had to wait 10 months after your test was completed for the next step? Jesus… meanwhile a person who applied in June of this year already got their oath scheduled. So unfair and frustrating…

Same boat as you. Test marked completed at the end of April and total radio silence ever since. The people who work there should be ashamed of themselves. Very lazy and disorganized.

Please let us know if they reply or you see a change in processing time.

According to my immigration lawyers who are based in Canada, IRCC does NOT slow down applications based on whether you are inside or outside Canada. I find it odd given so many cases of applicants’ applications being apparently slowed down. I am not sure what to believe anymore..

Wow, please let me know if they reply back. I plan on traveling back soon as well.

Thank you for the reply guys! It is essential that I know that information in case I get called for an interview. I need to start planing accordingly.

I have a question for those that have had an interview as part of the process. If you have an expired passport as part of your application, do you need to present it to the officer conducting the interview? I am currently overseas and my expired passport is in Canada. Would that be an issue...

Possible, but it’s also possible that if you do go back and let them know, they will ignore your email and have to wait there. Really unsure what to do. As I said before, this whole slowing down of an application because you are outside is very stupid and makes no sense..

I am also outside and it seems like they are delaying my application on purpose... I was wondering how would they know whether you have returned or not?

Thank you for providing hope, but I wish not to get an interview. It would just prolong the process and is redudant since I provided more documents than what they were asking for.

True, very disappointing… I hope we hear something this month and get to oath in the same update.

That is a similar timeline indeed! At least you got your other sections marked as completed. I am yet to reach that phase. I hope the DM to oath phase is quick.. but at this point I am not holding my breath. The least logical application process I have ever seen…

Yes, I have met all of the requirements and I left Canada after I applied. I will be on Canadian soil for the oath. I am ready to travel as soon as I am notified. I sent a paper application, which is why I am puzzled as to what is taking them so long.