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Hi, Sorry if this is the wrong place or forum for the thread but it is about applying for a Canadian passport from abroad. The service standard is 20 business days (excluding mail time) so that means they must process it within 20 days. Does anyone know what that 20 days means? I applied...

Thanks can6777, ok will wait a bit and hopefully it will turn up in about a month or so. Also, the login to check your application status is down at the moment, has anyone else noticed this? It's been 'Service Unavailable' for over 24 hours now.

Hi everyone I've finally got to the stage of 'Decision Made'. I applied on paper from the UK via Canada House, London. Does anyone know how long it takes for the decision letter, and hopefully the certificate, to arrive under these scenarios? Many thanks

Has anyone submitted a proof of Canadian citizenship as a grandchild of a Crown Servant and got a AOR around March 2022 and started processing in June 2022 and still waiting to hear? If so, that's me, so i'm trying to judge how the time it is taking for me fits in with others?

Yes it does sound like technically you are a Canadian citizen but you just need to prove it. In my case myself and my parent were born in wedlock and everyone and grandparent's military employment is mentioned on certificates. Unfortunately you have 2 problems, that your mother was adopted so...

Hi Colind1977. Thank you so much for your reply. I've only just seen it. I've sent them my birth certificate, my father's birth and my grandfather's birth and marriage and also some military documents so hopefully they will suffice. I also have all his military records too now from Libraries and...

Hi Colind1977, i just wondered, did you get citizenship as a grandparent was a Crown servant in WW2, like me? If so, was that why the asked for more information. It looks like they took ages to start processing it and then also in actually processing it. I wonder if i am to expect the same. Just...

Hi, i submitted mine by post in February 2021 from outside Canada, but still not AOR. I've chased the High Commission but they don't know anything. From reading other posts i think i won't hear anything for another 3-4 months. It's completely outrageous to have to wait this long for essentially...

Hi Susmad, i read the scenario in your post, and it is the same as mine in terms of citizenship by descent. I submitted my application to Canada House in February 2021 but yet to hear anything. I was wondering, did you ever get your Canadian citizenship certificate, and if so was it as a...

Dear Camaybe Thank you for your reply and for all your information. It sounds like i need to submit with what i have and that i can apply without my parent applying. Your situation sounded very similar to mine. From the dates on your messages it looks like you must have applied recently so i...

Congratulations on getting your certificate. As your scenario is similar to mine, may i ask you if in the end the fact that your father never got Canadian citizenship because he had passed away was a problem. Probably not as you were successful? My grandfather was also a Crown servant. My...

Will take a look. Thanks so much. Hopefully we will both be able to prove we are Canadians soon.

Sounds good. Where did you get the military service certificate from? Good luck to you too!

Do you mind me asking if the application you submitted was for the military records or the citizenship? And if the latter, what did you use to prove your grandparent's Crown service? Thanks

Hi Flanagaj. How are you getting on with your application? - as i have a similar scenario where i am the grandchild of a Crown servant. I've applied for my grandfather's military records by Library and Archives Canada say it could take 2 years! Have you got yours yet and have you applied for...

Hi, Can i ask you a question as your scenario you describe above is similar to mine. At the time of my parent's birth (abroad) their parent (my Canadian grandfather) was serving abroad as a Crown Servant in the Canadian Army during WW2, and i was born abroad. I think i qualify for Canadian...

Hello Has anyone got any experience of applying for a Canadian Citizenship certificate by descent when their grandfather was Canadian and serving in the UK with the Canadian forces during WW2 when their legitimate parent was born? I'm keen to know what proof of the Crown servant was acceptable...