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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Enough people have already answered your question here, so I'm not going to say anything that hasn't been said already. Though I'll say I'm Exhibit A for this. I crossed the US-Canada border, with an expired PR card, expressly for the purpose of taking oath of citizenship. Of course, I met my...
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    Anyone successful in picking up citizenship certificate?

    I was able to. To read more, go to https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/from-oath-to-passport-in-72-hours-the-culmination-of-an-arduous-journey-of-almost-2-years.752919/
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    CIC-Surrey@ cic [dot] gc [dot] ca
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    I emailed them once, and it took them about a week to respond, but besides that I did not contact them. To be fair to me, there isn't a way to contact them - you can't get to a human on their number if you're calling from outside Canada. I tried numerous ways, including using my Google voice...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Folks, more exciting news for you at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/01/modernizing-canadas-immigration-system-to-support-economic-recovery-and-improve-client-experience.html And for folks on this thread, this might of most interest :)
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    I don't believe JT is going to call for snap elections anytime soon given the current state of affairs in the capital, and Jagmeet/NDP would rather have a Liberal minority govt. than a Conservative minority govt. (if that's even a possibility). Besides, it will take the Conservative govt. at...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Nope, they don't. I don't think they even care if there's an address on your ID (because PR card doesn't). As long as its a valid ID with your name, DOB, etc. they don't care. You're overthinking it! I know you're trying to be as cautious and prepared as posibble, but don't sweat it too much...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Yes, in Europe on a work permit + visa. On my return immigration, I used my Canadian passport + the residency doc they issued me here, and they were okay with it. Once I got here, I didn't sweat too much abou it since I had to renew my permit in January. When it was time to renew, I followed the...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    My PR card expired in mid-October, and I don't think you can apply for a PRTD unless your PR card has expired. So assuming the earliest application date of mid-to-late October, given PRTD timeline (I believe its 4-8 months, maybe longer), I still won't have it. And obviously once I received the...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    LOL or maybe I made them an offer they couldn't refuse :) Seriously though, I was intent on throwing everything, including the kitchen sink, at them so that they won't have a reason to ask me to come back the next day (which would have been a Saturday).
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    They accept expired PR cards as well for ID purposes. IIRC I used the PR card + BC MSP card (which I don't use or need now but its still a legit ID doc). I had a bunch of IDs on standby though e.g. Nexus card, foreign passport, foreign drivers license, and if push came to shove, I was going to...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Neither was I. I knew of urgent processing for the certificate (not to be confused with urgent processing of the application), but for some reason I assumed (or maybe someone here shared) that they'd overnight it via Canada Post Express. So that was sort of a pleasant surprise, and gave me a lot...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Thank you! To answer your question - I don't believe moving to another country while the citizenship application was in progress affected my application in any way (of course, I have no way to be 100% sure, but my timeline more or less tracked with 50th percentile of Jan. 2020 applicants that I...
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Good luck! Hope you either already received it, or about to receive it soon.
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    True! I thought I'd just give it my best shot, and if it still does not go through in time, I will apply from the Canadian Embassy in Europe.
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    Left Canada after applying for citizenship. Received employment insurance before applying for citizenship. Entering Canada with an expired PR card.

    I had somewhat similar experience, and I have shared it here: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/from-oath-to-passport-in-72-hours-the-culmination-of-an-arduous-journey-of-almost-2-years.752919/
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    Urgent Passport After Oath

    Thanks! My guess is that if you don't run into anyone who is "difficult" or refuses to help/cooperate, you should be good. All the best!
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    Urgent Passport After Oath

    FWIW, I shared my experience (being in a very similar situation) in this post. Feel free to read it to learn more. https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/from-oath-to-passport-in-72-hours-the-culmination-of-an-arduous-journey-of-almost-2-years.752919/
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    From oath to passport in <72 hours -- the culmination of an arduous journey of almost 2 years

    Hey folks (or shall I say fellow travellers?)! I have been a regular on this forum for 6 years now (since when I applied for PR from the US in the early days of Express Entry in 2015), and I can't thank all of you enough for the useful insights you have share here. However, I don't post much -...
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    Vancouver applicants: let's post updates

    January 2020 Vancouver application. DM on August 20th, 2021. Waiting for updates on next step i.e. oath invitation.