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We repatriated from Mexico in July 2020. Check with CBSA for the latest info and forms. We completed Form B4 with many attachments. We didn't ship in a container; if you do, your carrier should be able to handle much of the documentation. We packed and shipped back some art, crafts and music...

I was sworn in Friday, 6 April in Vancouver. They had printed materials with the "old" language ("in all thy sons command"). I was surprised, but sang along anyway. What's important is that you recite the oath; the clerk clearly states that if you don't recite the oath, you don't become a...

My interview was through the Vancouver office at Parksville on Vancouver Island. I brought the following: The original letter from CIC directing me to appear My passport and BC driver's license (2nd form of ID) My permanent resident card My original COPR THAT'S IT--NOTHING ELSE! The clerk asked...

Oh, Canada! A new Canadian citizen as of Friday, 6 April 2018. Ceremony in Vancouver with 72 other applicants. Processing for the final check of paperwork began at 10:00 am with the ceremony ending at 11:15. Thank you all for your help and support!

If she does NOT become a Canadian citizen, she will need to fulfill the requirements of her Canadian permanent residency, regardless of her husband's status. She must be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5-year period. That being said, if the OP and his spouse...

Thanks! Just the info I needed.

Hello, Vancouver citizens! Can you tell me what time your Vancouver office oath ceremony started and how long it took? I'm scheduled to take my oath this Friday, 6 April (hooray!) and need to know the timing so I can make a ferry to Nanaimo after. Many thanks!

I am 66 and applied in September 2017, through the Vancouver office. I WAS required to attend an interview with my original documents (Record of Landing, passport, 2nd government-issued ID). The immigration officer reviewed my CSBA records against my physical presence calculator, and found one...

I'm also in the Vancouver office (Nanaimo, Vancouver Island). Got my oath invite via email, but ECas took a couple of days to update.

Yesss! Please update: At 11:34 AM CST I received my oath ceremony invitation via email. Oath ceremony to be held Friday, April 6 at 10:00 AM, Vancouver. O, Canada! FYI: ECAS still says "decision made"

Congratulations, omarragab, and thanks for the details from ECAS. I'm checking every day for notice of my oath ceremony!

For those of you who have received your oath invite, especially Vancouver applicants, did ECAS update to let you know that the oath invite had been sent? or did you have to wait for notice by email or snail mail?

I applied in September from Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. My interview was on the Island in Parksville. My application seems to have been processed at the same time as other Vancouver office applicants and didn't take any longer for being away from Vancouver. Good luck!

I haven't checked ECAS since my interview date, Friday, 2 February. Today it says "decision made" and I'm hoping for an oath invite in early April. :) All the best to everyone in this group!

I wish I had thought to ask the officer if I could have my oath same day; I came all the way from Mexico for my interview, and they were conducting an oath ceremony the same time! Oh, well! She said she would "try" to get my an oath ceremony for the week we return to Canada from our vacation...

My experience as well. Very straightforward.

Interview today in Parksville, BC (Vancouver office). I forgot a THREE WEEK vacation outside of Canada on my physical presence calculator but the official didn’t seem worried at all. No update yet to ECAS, but she did say that the oath should come in 2-4 months and that she would “try” to get me...

We’re on vacation in Mexico, and I’m making a separate trip back to B.C. for my interview! I didn’t even try to re-schedule the interview; it’s almost impossible to reach the call centre and you cannot call from outside the country. Your husband can use the online message function NOW to let CIC...

It's official - please update my status: "We sent you a notice on December 20, 2017 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 2, 2018 at 8:33 AM." I received the mail confirmation Friday, 29 December. The interview will be in Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island, and not in Vancouver...

Thanks, PMM!