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Passport can be applied any where in the world, even if its your first. I am not sure about receiving certificate outside Canada.

My list looks very similar the only difference will be that along with first and last page copy I will also carry a copy of all visa issued pages on my Indian passport. I am applying in-person.

thank you @rajkamalmohanram. Recommendation noted.

@rajkamalmohanram I will be applying for passport surrender tomorrow at the BLS-Ottawa. The checklist says they need original Canadian citizenship certificate to be submitted. Passport is not needed as long as a letter of explanation is provided for not having the Canadian passport. Question -...

Anyone from Ottawa recently applied for Indian passport surrender certificate at the Ottawa BLS? What was your timeline folks? I have an appointment tomorrow for the surrender certificate and I am travelling on Jan 24 to UAE. After a week in UAE I will be travelling to India on tourist visa...

If you are asking about the certificate then No. I am still waiting for the certificate and the application is In Progress

Congratulations! When did your application status chang to closed?

@Dhaka2014 Did you do the solemn declaration yet for the lost certificate?

Congratulations!

I emailed the signed form back in less than 20 minutes after the ceremony

Not sure if this will be of any interest to the media given the number of applicants affected by this will be too low. But on the other hand the misery is real and it makes me feel anything we think of is worth a try.

Won't they ask for citizenship certificate number for the replacement?

I tried emailing the Ottawa office bunch of times and no response. Also emailed - sean.fraser@parl.gc.ca and no response either. This delay is beyond me.

Someone on FB reported there are mailing room delays at Ottawa CIC causing delayed shipment of certificate. But others have received their certificate within 5-6 weeks of the ceremony which makes me believe the mailing room delay excuse from IRCC was just a lie. JT is probably out of office for...

Congrats. Did you have JT in your email subject line? My Oath was on Nov 10 and the application is still In Progress

Do you mean your MP by local parliament office? Please let me know if that helps

https://www.facebook.com/groups/apnatoronto.citizentest Just search for 'Certificate' in this group

An Ottawa applicant on Facebook received certificate 7 weeks after Oath. Another applicant received certificate after 3 months. There are same mailing room delays at the Ottawa office, I don't know what exactly that means but that's all I know - from Facebook.

I had a valid passport of my ex country of citizenship and a valid PR card on the basis of which I booked my travel and then later came the Oath ceremony.

@Dhaka2014 Any changes to your status? What does your ECAS show? My ECAS shows decision made, still.