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March 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

viperD

Star Member
Sep 11, 2013
139
57
Category........
Visa Office......
Chandigarh
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-11-2013
IELTS Request
6.5
Med's Done....
01-11-2013
Interview........
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
03/11/2013
LANDED..........
Soon
Hello,

For those of you that have applied for the passport, is it possible to pick one of your last names and then use it as the "official last name" in Canada afterwards?

In my home country we have many last names which is a bit cumbersome over here.

TIA!
Try to use the one you have on all the documents. Specially how it is on the Certificate you receive. I have similar situation where all documents I do not have Given name. On the certificate as well. I want to change it but then I saw the Section I of the form which explains everything. I think you have to match it with the certificate otherwise there is a process to change it.
 
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Mexontario

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2020
529
311
Windsor, ON
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
02-05-2014
Doc's Request.
23-06-2014
AOR Received.
04-06-2014
File Transfer...
23-06-2014
Med's Request
23-06-2014
Med's Done....
07-08-2014
Passport Req..
26-09-2014
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2014
LANDED..........
04-04-2015

Kanedaa

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Mar 2, 2020
792
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LANDED..........
08-27-2015
it is finally over!! good luck everyone!!

Oath date - October 26, 2021
Case closed - October 28, 2021
Certificate - October 29, 2021
Big Congrats.!

How did you manage to get the certificate in 3 days? Did you request urgent? Any travel request/proof shown?
 

ballerbluezen

Full Member
Dec 21, 2019
39
38
Calgary Office

Finally! Oath done today (yes on a Saturday)!!!! We were over 100 people earlier!

It was pretty smooth for 1.5 hours from registration to end of ceremony!!!

Feels great!!!!

Congrats to everyone!!!!
 

Prabjot

Star Member
Dec 7, 2010
73
6
Hi posting again in case someone can help please.

I applied for citizenship in March 2020. I am a frequent traveler to US. I was asked to submit I94 entry/exit details but I94 website only have last 100 entries. I have too many more trips in last 5 years. So I requested FOIA. But it came with only few records from2015-2017 only and have many missing and incorrect entries. I have submitted the appeal now nd waiting.

Can anyone please suggest if they were in similar situation? Or suggest what can be done?

Thanks for the help here!
 

CaBeaver

Champion Member
Dec 15, 2018
2,941
1,369
Calgary Office

Finally! Oath done today (yes on a Saturday)!!!! We were over 100 people earlier!

It was pretty smooth for 1.5 hours from registration to end of ceremony!!!

Feels great!!!!

Congrats to everyone!!!!
Congrats. 100+ people is a good number. I mostly say < 50 people per ceremony. Also, 90 minutes for 100 people is a remarkable time (not long).
 

CaBeaver

Champion Member
Dec 15, 2018
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1,369
So IRCC can hold more than 5 oaths per day.
Hope they are.
I am not sure if they hold more than one ceremony per day in different provinces. In one ceremony they can have applicants from multiple provinces, though. To have two oaths in the same day and in the same province/office, that's unlikely.