Time to Citizenship after PR?
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So we completed the ceremony today
It was pretty straightforward - we stayed on the outskirts (Abbotsford) as I booked the hotel pretty much as soon as it was verbally confirmed. Just as well too as CIC never actually sent us any instructions as to where the location was (I had to call at the end of last week and they told me over the phone)
We left early (~7:30) this morning and drove in. I've never driven in Vancouver before and being a Monday morning the roads were busy for sure however we arrived super early (~8:30) and had lots of time for food etc. Paid public parking is available in the same building as the CIC building so that helped.
The ceremony probably took an hour in total. Listened to the speakers etc, took the oath, received our certificates and sang the national anthem. Was back home by 5PM after visiting a couple of shops.
Does it always rain in Vancouver?
It was pretty straightforward - we stayed on the outskirts (Abbotsford) as I booked the hotel pretty much as soon as it was verbally confirmed. Just as well too as CIC never actually sent us any instructions as to where the location was (I had to call at the end of last week and they told me over the phone)
We left early (~7:30) this morning and drove in. I've never driven in Vancouver before and being a Monday morning the roads were busy for sure however we arrived super early (~8:30) and had lots of time for food etc. Paid public parking is available in the same building as the CIC building so that helped.
The ceremony probably took an hour in total. Listened to the speakers etc, took the oath, received our certificates and sang the national anthem. Was back home by 5PM after visiting a couple of shops.
Does it always rain in Vancouver?
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
Thanks
Yep, every time I've been it seems to be raining
Just discovered that we can no longer fly on our current British passports which is problematic as we have a trip planned back to the UK in early October
And there was me thinking my stress was over.........
Yep, every time I've been it seems to be raining
Just discovered that we can no longer fly on our current British passports which is problematic as we have a trip planned back to the UK in early October
And there was me thinking my stress was over.........
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
Thanks
Yep, every time I've been it seems to be raining
Just discovered that we can no longer fly on our current British passports which is problematic as we have a trip planned back to the UK in early October
And there was me thinking my stress was over.........
Yep, every time I've been it seems to be raining
Just discovered that we can no longer fly on our current British passports which is problematic as we have a trip planned back to the UK in early October
And there was me thinking my stress was over.........
As to the passport issue - you can't fly BACK to Canada on your British ones, but you can fly out on them.
You can apply for expedited processing for Canadian passports (and if you are in the UK for a while, you could also apply in London)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...ing-times.html
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Congratulations!!!
As to the passport issue - you can't fly BACK to Canada on your British ones, but you can fly out on them.
You can apply for expedited processing for Canadian passports (and if you are in the UK for a while, you could also apply in London)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...ing-times.html
As to the passport issue - you can't fly BACK to Canada on your British ones, but you can fly out on them.
You can apply for expedited processing for Canadian passports (and if you are in the UK for a while, you could also apply in London)
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...ing-times.html
I like in the Okanagan and the closest passport office is in Vancouver which, as I understand it, is where I HAVE to make a non standard Express application like the one you mention (cant do it in Kelowna etc). I was in Vancouver today but was explicitly told not to apply for 2 days to allow the system to update.
I am headed back to Vancouver but not until the 27th September, so thats getting tight for time (they quote up to 9 business days for Express)
My other option is to apply now (well Wednesday as thats 2 days after Citizenship) via the normal application, and hope for the best (they quote up to 20 business days for normal applications)
Its a tough call.......
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Yeah, this is where it gets tricky
I like in the Okanagan and the closest passport office is in Vancouver which, as I understand it, is where I HAVE to make a non standard Express application like the one you mention (cant do it in Kelowna etc). I was in Vancouver today but was explicitly told not to apply for 2 days to allow the system to update.
I am headed back to Vancouver but not until the 27th September, so thats getting tight for time (they quote up to 9 business days for Express)
My other option is to apply now (well Wednesday as thats 2 days after Citizenship) via the normal application, and hope for the best (they quote up to 20 business days for normal applications)
Its a tough call.......
I like in the Okanagan and the closest passport office is in Vancouver which, as I understand it, is where I HAVE to make a non standard Express application like the one you mention (cant do it in Kelowna etc). I was in Vancouver today but was explicitly told not to apply for 2 days to allow the system to update.
I am headed back to Vancouver but not until the 27th September, so thats getting tight for time (they quote up to 9 business days for Express)
My other option is to apply now (well Wednesday as thats 2 days after Citizenship) via the normal application, and hope for the best (they quote up to 20 business days for normal applications)
Its a tough call.......
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
Yeah, this is where it gets tricky
I like in the Okanagan and the closest passport office is in Vancouver which, as I understand it, is where I HAVE to make a non standard Express application like the one you mention (cant do it in Kelowna etc). I was in Vancouver today but was explicitly told not to apply for 2 days to allow the system to update.
I am headed back to Vancouver but not until the 27th September, so thats getting tight for time (they quote up to 9 business days for Express)
My other option is to apply now (well Wednesday as thats 2 days after Citizenship) via the normal application, and hope for the best (they quote up to 20 business days for normal applications)
Its a tough call.......
I like in the Okanagan and the closest passport office is in Vancouver which, as I understand it, is where I HAVE to make a non standard Express application like the one you mention (cant do it in Kelowna etc). I was in Vancouver today but was explicitly told not to apply for 2 days to allow the system to update.
I am headed back to Vancouver but not until the 27th September, so thats getting tight for time (they quote up to 9 business days for Express)
My other option is to apply now (well Wednesday as thats 2 days after Citizenship) via the normal application, and hope for the best (they quote up to 20 business days for normal applications)
Its a tough call.......
Find a passport service location near you
If all else fails, this might be of use if you are in the UK and need to fly back: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...a.html#findOut
You can apply for a special authorization if you:
- have a flight to Canada that leaves in less than 10 days, and
- have a valid passport from a visa-exempt country.
- were granted Canadian citizenship after having been a permanent resident of Canada.
Last edited by Siouxie; Sep 11th 2018 at 2:03 pm.
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Are you sure about the express application? I was on a tighter schedule than you two years ago - but I could make the application at the local office, 48 hours after becoming a citizen,then had to go to a different office, further away to collect two days later. So I became a citizen on the Monday at noon, applied on the Wednesday, then got passport at noon on Friday and flew that evening.
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You might want to check Kelowna on this page.. it says they do Express as do other offices in the area
Find a passport service location near you
If all else fails, this might be of use if you are in the UK and need to fly back: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...a.html#findOut
Find a passport service location near you
If all else fails, this might be of use if you are in the UK and need to fly back: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...a.html#findOut
You can apply for a special authorization if you:
- have a flight to Canada that leaves in less than 10 days, and
- have a valid passport from a visa-exempt country.
- were granted Canadian citizenship after having been a permanent resident of Canada.
In some ways I'm kicking myself, I went to a fair bit of trouble and expense to go to Vancouver so we could be come citizens sooner only to find that in effect I have set us up with yet more time sensitive hurdles. In hindsight I should have waited for CIC to come back to Kelowna in early 2019 but I didn't know.
Now we are more Canadian than ever but suddenly travel becomes harder - seems upside down to me
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
Re rain in Vancouver ..................
no longer completely accurate that it rains all the time here.
We had very little rain (less than 10mm total) in July and August.
Similar happened last year
Didn't you notice that the grass was all brown, and the trees drooping?????
no longer completely accurate that it rains all the time here.
We had very little rain (less than 10mm total) in July and August.
Similar happened last year
Didn't you notice that the grass was all brown, and the trees drooping?????
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
Re rain in Vancouver ..................
no longer completely accurate that it rains all the time here.
We had very little rain (less than 10mm total) in July and August.
Similar happened last year
Didn't you notice that the grass was all brown, and the trees drooping?????
no longer completely accurate that it rains all the time here.
We had very little rain (less than 10mm total) in July and August.
Similar happened last year
Didn't you notice that the grass was all brown, and the trees drooping?????
Both days I was there the rain seemed to be making up for lost time however
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Re: Time to Citizenship after PR?
I went to the Passport office in Kelowna today and got our paperwork processed
It actually went pretty well and the girl I dealt with seemed confident we would have them no problem even if the rumoured mail strike happens (she predicted the 26th September which gives us a little wiggle room)
It actually went pretty well and the girl I dealt with seemed confident we would have them no problem even if the rumoured mail strike happens (she predicted the 26th September which gives us a little wiggle room)
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I went to the Passport office in Kelowna today and got our paperwork processed
It actually went pretty well and the girl I dealt with seemed confident we would have them no problem even if the rumoured mail strike happens (she predicted the 26th September which gives us a little wiggle room)
It actually went pretty well and the girl I dealt with seemed confident we would have them no problem even if the rumoured mail strike happens (she predicted the 26th September which gives us a little wiggle room)
Perfect!! Phew!!