Where the Dates Have No Name

It is truly poetic that my own citizenship application was submitted two days later than anticipated because I watched these insane Canucks games and lost the mental capacity to compile the application. I don't think it could get more Canadian than that but it really doesn't matter in this process. 

The final countdown begins; for me at least. 

Citizenship Application

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1095 days reached: May 12, 2024

AR: May 15, 2024 [1098 days eligibility]

AOR: May 21, 2024 [CPC Sydney]

In Process: May 23, 2024 [inferred by successful registration of the status tracker]

Ghost updates: June 5/7/28, 2024

Language skills: Completed November 7, 2024 [retroactively updated November 12, 2024]

Physical presence: Completed November 7, 2024 [retroactively updated November 12, 2024]

Background verification: Completed July 15, 2024 [retroactively updated July 18, 2024]

Prohibitions:

  • Fingerprint requested: June 26, 2024
  • Fingerprint collected: June 27, 2024
  • Passed: November 7, 2024 [retroactively updated November 12, 2024]

Knowledge test:

  • Status updated to In Progress: July 5, 2024 [updated retroactively in tracker on July 9]
  • Test Invite Letter: July 8, 2024 [Test Date range: July 12 – August 10; Vancouver Office]
  • Test conducted: July 12, 2024 [Preliminary result 19/20]
  • Test Result updated: Completed, July 16, 2024 [retroactively updated July 18, 2024]

Decision made: November 7, 2024 [presumed]

Citizenship Oath
  • Status changed to In Progress: November 12, 2024
  • Oath Ceremony Invite Letter: November 14, 2024 [Surrey Office]
  • Ghost Update: November 19, 2024
  • Oath Ceremony: November 21, 2024
  • Signed Oath or Affirmation of Citizenship form returned: November 21, 2024

Citizenship certificate received: November 21, 2024 [online]

Application Closed: November 23, 2024

Passport Application

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Passport application sent out: November 25, 2024 [courier to Gatineau QC]

Application package delivered: December 3, 2024

File number retrieved: December 9, 2024

Status updates

  • no later than December 9, 2024: "We have received your application and are now reviewing it"
  • no later than December 23, 2024: "We are printing your passport"
  • no later than December 30, 2024: "Your Passport has been printed and mailed" 
Date of issue on passport: December 20, 2024

Passport Received: December 31, 2024

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