I didn't realize that an oath in India (which is unlikely to happen anyway) would result in an immediate loss of Indian citizenship and render this person "stateless" and without official status in India.
Well technically not stateless, because they'll be Canadian once they take the oath... And yes, they will have no legal status in India once they take oath and need to apply for a Visa or leave the country forthwith
But yes, the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for automatic loss of citizenship of one voluntarily takes up another countries citizenship by swearing an oath or by registration or by other means as allowed by the other country
True, I had put stateless in quotes for irony. IRCC states that it could take up to six months for a citizenship certificate to arrive to a mission abroad, so I suspect oaths are conducted overseas (in exceptional circumstances) and people do receive citizenship certificates mailed physically to Canadian embassies or consuls. In such a scenario, assuming it takes 6 months to receive a certificate and another 3~ months to apply for and receive a passport overseas, the person could be in "no man's land" for almost a year - without status in India (and therefore removable on grounds of not being a citizen or without a valid visa) but also unable to leave without a Canadian passport.
Well technically not stateless, because they'll be Canadian once they take the oath...
But yes, the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for automatic loss of citizenship of one voluntarily takes up another countries citizenship by swearing an oath or by registration or by other means as allowed by the other country
True, I had put stateless in quotes for irony. IRCC states that it could take up to six months for a citizenship certificate to arrive to a mission abroad, so I suspect oaths are conducted overseas (in exceptional circumstances) and people do receive citizenship certificates mailed physically to Canadian embassies or consuls. In such a scenario, assuming it takes 6 months to receive a certificate and another 3~ months to apply for and receive a passport overseas, the person could be in "no man's land" for almost a year - without status in India (and therefore removable on grounds of not being a citizen or without a valid visa) but also unable to leave without a Canadian passport.
Just FYI, it was easier to get through IRCC using French today... while English queue was closed. If you have conversational French, you can try both options
But as usual... there was no update and their response was, "Il faut patienter".
True, I had put stateless in quotes for irony. IRCC states that it could take up to six months for a citizenship certificate to arrive to a mission abroad, so I suspect oaths are conducted overseas (in exceptional circumstances) and people do receive citizenship certificates mailed physically to Canadian embassies or consuls. In such a scenario, assuming it takes 6 months to receive a certificate and another 3~ months to apply for and receive a passport overseas, the person could be in "no man's land" for almost a year - without status in India (and therefore removable on grounds of not being a citizen or without a valid visa) but also unable to leave without a Canadian passport.
How long it takes to get the certificate and passport after oath. I have a travel plan roughly 4 weeks from the oath date. Is that enough to get a passport and travel?
Type: Paper application
Location: Vancouver
Application: Family (Spouse and Kid)
Application Sent: Nov 25, 2022
Application Delivered: Nov 30, 2022
AOR: Jan 9, 2023
Application Status Update (In Progress): Mar 9, 2023
Background : Complete (Mar 3)
Test invite: March 23, 2023
Test given date: April 8, 2023 (myself) & April 10 (spouse)
LPP complete: May 25, 2023
Oath Invitation email : 19 June, 2023
Oath Ceremony: 5 July, 2023
Type: Paper application
Location: Vancouver
Application: Family (Spouse and Kid)
Application Sent: Nov 25, 2022
Application Delivered: Nov 30, 2022
AOR: Jan 9, 2023
Application Status Update (In Progress): Mar 9, 2023
Background : Complete (Mar 3)
Test invite: March 23, 2023
Test given date: April 8, 2023 (myself) & April 10 (spouse)
LPP complete: May 25, 2023
Oath Invitation email : 19 June, 2023
Oath Ceremony: 5 July, 2023
Totally forgot I could use French for a shorter wait, but I've only called once thus far.
Weirdly, even with the 13.69% increase in citgrant backlog, somehow citgrant applications are the only ones remotely being processed within "service standards!" Now it won't be IRCC unless they pull some wool over our eyes: When you can't meet regular standards simply extend them haha! I'd like to see how the numbers break down for citgrant applications using a 12-month standard (aka prepandemic).
Just FYI, it was easier to get through IRCC using French today... while English queue was closed. If you have conversational French, you can try both options
But as usual... there was no update and their response was, "Il faut patienter".
Type: Paper application Location: Mississauga, ON Physical Presence Days: 1106 days Application: Family (One adult, two minors) Application sent: Nov 17th 2022 Delivered: Nov 18th 2022 AOR: Jan 17th 2023 ECAS processing: March 1st 2023 Background complete: March 2nd 2023 (tracker updated on March 7th) Test complete: March 27th 2023 (passed on March 27th, updated on March 29th) LPP complete: April 4th 2023 (tracker updated on 6th April) Oath Ceremony: Scheduled for June 29th 2023 (updated in tracker on June 20th)
~ Citizenship Application: ONLINE - Single
~ Location: Mississauga, ON
~ Processing Office: Scarborough, ON
~ Sent: November 06, 2022
~ Application Received: November 06, 2022
~ AOR: November 22, 2022
~ Background Verification Completed: January 30, 2023
~ Scheduled for Citizenship Test: March 08, 2023
~ Test Window is: March 10, 2023 to March 30, 2023
~ Test Given: March 12, 2023
~ Test Completed: March 13, 2023
Language skills: In Progress | Background verification: Completed |Physical presence: In Progress | Prohibitions: In Progress | Citizenship Test: Completed | Citizenship Ceremony: Not started.
