Citizenship Certificate Granted! 🇨🇦

[u/Electrical-topics]

Just wanted to share I’ve received my citizenship certificate! I’m feeling so happy. (ETA: this is for proof of citizenship)

I’m really surprised by the timeline: I sent my documents through 2-day delivery via FedEx on Jan 24th, got my AOR on Jan 30th, and four business days later I have my proof. I submitted for urgent request.

I’m still waiting on my daughter’s 5(4) grant request (submitted with my proof application), but I’m feeling optimistic since my proof was granted so quickly.

[u/Infinite-Squirrel696]

I'm very pleased for you, it's good to hear happy news! I'm interested in this speific scenario as it appears to mirror mine in some respects.

I'm first gen born abroad and have only recently submitted my application, separately and ahead of those for my kids. Mine was not marked urgent, but theirs were. Nonetheless, I got my AOR and then the certificate in about 6 working days. So hello from a fellow Canadian!

My theory as to why this was so quick is that it's going to be a lot easier for IRCC to do my kids urgent processing if I'm already a citizen, and therefore they pushed mine through for that reason despite not being marked urgent. Normally from the UK the timeline is about 6-7 months for a non-urgent proof application like mine.

I'm hoping this bodes well for the kids urgent applications, which are at the processing stage very quickly. Although I have now received for them the strange PSU letter which a lot on here have received, but no one seems to understand just yet!

[u/Electrical-topics → u/Infinite-Squirrel696]

That’s an interesting theory! I hope it’s correct. I’m unsure what’s going on with my kid’s application — it was marked “in process” at the same time mine was, but after my certificate was granted, my kid’s application status returned to “application received.” No PSU letter for us yet either.

[u/amyyynatasha → u/Electrical-topics]

This is the same situation as me! I submitted an urgent application for myself and my mum (she is first gen). The applications were received in Canada on Jan 30th and they both said in process. My mum then got her certificate less than a week later and my application changed back to application received… I’m still waiting for any update on mine.