Difference between revisions of "How to Apply for a Citizenship Grant (17:VI)"

:'''NOTE:''' Due to COVID-19, all in-person citizenship ceremonies are cancelled. IRCC is inviting applications to video oath ceremonies instead. More information can be found at the [https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/citizenship.html#oath IRCC website].

If an application is approved, successful applicants are notified in writing to attend a formal ceremony to receive their citizenship certificates. Most ceremonies are held at the citizenship office. Successful applicants must bring their original (or certified) Immigration Record of Landing (not a photocopy or reproduction) or Permanent Resident card and the Records of any minor children who are becoming citizens with them. Immediately before taking the Oath of Citizenship, the Record of Landing will be stamped, updating the applicant’s status from permanent resident to Canadian citizen.

If the Record of Landing has been lost or stolen, the applicant must notify the police immediately. When successful applicants come to their ceremony, they must bring satisfactory evidence that they have reported the loss or theft to the police, and will also be required to complete a statutory declaration.

:'''NOTE:''' If the applicant forgets to bring the Record of Landing or evidence of a reported loss or theft, local office staff will make arrangements for the applicant to return with the necessary papers to another ceremony or, where applicable, exercise their discretion to allow the applicant to participate in a ceremony with the understanding that he or she will become a citizen, but only receive the commemorative document at that time. In that case, the applicant’s file with the citizenship certificate will be kept in the local office until the applicant brings or sends the Record of Landing to be stamped. Citizenship certificates not picked up within a reasonable time will be destroyed. The client will need to apply for a new certificate.