If you check the status of the application and it is still pending you can follow up with proof of travel to hopefully get them to process the application urgently.
Q&A Categories Archives: Replacement Citizenship Card FAQ
I lost my citizenship card how can I get it back
You cannot replace your citizenship card with another card but you can replace it with a new citizenship certificate, as the card was phased out in 2012. You will need to download the forms from IRCC’s website.
how to add middle maiden name initial in my Canadian Citizenship Card?
You will need to replace your citizenship card with a citizenship certificate, as the card was retired in 2012. When you replace it, you will have to provide documentation showing your legal middle name.
I sent in my application for a new citizenship certificate in February due to a name change and I got a letter at the end of February stating that my application will be reviewed. I have been trying to check my application status online, but nothing is coming up. My friend is taking her bridesmaids to Cuba in 2 and a half months. I am the maid of honor at her wedding and it’s very important to her that I am able to come. Please let me know if this an acceptable reason for urgent processing?
Needing your citizenship certificate for a passport required for a booked trip may indeed be acceptable for expedited processing. You will need to prove to IRCC that you are applying for a passport and that you need the passport by a certain day. Proof of your trip and your role in the wedding will help.
Please note that expedited processing is entirely at the discretion of IRCC.
How much it costs to replace a stolen citizenship card
It’s $75 to get a new citizenship certificate. (The card was phased out in 2012.) You will have to complete an additional form because the card was stolen.
I have canadian citizen card acquired 18 years ago. I have lived outside of Canada since then. Is my card still valid?
As long as the card is still legible, it is still valid.
I am the daughter of a man born in Canada in 1916. He became a naturalized citizen of the US in 1943. I was born in 1944 as a US citizen. Am I eligible for Canadian citizenship because my father was born in Canada?
That’s a complicated question as Canadian citizenship as a nationality did not exist until 1947. So your father was a British subject when he naturalized in the US and so the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 applies. And according to that law, he would have lost his British subject status by nationalizing in the United States, meaning you cannot claim Canadian citizenship through your father.
My current PR card expires in 2020 but I need to get a new one due a legal name change. When filling out the application do I choose “renew” or “replace”? Also, do I need to send my current card with the application.
You are replacing your PR Card. You can just send in a copy of your current PR Card and if they want the original they will let you know.
I need to correct my year of birth on my Canadian Citizenship Card; can somebody assist me in this matter?
You need to apply for a replacement citizenship certificate and provide your correct year of birth in the documentation you submit the that application.
I lost my Canadian citizenship ID card a few years ago, but I do still have my certificate. How can I go about getting a new card?
IRCC no longer issues Citizenship Cards, only Citizenship Certificates, so there is no way of getting a new Citizenship Card.
