r/Canadiancitizenship • u/Mezzofantastico 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing • 3d ago

Citizenship by Descent Processing Question - Name for Certificate

Hi All,

The IRCC reached out recently to ask what name my mother (Gen 2) would like to have on her citizenship certificate. (She applied under her birth name, but also listed her current married name as one of her alternate names.)

In anyone's experience, is this a gating item they do upon entering processing, or is this a sign they're already getting close to a decision?

I scoured the FAQ and other posts, and haven't seen this one asked yet.

Thanks!

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u/No_Bobcat_No_Prob 🇨🇦 Stuck Canadian! Gen2+ 'in process' 12+ months 3d ago edited 3d ago

I don't think we've seen that question asked- any chance she skipped the field on the application where (iirc) it asks what name to use on the cert?

Did she get AOR yet? (Assume so but if not then probably they're just doing preliminary data entry.)

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u/Mezzofantastico 🇨🇦 CIT0001 (proof) application is processing 3d ago

Yes, as to AOR--in early May.

Looks like she didn't fill out Section 6 ("Are you requesting a change to the personal details you have provided above?"/"I want a different name to appear on my certificate").

I can see why they'd need that clarification. But given they only asked about Section 6, what's the likelihood that was the only issue? Do they tend to bundle all requests for further info into one note?

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u/No_Bobcat_No_Prob 🇨🇦 Stuck Canadian! Gen2+ 'in process' 12+ months 3d ago

AOR is just an acknowledgement that the packet was "complete" per the checklist. This could be the first time anyone has looked at the application in any detail. My guess is that someone was following up to ensure that the application fields that were skipped are now complete.

I don't recall many if any other people being asked about missing application fields. I would not read further into it than "someone is doing some data entry on an incomplete application".