Yes, you can apply for urgent processing of your Canadian citizenship application.<\/p>\n
Until very recently, the only way you could become a Canadian Citizen urgently through service in the Canadian Forces<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, as of 2016, you can now apply for urgent processing of your citizenship application<\/a>, provided you meet all the eligibility requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can now apply for urgent processing of your Canadian citizenship application under the following circumstances:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are four main types of emergency situations that might allow you to apply for urgent processing of your citizenship application:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In either case, IRCC is under no obligation<\/strong> to process your application urgently. You have to prove to IRCC that this is an emergency situation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In both cases, the more detail the better.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you are unable to attend a Canadian school, college or university because you are not a Canadian citizen, then you can apply for urgency processing. We’re not too sure how this situation could arise, because normally your permanent residence would be enough. However, one possibility is that you did not renew your PR Card because you were getting your citizenship, and now your educational institution requires proof of status. Perhaps that could be a reason for urgency.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you need to travel because of the death of a family member (or serious illness) and you cannot get a passport from your home country (i.e. you’re a refugee or there’s some other reason you cannot get your passport), and so you need your citizenship to get a passport, you can apply for urgency processing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you want to get your citizenship application processed urgently due to a death in the family or a family medical emergency, you will have to prove the nature of the emergency and that you have no other recourse to a travel document. You will need:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may also be eligible for urgency processing if you have received a positive decision on an appeal of a rejected citizenship application. In this case, your application may be given preferential processing because you already had your application assessed.<\/p>\n NOTE: Applying for urgency processing does not mean your request will be granted.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can certainly try to speed up your application, but you will<\/p>\n It is unlikely your request will be approved, especially if your application was received quite a while ago.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If your request is ignored, your application will be processed in order of receipt with all the other Canadian citizenship and will take approximately 12 months, provided it is a routine application.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes, you can certainly re-submit your request but, unless it contains new information, it will likely be ignored as well.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
Types Possible of Emergency Situations Which Qualify for Urgent Citizenship Application Processing<\/h2>\n
Using Your Job to Request Urgent Processing<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\nIf you cannot apply for a new job you are qualified for, because you are not a Canadian citizen<\/strong> – for example some federal government jobs require citizenship – you can apply for urgent processing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nAcceptable Proofs for an Urgent Citizenship Application: Employment<\/h2>\n
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Using Your Education to Apply for Urgent Processing<\/span><\/h2>\n
Using Travel to Prove You Require Urgent Citizenship<\/span><\/h2>\n
Acceptable Proofs for Requesting Urgent Citizenship – Travel<\/h2>\n
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You Won a Citizenship Appeal – Getting Your Citizenship Urgently<\/span><\/h2>\n
I have already submitted my citizenship application. Can I apply for urgency processing?<\/h2>\n
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What happens if my request for urgent processing is ignored?<\/h2>\n
Can I re-submit an urgency request if the first one was ignored?<\/h2>\n
What is the Canadian Citizenship Application Residency Requirement?<\/a><\/h2>\n