For approved applications to become a Canadian citizen, we’ll invite most applicants to a video oath ceremony (virtual citizenship ceremony).
If you want to change the format of your ceremony (for example, from virtual to in-person), you can reply to the invitation.
Check your application status regularly. If the “Citizenship ceremony” section of the citizenship status tracker has an “In progress” status, it means we
We’ll contact the email address or phone number you gave in your application. If your contact information changed, tell us using our web form.
If you provided an email address in your application, we’ll email you the invitation.
To avoid missing our emails
Our agent will call you if we don’t have your email address. Our call may show up as
Answer your phone when you see these numbers so you don’t miss our calls.
After you respond to the phone call, we’ll send you the invitation by mail.
You need to be in Canada to take the Oath of Citizenship. If you get your invitation while you’re outside Canada, reply to the invitation email to explain your situation in detail.
We’ll contact you with your next steps after we receive your email.
You’ll attend the video oath ceremony via a Zoom videoconference call. We’ll explain how to set up Zoom in your ceremony invitation.
