Rescheduling oath?

Does anyone have experience asking CIC to reschedule not only the oath date but also the location? (it would be much easier if she could do the oath in Vancouver or Victoria, BC).

 

When your wife signed her application for citizenship she signed an agreement that clearly states that she must inform CIC of any changes related to the application. Moving to an other country is a pretty big change! Legally she is obliged to inform CIC of this move. Not doing so could result in ramifications if CIC ever got wind of this fact. However doing the honest thing and informing CIC could also have adverse affects. Eventhough she has succesfully passed her test and obviously met her resident requirements, moving to an other country shows quite the opposite intentions expected form a prospect Canadian citizen.

 

If you decide not to inform CIC and simply have your wife attend the citizenship ceremony you could face another difficulty. During the oath your wife will have to surrender her PR card and will receive her Citizenship Certificate. The Citizenship Certificate however is NOT a travel document. She will have to apply for a passport immediately after her oath or apply for it from the US. She may run into trouble trying to apply for her first Canadian passport from abroad. I do not know this for a fact but if I worked for CIC/Passport Canada, someone applying for their first ever Canadian passport from abroad would seem worth investigating.

 

If at all possible perhaps your wife should remain in Canada until the oath, attend the oath, apply for a passport from within Canada and only join you in Seattle once she has her passport. Once a Canadian citizen with a passport, she is free to leave and enter the country at will.

 

Again, I'm no expert, I'm just trying to explain her predicament.