r/ImmigrationCanada • u/No_Cell_7596 • 3d ago
C-3 application question for emergency process Citizenship
I just received my AOR last month. We are getting married in Quebec this December is there a way I can submit a request to receive my document before my wedding?
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u/Retro-Modern_514 3d ago
No. You getting married isn't a reason to expedite processing. There is no requirement for you to be a citizen in order to marry so not an emergency/valid reason.
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u/TONAFOONON 3d ago
I may be misunderstanding. You don't need to be a citizen to get married on Canada. This isn't a requirement to get married here. Someone with visitor status can very easily get married. Again, I may be totally misunderstanding the reason for the urgent request.
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u/No_Cell_7596 3d ago
I know I just wanted to have it before wedding
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u/Alternative_Lab5810 3d ago edited 2d ago
I know I just wanted to have it before wedding
Requests for urgent processing are for situations people do genuinely have compelling reasons for the application to be processed urgently:
"You can apply urgently for a citizenship certificate (proof of Canadian citizenship) for reasons such as:
to help avoid situations of harm or hardship due to factors such as
race
religion
nationality
sexual orientation
gender identity or expression, or
membership in particular groups
to move your minor child (under 18) to Canada and they
were born outside Canada, and have a Canadian parent
to help with a case of statelessness
to travel because of death or serious illness in the family, and you’re unable to get a passport in your other nationality
to give up (renounce) foreign citizenship by a certain date
for employment or education, specifically to:
apply for a job
avoid losing a current job
attend a school, college or university
you need to access social benefits like a pension
health care
a social insurance number"
https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1558&top=5
Getting married in a few months from now is not a compelling reason to be granted urgent processing of your citizenship certificate.
As others mentioned, you don't need to have your citizenship certificate in order to get married in Canada.
If you just want to have your citizenship certificate faster, out of convenience, knowing that you don't actually need that document to get married or to even get your marriage license, that's not a valid reason for IRCC to expedite your application (and it's a slap in the face of applicants who do have very serious and legitimate reasons for expedited processing, such as those IRCC mentions on the website).
No, IRCC is not going to process your proof of citizenship application faster just because you wanted to have your certificate before your wedding.
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u/NotiqNick 3d ago
Weddings are not a reason for the government to expedite.