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Many congratulations on the culmination of your citizenship process! As for applying for the Renunciation Certificate and OCI, you will need to wait till you receive both the Canadian passport and the citizenship certificate (assuming they held your citizenship certificate for the passport application). The process for both the renunciaion certificate and OCI is far simpler from within the US than Canada. On another note, considering that you were already in Canada for the oath, you could have applied for an expedited processing for the passport and gotten it issued in Canada whilst you were still there Do keep us posted if your hear about any specifics on updating the USCIS about the Canadian citizenship Good Luck! NK

Ah, you probably didn't select the right jurisdiction for your renunciation application. It happened to me as well considering that I had an older account that I tried to reuse and it was registered with the CGI-Toronto. When I filled out the form initially and printed it out, I realized the mistake right away since the form said CGI-Toronto on the top. I corrected the jurisdiction and the location I was applying from North America-US and I was able to fill out the right form - addressed to CGI-NY. So, even though I submitted the renunciation (upon obtaining Canadian citizenship) they were able to process the application based on my location and status in the US as a LPR

BLS always makes bold claims on their processing time. However, CGI Toronto is the most efficient of the lot, and you could get lucky. My friends have had to wait an average of 2-2.5 months on the Renunciation Certificate and then another 2 months for the OCI (everything processed by BLS Brampton and CGI Toronto). Interestingly, this trend has been fairly recent - applications were sent early 2022 I guess I lucked out with both the Renunciation Certificate and the OCI - I applied for both from within the US (CGI - NY was the outpost that processed my application) Good luck! NK

HI @jpfashizzle It's unfortunate that the VFS agency declined processing for your application. BLS Brampton is horrendous from what I've experienced. Unfortunately, the processing time in Canada for the renunciation certificate and the OCI booklet is almost 4-4.5 months (in total). Would you be allowed to apply for the OCI (if you choose to) from within the US, or do they force you to apply from Canada as well? Good luck with the application! NK

Hi @Kai G. Llewellyn, @jpfashizzle Is there a specific form that needs to be filled out to inform the USCIS in the event that LPRs acquire citizenship other than the one they held at the time of becoming LPRs? If so, is there some means other than the myUSCIS account to inform them of the change? Many thanks! NK

Hi @Ashtim, My responses to your questions follow- Do I have to do it with vfs ??? NK: Yes, you will need to send your application to VFS. VFS will process your application and forward it to the Consulate General of India (CGI) for your jurisdiction And do the consulate check it with Canadian govt or the documents from my side are enough ( my copy of Canadian passport and my usa residential proof ) ?? NK: As long as you fill out the right form and submit the right supporting documents (to the correct CGI for your jurisdiction), your renunciation application will be processed. Go through the forms/checklist and you should be fine Or this will be an issue and I have to go in Canada and apply through bls? NK: You do NOT need to go to Canada and apply for the renunciation from within Canada. Applications from within the US, are processed by VFS before being forwarded to the CGI for your jurisdiction. As I said earlier, make sure you fill out the right forms, select the right CGI for your jurisdiction and submit the right supporting documents Good luck with your application! Best, NK

Hi @VIR CHAMP Can you describe what the issue was when you applied for the renunciation? I filled out my application form, but since the passport was issued in Canada, the application form defaults to the Consulate in Canada. Was this the same issue you encountered? Many thanks, NK