Maverick_TO

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
 

I am happy to report that I was successful in becoming a Canadian citizen last week. I attended an in-person oath in Missisauga last week.
 
It may come as a surprise for some, but as I was in communication with the missisauga office, they informed me (without any prompt from my end) that if I wish I could be scheduled for a virtual oath and be able to do that while in the US. Apparently the requirement special permission previously required by IRCC for candidates to take the oath abroad has recently been removed and we are now free to take oath while abroad.
 
Despite this, I personally chose to travel to Canada to attend the oath in person.
 
While in Canada I applied for my passport by mail paying the $260 fee so it can be delivered to me in the US.
 
Thanks @Kai G. Llewellyn for the advice and support along this journey.
 
I am now looking towards next steps of renunciation of Indian citizenship and OCI application and will likely have questions. Hopefully people such as @Maverick_TO would be able to help.
 
I also intend to call Jim Hacking at some point to ask how to inform USCIS of my change of citizenship.
 

As in, if you have been out of Canada a lot during your application being pending and you no longer have 3 years of physical presence in Canada over the 5 years prior to signing the application, you will need to spend time in Canada. You must have 1095 days in Canada over the past 5 years immediately before signing your application. If you're making a new application, then the requirement applies again.
 
 
 
LPR card refers to a green card. Canada does not use the term 'Lawful Permanent Residence' - Yes I put my US address on my PP application. no issue, you're a citizen and entitled to apply and receive a passport. You can specify to them how you want to receive your passport. I got mine in person, but they will send out to the US if you want.
 
Regarding your scenarios
a. No issue. A green card and any foreign passport is sufficient to be boarded on a flight to Canada. If you don't have a foreign passport because you lost your original nationality, you will need to get a Canadian passport to be boarded. As I'm a British citizen too, I could always use my British Passport and Green Card to be boarded on a plane, regardless of my Canadian citizenship. This is a special privilege that Canada has given to Green Card holders in that they don't require an eTA now.
 
b. This is fine, you're free to apply within Canada. I did as a non-resident.
 
c. This is fine, you're a citizen and have a right to reside anywhere in Canada as long as you like. You can depart Canada and return while it's being processed too. If you try to enter without a passport, just use your green card at the land border and claim Canadian citizenship. You may be delayed but ultimately they have to let you back in per Sec. 6 of the Charter.
 
d. You don't even need the passport to reenter the US, a valid green card alone is sufficient.
 
There are fewer documentary requirements at the land border, as when you are in front of a CBSA officer, you are on Canadian soil and Charter rights apply. Air carriers are not subject to Sec 6 rights as their determination to board you is on foreign soil.
 

I presented exactly those 2 things (US GC & Indian Passport) and answered only what was asked (Who are you visiting, for How long, etc.) - They never asked me any questions that required me to claim Canadian Citizenship.

As an update to all re my travel back to the US from Pearson using my new Canadian Passport: I got my picture taken, presented my Canadian Passport and US Green Card to CBP. They asked me where I am going in the US, and why. I answered truthfully that I am going to ####, I live there as a US PR. They looked at my Passport and GC, asked if I had any produce (No), and then I was on my way. The whole process was 10 seconds max.
 
I do still feel I need to contact USCIS and get a new GC with my new/correct Nationality (Canadian) b/c my current GC says Indian (as I was an Indian national when I received my US PR/Immigrant Visa and also when I immigrated to the US).
 
Thank You @Kai G. Llewellyn for all of you guidance!

So far I am at Renouncing. This video on youtube is very helpful. 
pro tip: (why my application was rejected initially) - Make sure the embassy on the application/gov. form is New York and not Toronto.
 
 
 
 

I flew in. No uncomfortable questions at all - How long are you here for? What are you here for? OK, welcome...

I asked for urgent delivery of my certificate so I received it when I was in Canada.
I applied for passport from US and received it in US within a month.
I had some hurdles (form filling issue) with renouncing my Indian citizenship but it’s renounced now and got the surrendered passport back from CGI

i. I had applied for Canadian Citizenship around 1.5 months before I had the IV visa foil inserted into my passport. As part of your Canadian citizenship application, you must declare immigration status both current and past on your application. If you submit your application prior to entering with your IV. Then you would not put your LPR status on your Canadian citizenship application. A visa is not a status after all, you only obtain your LPR status after utilizing that visa. HOWEVER, you do have a duty to disclose to IRCC that you have obtained LPR status in the US once you do use your IV. I did this after entering with my CR-1 visa by sending a message to IRCC using this webform https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 . Per changes to the Citizenship Act under Bill C-6, you are not required to intend to live in Canada once granted citizenship, nor are you required to live in Canada during its processing. You must maintain your Canadian PR status though, detailed in section iii. See the infographic here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/infographic-2017-2018.html
 
ii. I think its unlikely that you will be questioned about your Canadian PR status at the PoE. If they do question you, mention to them that you are not under obligation to renounce it as Canada allows you to keep the status while living outside of Canada. If they question whether you intend to acquire Canadian citizenship. You can say that you are, but again per changes to the Citizenship Act in Canada you are able to live and work in the US during that process and are not obligated to take up residence in Canada again.
 
iii. Not really. The rule is nice and simple. Basically in a rolling period of five years, you must have been physically present in Canada for 730 days. Note physically present does not equal residence. Any activity or visit to Canada counts towards those days. Equally any time spent in Canada, i.e. an hour, counts as a full day. The 730 days in 5 years rule does not apply if you are living with a Canadian citizen spouse. In terms of pitfalls, basically it's the same as any other Canadian PR, don't make yourself inadmissible...i.e. don't drink and drive! --See here on understanding how PR status is lost https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/understand-pr-status.html
 
It is possible that the IRCC Citizenship officer may highly scrutinize your application on account of your having US LPR status. You need to be prepared for the possibility of a Residency Questionnaire, so please ensure you have substantial documentation which supports that you were physically present in Canada for the required time under the Citizenship Act prior to your application being sent. If you have questions regarding the RQ, please feel free to ask.
 
Regarding travelling between either country, I haven't had any issues. When I enter Canada, I present my Canadian PR card, declare that I live in the US and they let me enter as normal. When returning into the US, I present my endorsed IV and I confirm that I live in the US, they ask what I was doing in Canada (visiting friends/tending to personal matters), and how long I was gone. Never a big deal.

To maintain your Canadian PR you need to be in Canada 730 days out of a rolling 5 year period. That is literally on Canadian soil, not a resident, not working, literally just visiting counts despite what others here might say. - https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=727&top=10
 
To be eligible for citizenship, you will need to have been physically present in Canada for 1095 days in the five years prior to the day you sign your application. After you apply for Citizenship, you only need to continue to maintain your Canadian PR status by following the 730 days in 5 years rule until you are granted citizenship. - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility.html#time
 
Canada has removed the requirement to continue to intend to live in Canada after a grant of citizenship. See: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/10/changes_to_the_citizenshipactasaresultofbillc-6.html
"This provision is repealed. Applicants are no longer required to intend to continue to live in Canada once granted citizenship. This removes concerns from new Canadians who may need to live outside of Canada for work or personal reasons."
 
You. are. fine. Take it from a guy with Canadian PR who is acquiring US LPR status and has researched this at length.
 
I'm actually doing this. I'm filing for Canadian citizenship in June and will be moving just over the border into the US in July. I think you only need a Canadian address which you can receive notices from IRCC, but to be honest they're moving that all online these days.
 
US PR is harder to maintain...I've written at length what is required to maintain that...but if you're planning on being US resident, you should be fine barring extended stays outside of Canada and claiming foreign domicile. Additionally, acquiring Canadian citizenship should not have any bearing on your US PR so long as you maintain your US residency and ties to the US.
 
Do *not* renounce your Canadian PR under any circumstances. So long as you are in compliance with the 730 days in 5 years rule, there is no need to renounce your Canadian PR. The only time you should renounce is if you know you're not in compliance with the residency obligation and don't want to wait for IRCC to make a determination. The US does not require people to renounce Canadian PR so long as you are living in the US as your primary residence. The general opinion on VJ is that you are booted off Provincial Healthcare as you have US residency and could risk your US LPR status. I am unconvinced about the risk to LPR status here so long as you demonstrate your US ties and physical presence. What is more likely is that your province will come after you for getting free healthcare that you're not entitled to.
 
You will need to return to Canada to do your citizenship test, interview and take the Oath, so be prepared for that.

If you have a family doctor go through him/her. Titres test should be covered with OHIP. The other vaccines if you are missing any should be covered also. You probably only need Tdap, MMR and Chicken pox if you never had pox before., Flu as it's that time of the year again and  Covid. 

That post was from 10 years ago so not sure 
 it will still be relevant? But I just went to my family Dr and she ordered the tests. 
 
Good Luck