Citizen but not really...

Applying to College
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<p>Alright, I have a weird problem. I'm applying to universities in the US from Canada. The thing is, although my parents have taken the citizenship test, passed, and we're as good as Canadian citizens, it's not officially on paper until we receive the letter to take the oath. The problem with that is that the oath could come tomorrow, or it could come in December. I want to apply to Columbia ED. What should I put as my citizenship? If I write Canadian, would it be falsifying records? I am 350% sure that I will be a Canadian citizen when I attend university; it's more than likely that I'll get the papers latest by December.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Email the admission’s dept. at Columbia and ask them directly.</p>

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<p>Is claiming Canadian citizenship an advantage to you over claiming some other non-U.S. citizenship? Won’t you have international status either way? If there is no difference, why not be accurate on the day you submit your application? Then you won’t have to worry about it.</p>

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<p>Canadian and Mexican students are given consideration as need-blind students; all other citizenships are need-based. I’m going to call them up tomorrow to check.</p>

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<p>You aren’t a citizen until you have the papers in your hot little fist. Sorry, but that is the way it is. Wait and apply in the regular decision rounds if it is important that you can say you are Canadian.</p>

<p>Your papers could come through tomorrow, or they could come through months from now. I know of a case in the US where the delay from final approval until the citizenship oath was two full years.</p>

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<p>YOU ARE NOT A CANADIAN CITIZEN UNTIL YOU HAVE TAKEN THE CITIZENSHIP OATH. Citizenship is not conferred when you receive the letter telling you where and when to take the oath; taking the oath is the final step in the citizenship application process:</p>

<p>[The</a> citizenship ceremony](<a href=“http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-ceremony.asp]The”>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/cit-ceremony.asp)</p>

<p>You have to certify that the info provided on your college application form is true and correct. Therefore, if you do not have the citizenship papers in hand when you submit your ED application, you cannot claim Canadian citizenship. If being able to claim Canadian citizenship is important to you, then you will have to wait until after you take the citizenship oath, which may mean applying RD instead.</p>