What if I cannot attend my citizenship appointment with IRCC? Can I reschedule it?

Yes. We can reschedule your appointment on a different date.

If you’re not available on the date and time of your appointment

Write us a letter of explanation and send it to us

• online, using our web form or
• by email or mail to the IRCC office that scheduled your original appointment
  • The email address or mailing address is in the notice we sent you.

If you lost your invitation letter

Write us a letter of explanation by mail or online, using our web form.

You need to contact us if you don’t attend your appointment

Use our web form to tell us why you missed your appointment. The invitation we sent you will tell you when you need to contact us.

If you don’t contact us in time

• we may abandon (stop processing) your application
• you need to apply and pay the fees again if you still want to become a Canadian citizen