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Canadian citizen in Canada
- Card expired in 2018 (I was on a career sabbatical and not travelling)
- Applied for renewal on May 29, 2022
- Conditional approval received on Sept 8, 2022 with interview required
I managed to snag an interview for Oct 22 but am sitting on the website trying to get it a early afternoon appointment on weekends of September 17, 24, or Oct 1. I need to fly to get my interview done but one day return airfare on a discount carrier is under $90.
Meanwhile, my brother and sister in law had their near expired cards renewed within 6-8 weeks with no interview required.