with completion vs upon completion

Both "with completion" and "upon completion" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "With completion" is used when something is done simultaneously with the completion of another task, while "upon completion" is used to indicate that something will happen immediately after the completion of another task.

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with completion

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is done simultaneously with the completion of another task. It implies that the two actions are happening at the same time.

Examples:

The certificate will be issued with completion of the course.
The payment will be processed with completion of the order.

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In 1997, following public procurement procedures, the Government awarded a contract for the construction of the New Nicosia General Hospital with completion date in early 2002.
Lastly, the Committee agrees that maximum time periods should be set for carrying out the various actions, with completion by the deadline ensuring that an action is eligible.
On 19 January 2011 the digital edition of La Vanguardia newspaper published an article reporting that the EU is admitting to cost overruns and delays with completion of the Galileo Project.
The rapporteur recognises that the problem with the measures proposed by the Commission is that they will not be available in time to push ahead with completion of the demonstration projects by 2015.
Most of the actions pertaining to Phase III (Proactive and Predictive Processes) are on-going, with completion date set to 2014-2015, while 3 of the processes have been implemented in 2009.
proceed from the aircraft to the baggage hall and retrieve baggage, with completion of immigration and customs procedures;
The EASA rulemaking task on CRCPs is only scheduled to start in 2010, with completion not planned until 2013.
proceed from the check-in counter to the aircraft, with completion of emigration, customs and security procedures;
[27] "The administrative and financial constraints connected with completion of the 1994-99 programmes contributed largely to the delays in starting up programmes for the 2000-06 period." COM(2002) 528 final, p. 4.
This both assists British business and helps with the completion of the Single Market.
We have nearly achieved this new quality of Communitisation with the completion of economic and monetary union.
The rocking sequence shall end with the completion of a cycle.
Let me start with the completion of the internal market.
As you know, there are some problems with the completion of the building and the timing of our move.
Yet each pales to insignificance with the completion of that magnificent accomplishment of twenty-first-century technology, the Digital Superhighway.
With the completion of enlargement, Europe has the potential to be a dominant player in world trade.
The considerable prestige associated at the time with successful completion of a grand-scale eastward enlargement does not exist today.
Truly increased competitiveness is the best remedy for the economic crisis, with the completion of four basic freedoms.
Now, if you help me with the completion of my task and tell someone that I am here, then we can go home.
Only firm, attractive financial commitments binding on the Community over the long term will make it possible to reduce the uncertainties connected with the completion of these projects and to mobilise both public and private investors.

Alternatives:

along with completion
in conjunction with completion
simultaneously with completion
together with completion
at the same time as completion

upon completion

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something will happen immediately after the completion of another task. It implies a sequence of events where the second action follows the first one.