November 2020 - Citizenship Application

[volodyalysak]

Very similar situation to yours , where are you located ?

 

[js_toronto]

Finally an update on my application
Nov 16: everything set to "Completed"
Nov 21: Citizenship Oath scheduled for Feb 28, 2022

Please update spreadsheet

 

[im2kool]

I applied for Citizenship in Nov 2020, it’s been a year and only update I have is that background check is complete .
I applied by mailing In application, and I believe the whole process has been changed to online somewhere mid summer 2021 ?
my real concern is that PR card expires in May 2022, not sure if I should apply to get new card or just wait for my case to move.
Maybe I should call or email them , haven’t dealt with IRCC since I landed In may 2017.

Get your PR renewed just to have peace of mind. You never know when IRCC will pick up your application.

 

[ALBERTATHEGREAT]

My tracker got updated today: You've been scheduled to take citizenship test online between December 1, 2021 and December 22, 2021. Information and instructions will be sent to you.

I don't receive any email invite yet for the test, is this normal or will it take some more time to get the official email?

 

[siddharthbala]

My tracker got updated today: You've been scheduled to take citizenship test online between December 1, 2021 and December 22, 2021. Information and instructions will be sent to you.

I don't receive any email invite yet for the test, is this normal or will it take some more time to get the official email?

It usually takes a few days to get it - Congrats on your progress!

 

[OllySyd]

My tracker got updated today: You've been scheduled to take citizenship test online between December 1, 2021 and December 22, 2021. Information and instructions will be sent to you.

I don't receive any email invite yet for the test, is this normal or will it take some more time to get the official email?

3 or 4 days prior to the test start date.

 

[smitsmart]

i Completed my test in first week of August.. Still waiting on Oath to be scheduled...how loooonnng????

 

[stranger2904]

i Completed my test in first week of August.. Still waiting on Oath to be scheduled...how loooonnng????

months.. i wouldn't expect to hear back from them until jan-feb with oath date sometimes next summer

Personally, still waiting for oath and rest of steps to be completed, test passed early july.

 

[smitsmart]

months.. i wouldn't expect to hear back from them until jan-feb with oath date sometimes next summer

Personally, still waiting for oath and rest of steps to be completed, test passed early july.

Oh man...this is so frustrating. My wife applied in March 2021 -Online and she is on the same status as mine. I think she will get the oath sooner than me.

 

[stranger2904]

Oh man...this is so frustrating. My wife applied in March 2021 -Online and she is on the same status as mine. I think she will get the oath sooner than me.

I decided that loosing hope is the best thing I could do. If you don't expect anything from IRCC - they won't be able to dissapoint you.

 

[hayden314]

I found this column useful, it says the backlog of citizenship applications is about 468,000 now (October 27, 2021), increased by 98,000 from 370,000 (July 6, 2021)

The author defines the backlog as the total processing inventory, I assume these are not only applicants who has been waiting since 2019 but also applicants who received AOR, BG checks, test invites etc. in 2020-21

The following is my attempt to better understand if IRCC is capable to deal with the backlog. I'm waiting for my Oath Ceremony since July. And I hope my calculations will help someone be less stressful about it. I made these rough assumptions but I don't pretend I know the truth (so please don't judge =))

Assumptions:
Backlog = 468,000 (people are waiting on different stages but eventually they all will end up with the Oath ceremony)
For Oath ceremonies, there are 14 citizenship judges in Canada (maybe more, LinkedIn shows 18 citizenship judges working for IRCC)
An online Oath ceremony usually accommodates about 20 people (IRCC can also change the number of people per session)

It contributes to the 1,300 - 1,671 sessions per judge. If they organize 4 sessions per day (1-hour sessions + breaks), then they need 325 - 414 days to process the backlog before new applicants will create another backlog in 2022

Perhaps, the reality is even more complex but I think IRCC hired more judges or increased the capacity per session to process the backlog faster, e.g. in one year

I hope it helps

 

[hayden314]

I decided that loosing hope is the best thing I could do. If you don't expect anything from IRCC - they won't be able to dissapoint you.

LOL! I did the same. I lost my hope and I feel myself better

 

[KAMEC]

Very similar situation to yours , where are you located ?

Located in Alberta. I am the slowest among my friends who applied at the same time. Not sure what happend.

 

[candinavian]

I found this column useful, it says the backlog of citizenship applications is about 468,000 now (October 27, 2021), increased by 98,000 from 370,000 (July 6, 2021)

The author defines the backlog as the total processing inventory, I assume these are not only applicants who has been waiting since 2019 but also applicants who received AOR, BG checks, test invites etc. in 2020-21

The following is my attempt to better understand if IRCC is capable to deal with the backlog. I'm waiting for my Oath Ceremony since July. And I hope my calculations will help someone be less stressful about it. I made these rough assumptions but I don't pretend I know the truth (so please don't judge =))

Assumptions:
Backlog = 468,000 (people are waiting on different stages but eventually they all will end up with the Oath ceremony)
For Oath ceremonies, there are 14 citizenship judges in Canada (maybe more, LinkedIn shows 18 citizenship judges working for IRCC)
An online Oath ceremony usually accommodates about 20 people (IRCC can also change the number of people per session)

It contributes to the 1,300 - 1,671 sessions per judge. If they organize 4 sessions per day (1-hour sessions + breaks), then they need 325 - 414 days to process the backlog before new applicants will create another backlog in 2022

Perhaps, the reality is even more complex but I think IRCC hired more judges or increased the capacity per session to process the backlog faster, e.g. in one year

I hope it helps

thanks for sharing why do you say online oath ceremony takes about 20 people? I have read from other forum members that some had about 120 participants on zoom.

 

[hayden314]

thanks for sharing why do you say online oath ceremony takes about 20 people? I have read from other forum members that some had about 120 participants on zoom.

I don't know exactly. If it's 120 people, then the timeline looks even better. They can process the backlog in 2 months instead of 1 year =)