August 2020 - Citizenship application

[Anjushka]

congrats!!

is it still online ceremony?

Thanks.
Yes, it was online with around 40 participants.

 

[CaBeaver]

Thanks.
Yes, it was online with around 40 participants.

40? There is a huge backlog and they do 40-particpant ceremonies, while they can easily do it with triple the number!!

 

[uncommonfriend]

I am also trying to find a trend and something indicative by each office -regardless of months app was filed. like the oaths being issued now are based on when tests were completed or DM or what. not very familiar with the 2020 spreadsheet but i couldnt figure if it provides data this way.

Doesn't look like there is a trend. I do see a lot of applicants from April 2020 got invites for oath in Oct 2021. By that logic August applicants have to wait till Mar 2022 I guess

 

[vvarma]

Doesn't look like there is a trend. I do see a lot of applicants from April 2020 got invites for oath in Oct 2021. By that logic August applicants have to wait till Mar 2022 I guess

Would anybody know if the Oath invites are sent as per LVO schedule or is it irrespective of location? Only looking at Vancouver LVO trend it seems it could be March-April 2022

 

[DigitalDestiny]

Would anybody know if the Oath invites are sent as per LVO schedule or is it irrespective of location? Only looking at Vancouver LVO trend it seems it could be March-April 2022

It must be dependent on each LVOs mechanics like number of applications, availability of officers and judges, efficiency of staff etc. Right now Mississauga office is churning out Oath invites like a printing press while some other GTA offices are into deep sleep.

 

[royce110]

It must be dependent on each LVOs mechanics like number of applications, availability of officers and judges, efficiency of staff etc. Right now Mississauga office is churning out Oath invites like a printing press while some other GTA offices are into deep sleep.

That is correct. That is the general way oaths are handled in the respective LVOs.

 

[vvarma]

That is correct. That is the general way oaths are handled in the respective LVOs.

So typically an Oath ceremony would only have that LVOs applicants?

 

[royce110]

So typically an Oath ceremony would only have that LVOs applicants?

Yes typically thats how it is scheduled for online ceremony. It is LVO specific AFAIK and have seen with my friends and colleagues. In person ceremonies could have been different.

 

[CaBeaver]

Yes typically thats how it is scheduled for online ceremony. It is LVO specific AFAIK and have seen with my friends and colleagues. In person ceremonies could have been different.

I think it's the other way around. I heard on multiple occasions that the same ceremony hosted applicants from different offices, even from different provinces, which makes sense, since in virtual ceremonies there is no geographical limitations. The only limitation is scalability.

 

[royce110]

I think it's the other way around. I heard on multiple occasions that the same ceremony hosted applicants from different offices, even from different provinces, which makes sense, since in virtual ceremonies there is no geographical limitations. The only limitation is scalability.

Very interesting. I had friends from Milton and Oshawa who did the in person ceremony in Scarborough. Guess we will find out soon.

 

[CaBeaver]

Very interesting. I had friends from Milton and Oshawa who did the in person ceremony in Scarborough. Guess we will find out soon.

In-person ceremonies? Were they given the option or how it works exactly? I heard of in-person interviews so far, but not in-person tests and oaths. This is a first regarding the oath to me

 

[vvarma]

I think it's the other way around. I heard on multiple occasions that the same ceremony hosted applicants from different offices, even from different provinces, which makes sense, since in virtual ceremonies there is no geographical limitations. The only limitation is scalability.

That makes sense, thanks!

 

[royce110]

In-person ceremonies? Were they given the option or how it works exactly? I heard of in-person interviews so far, but not in-person tests and oaths. This is a first regarding the oath to me

I was talking about pre-pandemic, it was a different time back then Seems like a distant past now.

 

[vvarma]

I was talking about pre-pandemic, it was a different time back then Seems like a distant past now.

Pre-pandemic? Whats that? Wow - that sounds novelty to me! I will have to dig out VHS and CDs to check out the world back then.

 

[CaBeaver]

I was talking about pre-pandemic, it was a different time back then Seems like a distant past now.

Oh, OK. I thought you are talking now, because recently someone was invited to in-person interview. I thought they might have resumed in-person oaths.

Indeed, pre-covid feels like a distant past. I forgot how we used to live. I used to go to the cinema, restaurants, malls, .. etc. I used to take the metro with 1000s people cramped inside the cars. Literally there was no space to move around. Now I avoid all gatherings, and if someone coughs inside a store, I am out. Even on the street, I switch sidewalks if I feel the one I am walking on is crowded