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Test Completed But BACKGROUND CHECK in progress.

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tired_man said:
I went through all of these 5 steps.

I paid a total of approximately 7,000 CAD for the process. It consists of three stages, with payments required at each stage if a decision is not reached. The entire process typically takes about a year. In my case, I filed a writ of mandamus after 20 months.
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Thanks for sharing the details. My file is pending with CSIS department for more than 17 months now.
 
aziz88 said:
Background verification - In progress
Prohibitions - In progress

ATIP Notes: CIT CSIS screening (Pending results)
Paper file Location: Grant Clearance Pending (Vancouver)

It's been 22 months

What does it mean (CIT CSIS screening)? anything I can do other that waitting ?
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what is your Nationality if you do not mind me asking?
 
I HAVE ALSO ALREADY POSTED IN A DIFFERENT FORUM

ArrMatey said:
NOV 2023 applicant, under security screening since JAN 2024. Still waiting
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I HAVE ALSO ALREADY POSTED IN A DIFFERENT FORUM

Hello

I just wanted to share information for current and future citizenship applicants who acquired PR through asylum ( refugee claim). I submitted one friend's citizenship application in November, 2022. He received a convention refugee (protected person) status in 2018 and permanent residency at the beginning of 2019. His application had language, background, and physical presence completed till August 2023. His citizenship application had been on hold since September 2023 and there were no updates for over 15 months.

Now he has received an email regarding waiting for a new hearing and IRCC/RPD intention to cancel his protected person status and permanent residency (PR) status as well.
He got his passport from his country of origin after getting his PR, got UK visa and visited there. CBSA says that he applied for his country passport, travelled with that foreign passport, and voluntarily reavailed the protection of his country of nationality.

So If you are a protected person ( accepted refugee) then never apply for the passport of your nationality. Please travel only on Refugee Travel Document if you really need to travel.
 
Very few would be still active on this thread but here is my update:

Got my Oath done yesterday March 18th 2025, my AOR was May 2023

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Application sent: 2023-04-30
Delivered: 2023-04-30
AOR: 2023-05-23

June 29: Citizenship Test updated to In Progress
July 11: Citizenship Test completed
July 13: Citizenship test marked completed in Tracker.
Jan 24: Language and Physical presence completed
July 2 2024: Prohibition marked completed
Mandamus:
Oct 30 2024: Filed Step 1 for Mandamus at Toronto against IRCC
Nov 19 2024: Notice of Appearance Federal court email
Nov 11 2024: No decision Letter from IRCC
Dec 11 2024: Filed Step 2 for Mandamus - Memorandum of Agreement and Application record filed
Jan 28 2025: IRCC lawyer sent " not opposing letter"

Feb 25 2025: Background Verification Completed
Feb 27 2025: Oath in Progress
March 5 2025: Oath Scheduled
March 18 2025: Oath done
 
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faisalyaakhan said:
Very few would be still active on this thread but here is my update:

Got my Oath done yesterday March 18th 2025, my AOR was May 2023

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Application sent: 2023-04-30
Delivered: 2023-04-30
AOR: 2023-05-23

June 29: Citizenship Test updated to In Progress
July 11: Citizenship Test completed
July 13: Citizenship test marked completed in Tracker.
Jan 24: Language and Physical presence completed
July 2 2024: Prohibition marked completed
Mandamus:
Oct 30 2024: Filed Step 1 for Mandamus at Toronto against IRCC
Nov 19 2024: Notice of Appearance Federal court email
Nov 11 2024: No decision Letter from IRCC
Dec 11 2024: Filed Step 2 for Mandamus - Memorandum of Agreement and Application record filed
Jan 28 2025: IRCC lawyer sent " not opposing letter"

Feb 25 2025: Background Verification Completed
Feb 27 2025: Oath in Progress
March 5 2025: Oath Scheduled
March 18 2025: Oath done
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Congratulations! I am still here and probably will be for who knows how long :D

I'm glad to see Mandamus worked for you. Did you hire a lawyer or file it yourself?
 
faisalyaakhan said:
Very few would be still active on this thread but here is my update:

Got my Oath done yesterday March 18th 2025, my AOR was May 2023

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Application sent: 2023-04-30
Delivered: 2023-04-30
AOR: 2023-05-23

June 29: Citizenship Test updated to In Progress
July 11: Citizenship Test completed
July 13: Citizenship test marked completed in Tracker.
Jan 24: Language and Physical presence completed
July 2 2024: Prohibition marked completed
Mandamus:
Oct 30 2024: Filed Step 1 for Mandamus at Toronto against IRCC
Nov 19 2024: Notice of Appearance Federal court email
Nov 11 2024: No decision Letter from IRCC
Dec 11 2024: Filed Step 2 for Mandamus - Memorandum of Agreement and Application record filed
Jan 28 2025: IRCC lawyer sent " not opposing letter"

Feb 25 2025: Background Verification Completed
Feb 27 2025: Oath in Progress
March 5 2025: Oath Scheduled
March 18 2025: Oath done
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These things are ridiculous. Either you're a security risk to Canada and IRCC and CSIS should protect the country at all costs in courts, or you're a nobody who never harmed anyone and you should have become a citizen a year ago.
This "drop the case" middleground is peak crazy bureaucracy.
There's always the possibility that your security screening "naturally" concluded a few weeks ago, but if it's the result of the mandamus push, it's at best inacceptable.
Congrats on getting your citizenship and sorry you had to go through this.
 
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@Seym I was talking to lawyer a month ago regarding this. IRCC's new AI security triage is completely overrunning CSIS, and CSIS is severely understaffed and overwhelmed. Many cases are now making it to the federal court (Mandamus writs) and now the federal courts are starting to get overrun by cases where most applicants have been unfairly sent to background check, with 20+ month wait for no real precieved threat. It is both slowing down the system and comprimising the accuracy of background checks.

This group is only going to get bigger.
 
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faisalyaakhan said:
Very few would be still active on this thread but here is my update:

Got my Oath done yesterday March 18th 2025, my AOR was May 2023

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Application sent: 2023-04-30
Delivered: 2023-04-30
AOR: 2023-05-23

June 29: Citizenship Test updated to In Progress
July 11: Citizenship Test completed
July 13: Citizenship test marked completed in Tracker.
Jan 24: Language and Physical presence completed
July 2 2024: Prohibition marked completed
Mandamus:
Oct 30 2024: Filed Step 1 for Mandamus at Toronto against IRCC
Nov 19 2024: Notice of Appearance Federal court email
Nov 11 2024: No decision Letter from IRCC
Dec 11 2024: Filed Step 2 for Mandamus - Memorandum of Agreement and Application record filed
Jan 28 2025: IRCC lawyer sent " not opposing letter"

Feb 25 2025: Background Verification Completed
Feb 27 2025: Oath in Progress
March 5 2025: Oath Scheduled
March 18 2025: Oath done
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Congratulations !!! I am also residing in Toronto. If you don't mind and feel comfortable, can you share the Lawyer Firm Name and the Cost they charged to complete this process ?
 
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MajidA said:
Congratulations! I am still here and probably will be for who knows how long :D

I'm glad to see Mandamus worked for you. Did you hire a lawyer or file it yourself?
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@TechTimer

I took help of some guidelines I found in a WhatsApp support group for people stuck in Background check more than a year. I did it on my own with the help of that group. Lawyer fees were 3k or over till the hearing.
 
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faisalyaakhan said:
@TechTimer

I took help of some guidelines I found in a WhatsApp support group for people stuck in Background check more than a year. I did it on my own with the help of that group. Lawyer fees were 3k or over till the hearing.
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Thanks for the details. Could you please share the Watsapp Group name or link here ? so that I can join...
 
faisalyaakhan said:
@TechTimer

I took help of some guidelines I found in a WhatsApp support group for people stuck in Background check more than a year. I did it on my own with the help of that group. Lawyer fees were 3k or over till the hearing.
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I am new to the group of folks waiting patiently for their security screening to finish. so hello to everyone, and thanks for all the useful tips and updates. I include my timeline to my profile.

I would appreciate it if you could share those guidelines or group info, as I am thinking of taking a similar pathway.
 
Ehsan2025 said:
I am new to the group of folks waiting patiently for their security screening to finish. so hello to everyone, and thanks for all the useful tips and updates. I include my timeline to my profile.

I would appreciate it if you could share those guidelines or group info, as I am thinking of taking a similar pathway.
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@TechTimer

I believe this was it, I found it on this forum in one of the other threads:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/LZiBzdDTpmnBEnrMM77ILu

it was shared by @GoodnewsToday user
 
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