August 2024 - Citizenship Application

[MMSR]

Hi, Is there any specific phone number to call IRCC?

IRCC phone number and options:
1-888-242-2100
After your enter your UCI
Press 1 to confirm UCI
Press 3
Press 4
Press 1
Press 0

 

[MMSR]

Office - Niagra
Application Filed - Sep 9, 2024
Scheduled for citizenship test - Nov 8, 2024
Background verification completed - Nov 13, 2024
Citizenship Test completed - Nov 19, 2024
LPP completed - Dec 3, 2024 (updated on Dec 5)
When can I expect the invitation for oath ceremony

can be from few days up to 2 months

 

[arthurpono]

Thank you for your advice I just messaged them.

 

[JRAS]

Our timeline:
App Type: Single
Location: Mississauga
Processing Office: Scarborough
Physical Presence: 1096
Applied: 25 August 2024
AOR: 3 September 2024
In Process ECAS: 5 September 2024
Test In Progress: 28 October 2024
Background Completed: 29 October 2024
Test Window: 8 November- 7 December
Test Given: 8 November 2024
Test Complete: 8 November 2024

Can you add this to the sheet

 

[whoiami]

Office - Niagra
Application Filed - Sep 9, 2024
Scheduled for citizenship test - Nov 8, 2024
Background verification completed - Nov 13, 2024
Citizenship Test completed - Nov 19, 2024
LPP completed - Dec 3, 2024 (updated on Dec 5)
When can I expect the invitation for oath ceremony

Niagara office is quick.

Scarborough is slow.

 

[cantthinkofaname]

Got a bunch of updates.

November 26 test completed.
Dec. 9 fingerprints required.

No idea why they need fingerprints from a 20 year old PR, other than collecting the $85 fee.

 

[forw.jane]

Got a bunch of updates.

November 26 test completed.
Dec. 9 fingerprints required.

No idea why they need fingerprints from a 20 year old PR, other than collecting the $85 fee.

It's nothing to do with age but more to do with similarities with a person of interest or for quality control purpose.

 

[cantthinkofaname]

I can’t see how it’s possibly necessary since her “biometrics” were collected as part of the PR process.

 

[arthurpono]

I can’t see how it’s possibly necessary since her “biometrics” were collected as part of the PR process.

The biometrics expire after 10 years but they IRCC has an interesting clause listed on their site.

"Permanent resident to permanent resident: Biometrics provided to support a permanent residence application cannot be reused to support a subsequent or new permanent residence application. Applicants applying for permanent residence are required to enrol their biometrics to support every permanent residence application. "

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio.../identity-management/biometrics/validity.html

 

[cantthinkofaname]

Well it’s maybe 4 years old, and she’s not applying for PR status.

Nobody will be able to convince me that this is necessary.

I can also guarantee that no other person on planet earth has the same name as she does, her mother was quite creative with it.

 

[forw.jane]

I can’t see how it’s possibly necessary since her “biometrics” were collected as part of the PR process.

Biometrics collected for PR applications comes under IRPA. Citizenship applications fall under the Citizenship Act. Privacy Act mandate that biometric data collected for PR cannot be automatically reused for citizenship.

As applicants pay for it and fees goes into government pocket in some or other way they don't have any motivation to reuse it.

 

[MMSR]

Our timeline:
App Type: Single
Location: Mississauga
Processing Office: Scarborough
Physical Presence: 1096
Applied: 25 August 2024
AOR: 3 September 2024
In Process ECAS: 5 September 2024
Test In Progress: 28 October 2024
Background Completed: 29 October 2024
Test Window: 8 November- 7 December
Test Given: 8 November 2024
Test Complete: 8 November 2024

Can you add this to the sheet

Added to the sheet

 

[MMSR]

Got a bunch of updates.

November 26 test completed.
Dec. 9 fingerprints required.

No idea why they need fingerprints from a 20 year old PR, other than collecting the $85 fee.

Updated the sheet
when did you do the test and when was marked as completed

 

[asrainman]

IRCC phone number and options:
1-888-242-2100
After your enter your UCI
Press 1 to confirm UCI
Press 3
Press 4
Press 1
Press 0

thanks a lot

 

[Lopwk]

Just received fingerprint request on Dec 4 and done today. Not sure when will IRCC receive it as Canada Post resumed the services.