June 2021 - Citizenship Applicants

[ExLeo777]

Application sent: June 11 2021

Delivered: June 16 2021

AOR: Sep 16 2021

IP: Nov 02 2021

BG Completed: Jan 24 2022

Test is invited by Feb 07-27 2022

Citizenship Test: Feb 27 2022 online

test completed: Mar 08 2022

Language skills:In progress

Physical presence: In progress

Prohibitions:In progress

Citizenship ceremony: NO started

Waiting for 10 months now everything is in progress. Call IRCC and wrote email no answer! Location: Ottawa

 

[rizwan150]

Another update today:
* Physical presence - Completed
* Language skills - Completed
* Prohibitions - Completed
So at this point only Citizenship ceremony is Not started.

Finally, good news.

 

[forw.jane]

Waiting for 10 months now everything is in progress. Call IRCC and wrote email no answer! Location: Ottawa

Did you try taking help from the MP's office?

 

[radwes]

Waiting for 10 months now everything is in progress. Call IRCC and wrote email no answer! Location: Ottawa

Before something moved on in my case, I also had to wait for over 9 months in a complete radio silence. I requested public information from two agencies, sent them a letter, called them - nothing. Just waiting. Luckily, in mid December something started to move, so don't give up the hope and stay in good spirits! Fingers crossed!

 

[amitsmeet]

No Oath invite, waiting since Dec 16th now, anyone from Mississauga Office here? Its sad to see 2022 applicants getting their passports now. Hope this gets over now.

 

[Wandering Mind]

Congrats! When was it postmarked? I received mine 7 days after the postmark date. I've been waiting for something unrelated to arrive in the mail for over a week now and wondering if I'm the only one suffering unusually long mail delivery times recently, or if everyone has been delayed due to the recent snowstorms...

Sorry, I can't be of much help as I discarded the envelope without looking at the postmark

Hope you received what you were waiting for.

 

[Wandering Mind]

My family and I walked into the Service Canada Passport Office in Gatineau earlier this week to apply for our passports.

Everything went smoothly and we were in and out of there in under 2 hours.

 

[Kanedaa]

May I know your IRCC office?
My wife has been waiting for the oath since July 2022. The decision was made on 20th July and after that nothing. MB/SK office.

The complexity is that once decision is made ircc defines it as process completed (within the processing time period in your case). The oath scheduling process is just pathetic. Infact the whole process is awful.

 

[trumprefugee]

Another update today:
* Physical presence - Completed
* Language skills - Completed
* Prohibitions - Completed
So at this point only Citizenship ceremony is Not started.

Congrats!! Glad you are finally seeing more progress and almost at the finish line.

 

[trumprefugee]

Waiting for 10 months now everything is in progress. Call IRCC and wrote email no answer! Location: Ottawa

Sorry to hear. That is very delayed, but unfortunately not unusual for Ottawa, which is the slowest office. Have you ordered GCMS notes or emailed Ottawa (by replying to the test invite email)?

 

[trumprefugee]

Sorry, I can't be of much help as I discarded the envelope without looking at the postmark

Hope you received what you were waiting for.

I did receive what I was waiting for - almost 2 weeks later than expected! Canada Post is being too slow these days.

 

[sunny0802]

Sometimes it's better to take precautions, the test only takes maybe 10 minutes if you are well prepared. Kids and family members should be able to manage 10 minutes without being physically close to you. Maybe put them in another room, and give them toys to play with. Now you have 2 chances to pass the test after which they may be forced to refuse the application. You should be extra prepared for the oral test. Just follow the instructions in the email. Check your spam/junk folder too so you dont miss any updates from IRCC

Thank you very much for your reply, I have read a book well and prepared for my exam on 11th. But, do you know what process they follow on interview? DO I need to consult immigration lawyer or I can direct go and talk with them and they give me exam fro written test

 

[radwes]

Congrats!! Glad you are finally seeing more progress and almost at the finish line.

Thank you! Any idea how long it takes from this to the Ceremony invitation?

 

[Wandering Mind]

I received my Canadian passport today in just 6 working days! I'm shocked at their speed honestly!

 

[rizwan150]

Citizenship certificate received today morning. My applican was approved for exedited dispatch so it came as xpresspost package.

Passport applied in the afternoon. Went into passport office after 12, got appointment for 3 pm and returned to Hamilton passport office by 2:40 pm. Brought into office at 3 pm and got token and waited for abt an hour and my turn came around 4 pm and was out of office by 4:10 pm.

Pickup time given wed, Jan 11. My flight is on Sun, Jan 15. Hope i get my passport by the time given and without any mistakes.

All the best for everyone else who are waiting still in their Citizenship process.

Passport received today. Date of issue is Jan 4, 2023.