November 2020 - Citizenship Application

[siddharthbala]

Hi Guys,

Any idea how long it takes to get oath invitation these dayss after completing citizenship test ?

By the looks of the tracker, for the past 4 months outside of the urgent applications, it doesn't seem like any Citizenship Oaths are happening, though I do know N. Calgary from this month did receive an oath invite (they were representing someone who doesn't need to do the test) which was set for July 22.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

By the looks of the tracker, for the past 4 months outside of the urgent applications, it doesn't seem like any Citizenship Oaths are happening, though I do know N. Calgary from this month did receive an oath invite (they were representing someone who doesn't need to do the test) which was set for July 22.

Lately , late 2019 and some early 2020 applicants (Jan to May) have been receiving oath invitations. If they somehow decrease the backlog for oath, mid and late 2020 applications will follow rather quickly. Currently, 3 - 5 months is an approximate estimate wait time from the date when test status is set to "Completed" until oath.

 

[siddharthbala]

Lately , late 2019 and some early 2020 applicants (Jan to May) have been receiving oath invitations. If they somehow decrease the backlog for oath, mid and late 2020 applications will follow rather quickly. Currently, 3 - 5 months is an approximate estimate wait time from the date when test status is set to "Completed" until oath.

I am curious to see when/if in person testing and oaths are going to resume in provinces considering our growing vaccination numbers and the governments own ‘unlocks’ around gatherings in indoor spaces are rapidly approaching. If those run in parallel with the online model, at least for testing/interviews…it could be interesting!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

I am curious to see when/if in person testing and oaths are going to resume in provinces considering our growing vaccination numbers and the governments own ‘unlocks’ around gatherings in indoor spaces are rapidly approaching. If those run in parallel with the online model, at least for testing/interviews…it could be interesting!

While testing appears to have caught up at least a little bit, there is a nasty delay for oath. I'd like to see in-person AND online oath ceremonies in parallel at the earliest. Same goes for testing, when they conduct in-person and virtual testing in parallel, it is going to decrease the backlog to a great extent IMO.

 

[Gunners]

Does anyone know the FB group for apna toronto(citizenship test group) has been disabled?

 

[harirajmohan]

Does anyone know the FB group for apna toronto(citizenship test group) has been disabled?

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[Gunners]

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[Maya88]

Hello
I really want and need to take a vacation from work and see my family. But I keep postponing until this process ends. I haven`t seen my parents in over two years. But seeing how long oath ceremonies are taking is very discouraging in terms of waiting until the process is over. When do you expect November applicants to have completed the process. I wish they knew how difficult it is to have our lives on hold for this long ..

 

[Gunners]

Hello
I really want and need to take a vacation from work and see my family. But I keep postponing until this process ends. I haven`t seen my parents in over two years. But seeing how long oath ceremonies are taking is very discouraging in terms of waiting until the process is over. When do you expect November applicants to have completed the process. I wish they knew how difficult it is to have our lives on hold for this long ..

Completely understand the frustration - As of now some people have been getting instructions to contact IRCC in case not in Canada for Test invite but still its nothing completely certain . And even after test invite the Oath ceremony and Final Decision.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Completely understand the frustration - As of now some people have been getting instructions to contact IRCC in case not in Canada for Test invite but still its nothing completely certain . And even after test invite the Oath ceremony and Final Decision.

There are several confirmed reports for tests being taken outside of Canada, I wouldn't worry about that. However, the chance of IRCC letting the applicant take oath outside Canada is practically zero at this point.

The wait, for sure, takes a toll on your mental health.

 

[siddharthbala]

Hello
I really want and need to take a vacation from work and see my family. But I keep postponing until this process ends. I haven`t seen my parents in over two years. But seeing how long oath ceremonies are taking is very discouraging in terms of waiting until the process is over. When do you expect November applicants to have completed the process. I wish they knew how difficult it is to have our lives on hold for this long ..

That's fair and I can empathize - for me, it's a combination of worrying not just about not leaving before the citizenship oath and then after the oath because they make you chop up your card in the process which means that the next time you fly would be only on a Canadian passport.

I haven't seen my wife in 6 months since we got married back in December and this isn't helping. The alternatives aren't even great either - currently, even visit visas are taking a stupid amount of time, like 12 - 14 months for processing, which is just absurd so it's not even like I can shell out to bring my loved ones to me, either.

But it is what it is - All of mankind that did survive this definitely had 2 years of their lives stolen from them with nothing but misery to show for it. Only thing we can do is just keep swimming

 

[sk000]

That's fair and I can empathize - for me, it's a combination of worrying not just about not leaving before the citizenship oath and then after the oath because they make you chop up your card in the process which means that the next time you fly would be only on a Canadian passport.

I haven't seen my wife in 6 months since we got married back in December and this isn't helping. The alternatives aren't even great either - currently, even visit visas are taking a stupid amount of time, like 12 - 14 months for processing, which is just absurd so it's not even like I can shell out to bring my loved ones to me, either.

But it is what it is - All of mankind that did survive this definitely had 2 years of their lives stolen from them with nothing but misery to show for it. Only thing we can do is just keep swimming

liked your positive vibe! its not easy but as Andy Dufresne said "Hope is a good thing, may be the best of the things. And good thing never dies."

 

[Maya88]

That's fair and I can empathize - for me, it's a combination of worrying not just about not leaving before the citizenship oath and then after the oath because they make you chop up your card in the process which means that the next time you fly would be only on a Canadian passport.

I haven't seen my wife in 6 months since we got married back in December and this isn't helping. The alternatives aren't even great either - currently, even visit visas are taking a stupid amount of time, like 12 - 14 months for processing, which is just absurd so it's not even like I can shell out to bring my loved ones to me, either.

But it is what it is - All of mankind that did survive this definitely had 2 years of their lives stolen from them with nothing but misery to show for it. Only thing we can do is just keep swimming

Sorry to hear that. I too am waiting until the entire process is finished. I have some optimism for this week regarding test invites. I hope this optimism will manifest for those still waiting And congrats on your new marriage, I wish you both happiness forever

 

[siddharthbala]

liked your positive vibe! its not easy but as Andy Dufresne said "Hope is a good thing, may be the best of the things. And good thing never dies."

It's a lot like this, really:

We are all Calvin in this moment. In the end, screaming at something that will not change only makes you tired and upset, so might as well channel those emotions into something you can benefit from - if you're already in pain, get a reward from it, you know? I can make up for lost time with my wife once we are reunited, but with one's parents it's not quite the same especially as they get older. But then again, one of the things we accepted as our fate being immigrants was that seeing our loved ones in our countries of origin was never going to be a frequent affair either.

As an aside, I have been doing some.....'enhanced studying' as part of all this free time I have to prepare for the citizenship test; go down some rabbit holes for topics that also talk about the not-so-great things Canada has done to its residents in past. One of those things was the racism-rooted 'head tax' for Chinese immigrants (who helped build the railway that spans Canada), with the cost being so exorbitant that the immigrants couldn't ever afford going back to see their loved ones in China again.

This Father's day, a group of people from the Chinese community in the GTA area sought to honour these unknown, unsung pioneers by going to clean and maintain their gravestones. These men - fathers, husbands, uncles - died away from their families in an unknown land trying to build a better life in a time where even travel was a risky, arduous affair even when possible.

Times are tough, but this too shall pass and we, as immigrants on the final leg of this journey would do well to remember the thousands of footsteps on the same path as us who endured so much more for far fewer rights and privileges that we enjoy today thanks to both science and equality.

 

[sk000]

It's a lot like this, really:

We are all Calvin in this moment. In the end, screaming at something that will not change only makes you tired and upset, so might as well channel those emotions into something you can benefit from - if you're already in pain, get a reward from it, you know? I can make up for lost time with my wife once we are reunited, but with one's parents it's not quite the same especially as they get older. But then again, one of the things we accepted as our fate being immigrants was that seeing our loved ones in our countries of origin was never going to be a frequent affair either.

As an aside, I have been doing some.....'enhanced studying' as part of all this free time I have to prepare for the citizenship test; go down some rabbit holes for topics that also talk about the not-so-great things Canada has done to its residents in past. One of those things was the racism-rooted 'head tax' for Chinese immigrants (who helped build the railway that spans Canada), with the cost being so exorbitant that the immigrants couldn't ever afford going back to see their loved ones in China again.

This Father's day, a group of people from the Chinese community in the GTA area sought to honour these unknown, unsung pioneers by going to clean and maintain their gravestones. These men - fathers, husbands, uncles - died away from their families in an unknown land trying to build a better life in a time where even travel was a risky, arduous affair even when possible.

Times are tough, but this too shall pass and we, as immigrants on the final leg of this journey would do well to remember the thousands of footsteps on the same path as us who endured so much more for far fewer rights and privileges that we enjoy today thanks to both science and equality.

Good. You are driving your motives something into positive and productivity stuffs. It's better than going into depression.

As I am learning more on the Canadian history! I am totally agreed with you.

Besides the "Head Tax", I am also truly sorry for the Aboriginal children and being abused in the name of educating them into "Euro-Canadian integral cultural" society. So sad to know that so many children had been taken away from their parents just to give them education. Too bad the end result wasn't that pleasant. Some of their old generations still traumatized!!

As you've mentioend, times are tough but that's what makes you stonger and move forward.