Citizenship Status "In Process"

[sidp]

What does "In Process" status means for citizenship application.

I applied for citizenship in Sep 2012, the status got converted to "In Process" in Jan 2013, after which I have not recieved any further update.

I am based out of Vancouver.

Appreciate any comment.

Thx

 

[flybest1]

it takes 25 months

 

[OKK]

What does "In Process" status means for citizenship application.

I applied for citizenship in Sep 2012, the status got converted to "In Process" in Jan 2013, after which I have not recieved any further update.

I am based out of Vancouver.

Appreciate any comment.

Thx

Status of your application Explanation
RECEIVED
(A decision has not been made yet.)
Application Received
Your application has been received at the Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials will review your application and the required documents and citizenship fees to ensure they meet the minimum processing requirements.

IN
PROCESS
(A decision has not been made yet.)
Application In Process
Your file has been sent to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office closest to your home for processing.

The CIC office will complete the necessary steps for a citizenship judge to make a decision on your application. If additional information or documents are needed, the CIC office will contact you.

If you are between the ages of 18 and 54, you will have to write the citizenship test. The citizenship test will determine if you meet the language and knowledge requirements for citizenship. You will be notified by mail about the time and place of your test. Once you receive your acknowledgment letter and the booklet called Discover Canada by mail, you should begin to study for the test. Applicants who are 55 years old or older and minors are not required to take the citizenship test.

An interview with a citizenship judge may also be required. Should this be necessary, you will be notified by mail about the time and place of your interview.

Application Withdrawn
If you wish to withdraw your application, you must advise us before a decision on your application has been made.

DECISION
MADE
(A decision has been made at this point.)
Applicant Notified
You will be notified by mail about the decision on your citizenship application.

If you meet the requirements, you will be invited to a citizenship ceremony where you will take the oath of citizenship and receive a certificate of Canadian citizenship.

If you do not meet the requirements, you will be informed in writing.

Hope that answers your question

 

[parnit]

It is true that citizenship process take 25 months, but I am surprised by some posts in this forum where he entire process is completed in 12 months even for those who filed their applications in 2012.

Is it possible that there is more delay for people living in metro Vancouver as compared to those living in other parts.
I also filed my application in October 2012 and CIC has started processing it since January 4,2013.
Since then there is no change in status so far.

 

[chandu007]

How credible are those posts with information of completion in a year or less?

It is true that citizenship process take 25 months, but I am surprised by some posts in this forum where he entire process is completed in 12 months even for those who filed their applications in 2012.

Is it possible that there is more delay for people living in metro Vancouver as compared to those living in other parts.
I also filed my application in October 2012 and CIC has started processing it since January 4,2013.
Since then there is no change in status so far.

 

[EasyRider]

How credible are those posts with information of completion in a year or less?

They are, but these reports come from a few offices like Mississauga and Windsor. They have always been the least backlogged and fast for straightforward cases (no RQ) and have been having a good number of cases processed in less than a year.

If you're somewhere else-- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, etc.-- forget about 12 months. Other GTA offices are slower on average too.

 

[OKK]

They are, but these reports come from a few offices like Mississauga and Windsor. They have always been the least backlogged and fast for straightforward cases (no RQ) and have been having a good number of cases processed in less than a year.

If you're somewhere else-- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, etc.-- forget about 12 months. Other GTA offices are slower on average too.

There are very few cases and if your case is transferred to Toronto then patience is a virtue

 

[EasyRider]

What does "In Process" status means for citizenship application.

I applied for citizenship in Sep 2012, the status got converted to "In Process" in Jan 2013, after which I have not recieved any further update.

I am based out of Vancouver.

Appreciate any comment.

Thx

Since approximately Feb 2013 "in process" has virtually lost its meaning (thanks, CIC, for removing another meaningful status from ecas, the previous one removed was "transferred") and everyone is "in process" in 2-4 months since application date now. All older cases were moved to "in process" status prematurely too.

What it means they added a record "in process" to their system, that's it.

 

[EasyRider]

Status of your application Explanation
IN PROCESS (A decision has not been made yet.)

Application In Process
Your file has been sent to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office closest to your home for processing.

The CIC office will complete the necessary steps for a citizenship judge to make a decision on your application. If additional information or documents are needed, the CIC office will contact you.

If you are between the ages of 18 and 54, you will have to write the citizenship test. The citizenship test will determine if you meet the language and knowledge requirements for citizenship. You will be notified by mail about the time and place of your test. Once you receive your acknowledgment letter and the booklet called Discover Canada by mail, you should begin to study for the test. Applicants who are 55 years old or older and minors are not required to take the citizenship test.

An interview with a citizenship judge may also be required. Should this be necessary, you will be notified by mail about the time and place of your interview.

Application Withdrawn
If you wish to withdraw your application, you must advise us before a decision on your application has been made.

Unfortunately, info on this page taken from ecas info is outdated. CIC with all these ongoing changes never bothered to update this info, also virtually destroyed value of ecas.

Some time ago, "transferred" status (it followed "in process") was also removed from ecas. Then "in process" practically lost its meaning since everyone's case was being flipped to "in process" in the first 2-4 months since application date.

Not only a case is far from being transferred to a local office at this point, but even background checks don't start here. This status means merely a new GCMS record was created for a file, somebody pushed a button on a computer.

 

[chandu007]

Very interesting based on the fact that CIC is taking three months or more to issue acknowledgement letters in these days.

They are, but these reports come from a few offices like Mississauga and Windsor. They have always been the least backlogged and fast for straightforward cases (no RQ) and have been having a good number of cases processed in less than a year.

If you're somewhere else-- Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Halifax, etc.-- forget about 12 months. Other GTA offices are slower on average too.

 

[links18]

So basically, CIC is publishing false and misleading information?

 

[NSBoy902]

So basically, CIC is publishing false and misleading information?

pretty much lol

 

[links18]

Since approximately Feb 2013 "in process" has virtually lost its meaning (thanks, CIC, for removing another meaningful status from ecas, the previous one removed was "transferred") and everyone is "in process" in 2-4 months since application date now. All older cases were moved to "in process" status prematurely too.

What it means they added a record "in process" to their system, that's it.

What about someone moved to "in Process" in December of 2012? Is that meaningful?