September 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

[ILoveAB]

Done with Oath Ceremony. Mississauga office

Type of application: Citizenship
Physical presence: 1381 days
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Application type: Single
Application Sent: August 29th, 2020
Application Received: September 03, 2020
AOR: January 16, 2021
In Process: February 01, 2021
Background Check completed: March 9, 2021
Test Invitation: June 18, 2021
Test: July 11, 2021
DM: December 16, 2022
Oath Letter: March 21, 2022
Oath Date: March 29, 2022

Congrats

 

[andrew_ol91]

Hello guys!
My detailed timeline below - I know, it is not a benchmark, but falls into general real period of around 12-18 months
Montreal office

20/09/2020	Application sent
10/12/2020	Application filed by CIC
23/03/2021	Background verification status has been updated to Completed
17/06/2021	Citizenship test status has been updated to In progress
25/06/2021	Scheduled for citizenship test
01/07/2021	Test Taken
13/07/2021	Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed
30/08/2021	Passport copies sent
26/01/2022	Language skills status has been updated to Completed
26/01/2022	Physical presence status has been updated to Completed
26/01/2022	Prohibitions status has been updated to Completed
15/03/2022	Citizenship oath status has been updated to In progress
23/03/2022	Congratulations! You've been scheduled to attend your citizenship ceremony on March 30, 2022. Follow the instructions you will receive in your ceremony invitation.
30/03/2022	Citizenship ceremony taken - about 2 hours 45 mins with 140 participants
01/04/2022	Citizenship oath status has been updated to Completed
01/04/2022	Your citizenship application status: Closed

Good luck everyone!!!

 

[elgaaato]

Hello small update

Your citizenship application status: Closed
Reason: We have approved your application to become a Canadian citizen.
Congratulations!
You are now a Canadian citizen. Welcome to the Canadian family!
Within the next few weeks, you’ll receive documents and information for your next steps as a new citizen.
Find information and services for new Canadians, such as

• applying for a passport
• voting in an election
• 1 year of free admission to Canada’s natural parks and cultural centres

Application history


2 new update(s)

• Mar 31, 2022
  

Citizenship oath activity status updated

• New update
  Citizenship ceremony
  
  Citizenship oath status has been updated to Completed
• Mar 22, 2022
  

Scheduled for Citizenship oath

Citizenship ceremony

Congratulations! You've been scheduled to attend your citizenship ceremony on March 29, 2022. Follow the instructions you will receive in your ceremony invitation.

 

[nskatcv]

Received the Citizenship Certificate today and the Application Status is Closed.

Thanks to this forum for all the help and guidance.

Good luck to all who are still waiting. Things are slow and erratic, but sooner or later it has to come to an end. Just stay put.

 

[Amirdk82]

Scarborough office:
My timeline so far

Type of application: Citizenship
Location: Richmond hill, Ontario
Application type: Single

Application Sent: September 10,2020
Application Received: September 14,2020 (ecas)
Application filed: January 18,2021
AOR: February 05,2021
In Process: February 18, 2021 (ecas)
B Check completed: March 19, 2021
Test In Progress: August 06, 2021
Test Invite: August 13, 2021
Test Completed: August 23,2021
Pass Copies Requested: October 19,2021
Pass Copies Delivered: 01 November,2021
Ghost update: January 07,2022
Language skills,Physical presence and Prohibitions: In Progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

How long should I wait to get DM and Ceremony update?

 

[endor]

Scarborough office:
My timeline so far

Type of application: Citizenship
Location: Richmond hill, Ontario
Application type: Single

Application Sent: September 10,2020
Application Received: September 14,2020 (ecas)
Application filed: January 18,2021
AOR: February 05,2021
In Process: February 18, 2021 (ecas)
B Check completed: March 19, 2021
Test In Progress: August 06, 2021
Test Invite: August 13, 2021
Test Completed: August 23,2021
Pass Copies Requested: October 19,2021
Pass Copies Delivered: 01 November,2021
Ghost update: January 07,2022
Language skills,Physical presence and Prohibitions: In Progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

How long should I wait to get DM and Ceremony update?

Can't say how long it will take to get DM from where you stand right now as everybody's case is different.

Did you travel at all during your eligibility period? It seems it is taking them longer to verify your physical presence.

It took me about 3 weeks to go from passport request -> ghost update -> DM, but my file is with the Vancouver office.

Based on the tracker, for Sept 2020 applicants, the average wait time from DM to oath invite is 72 days.

Don't worry though, you're not far from DM.

 

[mikevictory200]

Hi Everyone,

I hope you having a great weekend.

when it states decision made (MD) which I see on my old ECAS

can it change to in progress?

please can someone help

 

[Impresso]

Scarborough office:
My timeline so far

Type of application: Citizenship
Location: Richmond hill, Ontario
Application type: Single

Application Sent: September 10,2020
Application Received: September 14,2020 (ecas)
Application filed: January 18,2021
AOR: February 05,2021
In Process: February 18, 2021 (ecas)
B Check completed: March 19, 2021
Test In Progress: August 06, 2021
Test Invite: August 13, 2021
Test Completed: August 23,2021
Pass Copies Requested: October 19,2021
Pass Copies Delivered: 01 November,2021
Ghost update: January 07,2022
Language skills,Physical presence and Prohibitions: In Progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

How long should I wait to get DM and Ceremony update?

You could email the office who sent you the Test Invite for an update

 

[Impresso]

Hi Everyone,

I hope you having a great weekend.

when it states decision made (MD) which I see on my old ECAS

can it change to in progress?

please can someone help

Yes - some members have seen that happen - did you get finish you Test and get a Oath Invite ?

 

[mikevictory200]

Okay, great. Thanks for your help

finish my test and it’s show DM

just worried it won’t before Oath

 

[MST05]

Hi everyone !

Application Sent : Sep2020
AOR : Feb 16th
BGC was competed on July 10th
Test Completed on Oct 8th ,
there has been no movement since then . . Can someone please advice where to call or send e-mail . Thanks

 

[felixtae]

Hi everyone !

Application Sent : Sep2020
AOR : Feb 16th
BGC was competed on July 10th
Test Completed on Oct 8th ,
there has been no movement since then . . Can someone please advice where to call or send e-mail . Thanks

I also wants to know where to contact.

 

[Impresso]

Hi everyone !

Application Sent : Sep2020
AOR : Feb 16th
BGC was competed on July 10th
Test Completed on Oct 8th ,
there has been no movement since then . . Can someone please advice where to call or send e-mail . Thanks

Try emailing the VO who sent you the test invite - some members seem to have gotten update/response after sending that email

 

[Impresso]

I also wants to know where to contact.

Try emailing the Test Office who sent you the invite.

 

[snowy2015]

Oath done this morning. Took about 2.5 hours, there were about 130 participants. Montreal office.

Overall nice experience. The 2 videos shown about Canada were very nice.