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September 2021 - Citizenship Applications

Fairmont81

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
96
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29 September 2014
Nomination.....
Jan 05 2015
AOR Received.
Jan 09 2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with Docs
File Transfer...
Jan 09 2015
What's left on your application? Have you completed your test and background clearance?
Test is complete and is the only item showing complete, everything is in progress. We did finger prints back in Jan. My wife’s background check shows complete, mine still in progress along with all other items
 

GD.Iron.80

Star Member
Mar 21, 2022
199
170
Test is complete and is the only item showing complete, everything is in progress. We did finger prints back in Jan. My wife’s background check shows complete, mine still in progress along with all other items
My guess would be then that it's something related to your background check or security check. Only way to get more insight would be for you to order ATIP notes, you might see some additional info there. Go with the $5 option and expect that it'll take longer than 30 days.
 

Fairmont81

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
96
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29 September 2014
Nomination.....
Jan 05 2015
AOR Received.
Jan 09 2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with Docs
File Transfer...
Jan 09 2015
My guess would be then that it's something related to your background check or security check. Only way to get more insight would be for you to order ATIP notes, you might see some additional info there. Go with the $5 option and expect that it'll take longer than 30 days.
How do I order those notes?, appreciate some guidance
 

trumprefugee

Champion Member
Jun 6, 2017
1,616
3,186
Ottawa, ON
Category........
PNP
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
2172
App. Filed.......
06-01-2018
Nomination.....
19-12-2017
AOR Received.
07-01-2018
IELTS Request
24-06-2017
Med's Done....
05-01-2018
Passport Req..
09-03-2018
VISA ISSUED...
02-04-2018
LANDED..........
28-05-2018
Hi all,
When Hamilton office says “ we are waiting on our partners to process and pass your clearances to continue processing your application”, what does this mean precisely?
That probably means you're stuck in security screening because they are waiting to hear back from law enforcement agencies of other countries where you've traveled in order to complete your background check.

As others have suggested, you should make an ATIP request to CSIS, even though there is a $5 charge

+ how long do IRCC takes to decide and respond to urgent app requests?
It depends, but it can be as soon as one day. They tend not to let you know of your decision. You only know it's approved if your file suddenly starts moving quickly. After 3 weeks, you should follow up on the urgent processing request to get a status update.
 
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amji105

Member
Sep 26, 2017
14
6
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Edmonton
NOC Code......
6221
AOR Received.
22-03-2019
Passport Req..
18-07-2019
I reached out to my MP and here's what they sent me

Your Citizenship Grant application is being processed at the Vancouver office.

  • Your application was received on September 7, 2021.
  • The criminality verification's are currently valid.
  • The security verification's are currently valid.
  • The knowledge test was completed.
  • The language assessment was completed.
  • The immigration verification's (Residency Obligations and Prohibition) have not been started.
  • Due to COVID-19, IRCC is experiencing processing delays and we can’t provide you with accurate processing times for this application. Rest assured that we understand how important this process is for the applicant and are making all the necessary efforts to finalize the application as soon as possible.
  • Please be note, we are well within processing delays of 25 months for this type application.
I'm not sure why they would say that Physical Presence and Prohibition is in Progress on the tracker if they haven't started it yet. IRCC never fails to surprise me.


Here's my timeline

Applied: 7th Sep 2021
AOR: 24th Nov 2021
Status:
Ghost Update: October 7, 2022(Tracker Update)
Background Verification Completed: April 12, 2022
Test Invite: April 14, 2022
Test Done: April 22, 2022
Test updated to Completed: Apr 25, 2022
Language Skills Updated to Completed : Sep 23, 2022
Physical Presence : In Progress
Prohibitions : In Progress
Location: Scarborough
Physical Presence: 1096 days
Application: Online
Single
 

rtln87

Newbie
Sep 22, 2022
9
2
Hi everyone,
I have been scheduled for the oath ceremony Nov 9th, Scarborough office.
Hey, I saw you mentioning that you called IRCC a couple of times. Does it mean the general IRCC office or your test office?

I haven't received any update since test completed in 3rd May 2022.. almost 6 months now
 

Fairmont81

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
96
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29 September 2014
Nomination.....
Jan 05 2015
AOR Received.
Jan 09 2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with Docs
File Transfer...
Jan 09 2015

Fairmont81

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
96
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29 September 2014
Nomination.....
Jan 05 2015
AOR Received.
Jan 09 2015
IELTS Request
Submitted with Docs
File Transfer...
Jan 09 2015
It gives two options: 1. Status update of file/reasons for refusal and officers electronic notes & 2. The App? Supporting docs and info send to/from IRCC.
Which one shud I chose?
Also, do I need to attach anything?
 

Farah2018

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2018
295
257
Hi,
Today I took the oath. I will update here once I get the Citizenship Certificate. Thanks forum member for your support.
Admin, please update my status on the spread sheet.

Citizenship Application:
Application type: Online
Location: Toronto, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1243
Application sent and received: Sept 6, 2021
AOR: Nov 23, 2021
Citizenship application status: In progress : Nov 30, 2021
Background Completed: April 12, 2022

Processing Office : IRCC Vancouver
Test Invite Office : IRCC Scarborough
Oath Invite Office : IRCC Manitoba

Citizenship Test Invite : April 20, 2022
Citizenship Test Window : April 22, 2022 - May 12, 2022
Citizenship Test Taken: April 25
Citizenship Test updated to Complete: April 26
Tracker Last updated: April 27, 2022 (old)

Language skills updated to Complete: September 26, 2022
Physical presence updated to Complete: September 26, 2022
Prohibitions updated to Complete: September 26, 2022
Tracker Last updated: September 27, 2022 (old)

Citizenship ceremony updated to In progress: September 28, 2022
Citizenship ceremony: October 17, 2022
Citizenship oath invitation email: October 3, 2022
Tracker Last updated: September 29, 2022 (old)

Tracker Last updated: October 8, 2022