March 2022 - citizenship applications

[smash1984]

Seems like there have been mass updates of background checks on Oct 25th (just a theory). Lots of people reporting background check completed on Oct 25th.

 

[mrjayd]

Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days:1127
Application: Family and 3 Applicants
Application sent: March 1, 2022
Delivered: March 3, 2022
AOR: Mar 31st
BG Completed: May 5th
Test Invite: Oct 4 (Oct 14 - Nov 21)
Test Taken: Oct 21
Test Updated to complete Oct 25.

 

[KerryO]

Received Fingerprint and Citizenship test request yesterday via email.

My other status (Background, language, etc) are still 'in progress', anyone in the same boat? Not sure if this is normal.

Location: GTA
Physical Days: 1,168
Method: Online
Applicants: 1 applicant
Application sent: March 3, 2022
Delivered: Online
AOR: April 6, 2022
BG check: In progress
Fingerprint request: October 27, 2022
Test Invite: October 27, 2022
Test window: Oct 28 - Nov 18, 2022

 

[KerryO]

Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days:1127
Application: Family and 3 Applicants
Application sent: March 1, 2022
Delivered: March 3, 2022
AOR: Mar 31st
BG Completed: May 5th
Test Invite: Oct 4 (Oct 14 - Nov 21)
Test Taken: Oct 21
Test Updated to complete Oct 25.

Congratulations! Finally the file is moving along. What resources did you use to prep for the test? I would appreciate if you could share some here.

 

[mrjayd]

Congratulations! Finally the file is moving along. What resources did you use to prep for the test? I would appreciate if you could share some here.

I Just read Discovery Canada and some practice questions online (https://www.apnatoronto.com/canadian-citizenship-test-practice/). That's all, scored 20/20. The questions were not hard at all.

 

[esse]

Congratulations! Finally the file is moving along. What resources did you use to prep for the test? I would appreciate if you could share some here.

You can use Richmond Library
Appna Toronto
One of the mods on this forum has posted his Discover Canada notes.
There is also 414 questions on YouTube. Good luck.

 

[Jasmann21]

Hello all

I had a ghost update on 26 October and when I checked today there is again ghost update today 28 October but everything else is in progress
What’s the meaning of this updates can anyone elaborate please
Online applicant April 2022
Application sent and delivered on 2 April and AOR 12 April
Thanks
Jas

 

[esse]

Hello all

I had a ghost update on 26 October and when I checked today there is again ghost update today 28 October but everything else is in progress
What’s the meaning of this updates can anyone elaborate please
Online applicant April 2022
Application sent and delivered on 2 April and AOR 12 April
Thanks
Jas

Fingerprint request or Background check. If background check is completed, they will not ask for fingerprints. Check back Monday or Tuesday. GL.

 

[Kenvinal]

Hi forum friends,
It's encouraging that those of us who applied online are seeing updates and progress on our applications. Good luck to all of you on your tests.
I am curious about who else is exempt from the tests (55+) like I am. Did you receive any notification about the language or citizenship test? Or were your tracker updates the only notification?

 

[KerryO]

You can use Richmond Library
Appna Toronto
One of the mods on this forum has posted his Discover Canada notes.
There is also 414 questions on YouTube. Good luck.

Thanks!

 

[forw.jane]

Hi forum friends,
It's encouraging that those of us who applied online are seeing updates and progress on our applications. Good luck to all of you on your tests.
I am curious about who else is exempt from the tests (55+) like I am. Did you receive any notification about the language or citizenship test? Or were your tracker updates the only notification?

You see updates on tracker. Email comes for test and oath after tracker update, other than that everything else is only on tracker.

 

[shiremag]

Hi forum friends,
It's encouraging that those of us who applied online are seeing updates and progress on our applications. Good luck to all of you on your tests.
I am curious about who else is exempt from the tests (55+) like I am. Did you receive any notification about the language or citizenship test? Or were your tracker updates the only notification?

If you are >55 and there is no interview, language, or test requirements: you'll see "Prohibitions" and "Physical Presence" change to complete first at that time a decision has been made in your case. After that you can expect oath invite in a few months time.

You can see an example case in the April tab of the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_KE3Bu3C3gOyEm0mRVcJH9nEA2u2GOhfpUZOckOWmN0/edit?usp=sharing

 

[Kenvinal]

If you are >55 and there is no interview, language, or test requirements: you'll see "Prohibitions" and "Physical Presence" change to complete first at that time a decision has been made in your case. After that you can expect oath invite in a few months time.

You can see an example case in the April tab of the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_KE3Bu3C3gOyEm0mRVcJH9nEA2u2GOhfpUZOckOWmN0/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you!

 

[Ted E Behr]

We initially filed our application in Dec 2021 but it was returned due to missing docs from our children's schools so we re-submitted our completed application in Mar 2022.

We took out citizenship test in July and the status was updated to complete a month later. After that no further update. Then we recently got an update in October that all background verifications were completed in October for all the adults included in our application and hoping to hear some news on the approval of the citizenship grant and the oathtaking. The application status for the children is currently showing in progress.

Location: Vancouver
Physical Days: 1,313
Method: Paper
Applicants: Family
Application Filed: Mar 28, 2022
Citizenship test scheduled: Jul 18, 2022
Citizenship test completed: Aug 9, 2022
Verification (BG, Prohibitions, Language, Physical Presence etc.) Completed: October 19, 2022
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

 

[kvr007]

Location: Whitby, Ontario
Physical Days: 1222
Method: Online
Applicants: Single
Application Submitted: March 22, 2022
Delivered: Online
AOR: April 14, 2022
ECAS update: April 25, 2022
Ghost Update: October 27, 2022
Background Check Completed: October 26, 2022