admin - please update. my ceremony is now on Jan 17th from original January 5th. Today i got the email from ircc and got the zoom invite details etc.
January 2022 - Citizenship Applications
- Thread starter DamhaSirah
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Hi everyone, I need your advise please. I am eligible to apply for citizenship this month (Jan. 2022) after completing the 1095 days. However, my wife and daughter are not eligible yet since they travelled outside Canada for two months. So they have to wait until April. Therefore, if I apply alone, I will apply online but if I wait for them we gonna apply on paper then. It is a bit important for me to get the citizenship as soon as possible for work purposes. Do you think it would move faster if I apply online separately before them or it would be faster if I wait 2 or 3 months and we apply as a family on paper.
Applying as a family (paper application) move much faster
I requested ATIP yesterday. Let's see if it does anything. Current status as of Oct 26: Bg and Test completed, everything else in progress.
Vancouver office:
Application Type: Online
Location: Vancouver, BC
Physical Presence: 1,267 Days
Applicants: Single
Application Sent / Delivered: January 23, 2022
AOR: March 8, 2022
In process: March 9, 2022
Background verification complete: September 22, 2022
Test invite received: September 29, 2022 (test window: October 3rd – 24th)
Test done: October 23, 2022
Test marked completed: October 27, 2022
Language Skills Complete: November 8, 2022
Physical Presence Complete: November 8, 2022
Prohibitions Complete: November 8, 2022
Citizenship Oath: Not started
Application Type: Online
Location: Vancouver, BC
Physical Presence: 1,267 Days
Applicants: Single
Application Sent / Delivered: January 23, 2022
AOR: March 8, 2022
In process: March 9, 2022
Background verification complete: September 22, 2022
Test invite received: September 29, 2022 (test window: October 3rd – 24th)
Test done: October 23, 2022
Test marked completed: October 27, 2022
Language Skills Complete: November 8, 2022
Physical Presence Complete: November 8, 2022
Prohibitions Complete: November 8, 2022
Citizenship Oath: Not started
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_KE3Bu3C3gOyEm0mRVcJH9nEA2u2GOhfpUZOckOWmN0
As per the data in the Google sheet out of 15 data points for Hamilton only 1 got Oath in 222 days i.e. A paper applicant. It doesn't looks like a fast processing office like Toronto. Since Oct 22, AOR has slowed down considerably for Paper applicant which compared to 15 days for online is close to 1.5-2 months for Paper. So look at the data points and make an informed decision.
We have similar timelines as yours everything completed on Nov 9th. Waiting for citizenship ceremony. Vancouver officeVancouver office:
Application Type: Online
Location: Vancouver, BC
Physical Presence: 1,267 Days
Applicants: Single
Application Sent / Delivered: January 23, 2022
AOR: March 8, 2022
In process: March 9, 2022
Background verification complete: September 22, 2022
Test invite received: September 29, 2022 (test window: October 3rd – 24th)
Test done: October 23, 2022
Test marked completed: October 27, 2022
Language Skills Complete: November 8, 2022
Physical Presence Complete: November 8, 2022
Prohibitions Complete: November 8, 2022
Citizenship Oath: Not started
It is so unfair that they are sending oath invitations to online applicants who applied in July 2022 while applicants who applied online in 2021 are still waiting
it’s been 3 months since test has been completed. still no updates for me :/ - vancouver processing office