Vancouver Office Citizenship Applicants

[MelVan]

How many days physical presence do you have? I suppose they're checking with CBSA or something to ensure accuracy of the reported dates. So hopefully there will be an update soon.

My application went in with 1,116 days PP. I did have quite a bit of travel, mostly to the USA, before the pandemic acute phase, so they may well be checking with CBSA. I did leave a bit of leeway just in case I somehow missed a trip, although I was quite attentive to my record-keeping so I don't think I made any mistakes.

 

[lugubrious]

Saying?

Saying it's not IRCC.WestCitizenshipEApp-EappOUESTCitoyennete.IRCC@cic.gc.ca nor DNVANBCISTESTS@cic.gc.ca, which is weird, isn't it? It was in reference to shiremag's comment:

Yes, this looks like Vancouver IRCC. I have seen this ID posted in this forum before... But WestCitizenshipEApp is more common

 

[Babybae]

Yay.. Ive got my oath invite ... for April 17th.. LPP completed on Feb 23rd.

Wishing the best for everyone in the journey!

Congratulations!! when was your Aor?

 

[satishkumar432]

Congratulations!! when was your Aor?

It was on July

 

[jetrel]

Yay.. Ive got my oath invite ... for April 17th.. LPP completed on Feb 23rd.

Wishing the best for everyone in the journey!

Ayyy I'm also on the 17th. Got my invite today

 

[bulls23]

My application went in with 1,116 days PP. I did have quite a bit of travel, mostly to the USA, before the pandemic acute phase, so they may well be checking with CBSA. I did leave a bit of leeway just in case I somehow missed a trip, although I was quite attentive to my record-keeping so I don't think I made any mistakes.

would you mind sharing your timeline ? I had some US travels as well.

 

[donsyete]

Ayyy I'm also on the 17th. Got my invite today

Congratulation to the both of you.

Does anyone know if there is a way to join the public oath ceremony?

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/CeremonySearch/search-recherche-eng.aspx#resultList

• Location: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Office
• Address: 877 Expo Blvd Suite 200
  Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 8P8
• Date: Friday March 31, 2023
• Time:9:30 AM
• Open to the public: Yes
• Ceremony language format redominantly English

 

[bulls23]

Update. I got LPP complete update today on the tracker. It was completed on 3/27.

 

[Amiralijoonz]

Is anyone here who has taken the test but not showing up as completed in the Tracker? Myself got completed after two days but for the 2nd applicant its been 10 days since the test has been taken but no update on the tracker.

 

[Babybae]

Is anyone here who has taken the test but not showing up as completed in the Tracker? Myself got completed after two days but for the 2nd applicant its been 10 days since the test has been taken but no update on the tracker.

Might take up to 3 weeks to see complete. I would say call them after 2 weeks.

 

[MelVan]

would you mind sharing your timeline ? I had some US travels as well.

Application Type: Single- Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1,116
Application sent: 20-JUL-2022
Application Delivered: 20-JUL-2022
AOR: 27-JUL-2022
Background Complete: 08-DEC-2022
Test Invite: 19-DEC-2022 (take between 19-DEC and 9-JAN)
Test taken: 31-DEC-2022
Test completed on tracker: 09-JAN-2023
Ghost update: 02-MAR-2023
Prohibitions Completed: 16-MAR-2023
Language Skills Completed: 16-MAR-2023

Physical presence still in progress.

 

[bulls23]

Application Type: Single- Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1,116
Application sent: 20-JUL-2022
Application Delivered: 20-JUL-2022
AOR: 27-JUL-2022
Background Complete: 08-DEC-2022
Test Invite: 19-DEC-2022 (take between 19-DEC and 9-JAN)
Test taken: 31-DEC-2022
Test completed on tracker: 09-JAN-2023
Ghost update: 02-MAR-2023
Prohibitions Completed: 16-MAR-2023
Language Skills Completed: 16-MAR-2023

Physical presence still in progress.

thank you! hopefully you will get Physical Presence completed soon as well.

 

[joolery]

I emailed the Vancouver office today and got this auto-reply, in case it's useful for anyone:

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Thank you for contacting the Vancouver Citizenship Office of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This confirms we have received your correspondence.



Please note: This email is for Canadian Citizenship Ceremony inquiries ONLY.



Due to the volume of emails we receive every day, we will only be replying to you if we require more information from you. If you are providing requested documents, please submit in .JPG or .PDF only. We will not provide you with a confirmation of receipt.



***If your email does not include your Application Number*** 

You must include your Application Number, Full Name, and UCI in the subject line and/or body of your email.



· If your enquiry is in regards to the Knowledge Test, please contact/email: DNCITVANTESTS@cic.gc.ca for assistance.

· If your enquiry is in regards to Hearings and Fingerprints, please contact/email: CIC-VancouverCitize@cic.gc.ca for assistance.

· If your enquiry is in regards to an interpreter and you were age 55+ on the date that you signed your application, you are responsible for providing your own interpreter if needed.

· If you require a Sign Language interpreter for the Citizenship Ceremony, please send us an email detailing your request along with your application number.

· If you received an invitation for a Canadian Citizenship Ceremony and you are out of the country with no specific return date, please be advised that you must be present in Canada to take the oath and become a Canadian citizen.

· If you are not able to attend your scheduled Canadian Citizenship Ceremony due to other reasons (with reasonable explanation) and would like to be rescheduled, please make sure you provide the date(s) of unavailability for when you CANNOT attend and you will be rescheduled accordingly. Please wait for another Canadian Citizenship Ceremony invitation which will be sent to you by email approximately 2-3 weeks before the ceremony date. We will only respond to you if we require additional information.

· Citizenship Certificates are mailed out 2-4 weeks after the citizenship ceremony date. We ask that you please wait 6 weeks after the ceremony to contact us if your certificate has not yet arrived.



Emails regarding file status will not be answered.



Any other general or specific application enquiries should be submitted via the IRCC Web form. Alternatively, you can contact our Client Support Centre at 1-888-242-2100. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html.



If you believe that your case is urgent, you can refer the to the following website for further information about what is considered an urgent request, how to submit an urgent request, and the supporting documents you will need to provide/prove your request is urgent:

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Once your file is ready for the next step in the citizenship application process, you will receive an email notification. Please ensure to monitor your inbox, including the spam/junk folder, for future correspondence from IRCC.



Thank you for your understanding.

Vancouver Citizenship Office

 

[veniCA]

thank you! hopefully you will get Physical Presence completed soon as well.

July and Sep applicants are completing LPP. I guess I can forget about my late Oct app for now.

 

[joolery]

July and Sep applicants are completing LPP. I guess I can forget about my late Oct app for now.

April and nothing yet