Hi everyone. I am a long time lurker and I used to use the old "Road to Canada" forums back when I was applying for PR, over ten years ago. I think that this is related to that old forum. Anyway I thought I would throw in my timeline as I am waiting impatiently for the end of this long journey.
June 1, 2022 - Application submitted (online, Sydney)
June 3, 2022 - AOR
Nov 22, 2022 - Background verification completed
Mar 22, 2023 - Citizenship test completed
Currently,
Physical presence - In progress
Language skills - In progress
Prohibitions - In progress
Waiting waiting waiting. This is no where near as dire as PR was. Back then I was literally losing my mind with the stress of it all. Now there isn't really much to stress about except I just want to put all this behind me. When I applied, processing times were estimated to be about 26 months. I am glad it seems to be moving faster than that at least, but it still is very slow and frustrating, especially when you see others breezing through so quickly. My application is not complicated at all. It should be very straightforward. That is a luxury, I know. Good luck to everyone.