January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[GoodnewsToday]

Proud to be a new Canadian citizen! From the bottom of my heart - Thank you, EVERYONE, for your support!

P.S. I almost teared up when I saw "Welcome Home" on the screen during the presentation!

Congrats Dr. Walden for your Citizneship , I am sure we all miss you at the group, you were super active and that helps us alot

I have a question about applying for urgent processing, how did you apply, was the reason, getting a job offer in Canada which required citizenship, as I see most of the job in my area, can accept PR
OR you have job offer from USA, that requie NT visa for Canadian citizen

and thanks for advance in sharing, Will mean a lot, been waiting since January first, only test shows completed

 

[iBarjar]

Do we have to submit all passport pages or just bio pages for passport for online application?

The instructions say just bio pages, but I submitted the entire passport since it was in one single PDF file already. Few users posted that IRCC asked for full passport scans to validate their physical presence.

 

[lazybrownie]

Is it worth to order GCMS notes? I took my test and BG has been cleared since Jun 2nd and I applied early January, no movement on LPP since. Very simple application overall. Scarborough Office if it matters

Mine is Scarborough office as well. Last update was Background Check completed on Jun 5, 2023. Little disheartening but fingers crossed.

 

[rohitrmehta]

Update!!!!
Oath ceremony date: Sep 13, 2023
Oath ceremony invite received: Aug 21, 2023

(email received but no update on the tracker)

Amazing. I keep checking the tracker, but I guess I should keep an eye on emails as well. Do you mind sharing the email ID you got the email from?

 

[Anonyref]

Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well.

i recently received my GCMS notes and the latest update I have is that now my file has been assigned to a user.


PAPER FILE


Office: Scarborough Citizenship Operations
Location: E-Grant Review Ready PM01

APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT
Due Date: 2023/08/30
Assigned By: SO03728
Assigned To: AK33008
NOTES: 1
Created Date: 2023/07/31
Updated Date: 2023/07/31
Restricted: N
Label: General
Text: File assigned to AK33008
Office: Scarborough Citizenship Operations

Is all this a good thing? Is my file going to be reviewed soon? Is the due date the date they will actually look at it or it’s iust a placeholder? My timeline is in my signature fyi. Thank you for your responses!

 

[rushi.gada]

Hey everyone !

My oath was completed on Monday and the e-certificate arrived today (Thursday) Thanks everyone for your support !
I'm here to share details if anyone needs help ! Cheers!

@rushi.gada any update on your application bro ?

Hey there! No updates yet. I continue to check my app once a week. Optimistic that it'll happen soon!

 

[rushi.gada]

Type: Online application
Location: Mississauga (when applied)
Physical Presence Days: 1097
Application: Single
Application sent: Dec 30, 2022
Delivered: Dec 30, 2022
AOR: Jan 16, 2023
Background Verification Completed: Feb 28, 2023
Citizenship Test Status Updated to In Progress: Mar 15, 2023
Invitation for Test: Mar 21, 2023 (Test window dates: Mar 24 to Apr 13)
Test Completed: Mar 27, 2023
Test marked as Completed in tracker: Mar 28, 2023
LPP Completed: Aug 31, 2023 (marked in tracker on Sep 1, 2023)
Citizenship Ceremony: Not started
Oath Completed:

Congratulations! 4 to 5 months is common for Mississauga. I'm glad you're almost through.. hope the oath comes soon too!

 

[anju355]

Type: Paper application
Location: Halifax
Physical Presence Days: 1160
Application: Family (count) 2 Adults+ 2 Minors
Application sent: 15 Jan 2023
Delivered: 16 Jan 2023
AOR Received: 7th Mar 2023
Test Invite window: August 17 - Sept 07
Test Given: 1st Sep

 

[Durango_xx]

Hi All,

We've been waiting for an update on our application (2 adults + 2 children) since the Test was completed in June 2023. Paper applications were originally submitted in Nov 2022, returned in Jan 2023 and resubmitted the same month. I have seen no further update to our applications since the test, and submitted 2 requests for GCMS notes. Both states the LPP has 'Not Started' and that the Primary Office is CPC Sydney (Secondary Office IRCC Hamilton).

Whist the GCMS notes provides details, i noticed the following which puzzles me.

PAPER FILE
Office: CPC Sydney
#: C***********
Location

APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT
Due Date:
Assigned By:
Assigned To:

Is it normal to not have an officer assigned at this stage of the application, as well as no due dates? Its been 6 months since the AOR was received.

 

[napavalley]

Hi Friends,
My application has been stuck since March 29th (AoR Feb 13th and Test passed March 27th). I apploed for notes via atip but they have just sent me my application submission details and attachments instead of case notes. Not sure if I selected the right options on the atip request. Could you guide me with the right options so that I

 

[Anonyref]

Hi All,

We've been waiting for an update on our application (2 adults + 2 children) since the Test was completed in June 2023. Paper applications were originally submitted in Nov 2022, returned in Jan 2023 and resubmitted the same month. I have seen no further update to our applications since the test, and submitted 2 requests for GCMS notes. Both states the LPP has 'Not Started' and that the Primary Office is CPC Sydney (Secondary Office IRCC Hamilton).

Whist the GCMS notes provides details, i noticed the following which puzzles me.

PAPER FILE
Office: CPC Sydney
#: C***********
Location

APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT
Due Date:
Assigned By:
Assigned To:

Is it normal to not have an officer assigned at this stage of the application, as well as no due dates? Its been 6 months since the AOR was received.

reposting this because I have the opposite issue, I want to know what it means if the file is assigned to a user and if it’s an indication that things are about to move

Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well.

i recently received my GCMS notes and the latest update I have is that now my file has been assigned to a user.


PAPER FILE


Office: Scarborough Citizenship Operations
Location: E-Grant Review Ready PM01

APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT
Due Date: 2023/08/30
Assigned By: SO03728
Assigned To: AK33008
NOTES: 1
Created Date: 2023/07/31
Updated Date: 2023/07/31
Restricted: N
Label: General
Text: File assigned to AK33008
Office: Scarborough Citizenship Operations

Is all this a good thing? Is my file going to be reviewed soon? Is the due date the date they will actually look at it or it’s iust a placeholder? My timeline is in my signature fyi. Thank you for your responses!

 

[napavalley]

The *5 month* waiting period between test and LPP felt like an eternity. Hope I don't have to wait longer to get an oath update! @rushi.gada please update the sheet!

Gives me some hope. No LPP update since the test got updated on Mar 29.
Your oath should come soon (within a month most likely)

 

[napavalley]

any January Scarborough applications still in limbo? My application submitted Jan 27, test and biometrics completed, no update since April 14..

Feb 14 AoR, test completed on March 27, and updated on Marxh 29th. Crickets since then

 

[northern sunshine]

Feb 14 AoR, test completed on March 27, and updated on Marxh 29th. Crickets since then

I'm with you in the Niagara office! No updates since March 22.

 

[GFLiam]

Just got my GCMS notes yesterday.

Even though it says primary office is Vancouver and secondary is CPC Sydney, every single item says RC-8090 on them, so I can't imagine much was actually done by the Vancouver office.

Other interesting things to note...tracker says BG in progress, but GCMS says Criminality Clearance Passed with RCMP screening since February, so I don't know what's the hold up on that.

Tracker and GCMS both say LPP all not started and GCMS says due dates are January 2024...so hopefully the worst case is at least these will be done by then.