Waiting for Oath Ceremony

[Frisk]

Trying to figure this out

a) If it's a group application they might be waiting on the other applicants to finish all required assessments to send a combined oath invite
b) They might be waiting to send the oath invite to the closest office to your home address
c) They may not have enough spots available for oath so they might send it to another office to send out an oath invite
d) As long as it's within processing time (15 months) it can take couple months to get the oath invite

a) Single applicant, so it doesn't apply
b) I assume that's Mississauga, since I basically live there. I wouldn't be worried if it weren't because other people from the same office who applied later than me got their invites almost right away.
c) I think this is definitely possible, my GCMS notes said my paper file was 'in transit,' I just ordered another set of GCMS notes so if I've changed offices, I should know soon
d) It's been over 2 months already, and I've seen people waiting since Feb-March 2023 so...Yeah, this might take quite some time.

It's very frustrating, but I can only wait and see what happens. Up to LPP my application was processed very fast, so I'm pretty sure I somehow got a weird case of falling through the cracks. It'll get sorted out eventually.

 

[Ravi26]

Whats the difference between ATIP and GCMS ? how do I apply ?

 

[Hansanta]

Trying to figure this out



a) Single applicant, so it doesn't apply
b) I assume that's Mississauga, since I basically live there. I wouldn't be worried if it weren't because other people from the same office who applied later than me got their invites almost right away.
c) I think this is definitely possible, my GCMS notes said my paper file was 'in transit,' I just ordered another set of GCMS notes so if I've changed offices, I should know soon
d) It's been over 2 months already, and I've seen people waiting since Feb-March 2023 so...Yeah, this might take quite some time.

It's very frustrating, but I can only wait and see what happens. Up to LPP my application was processed very fast, so I'm pretty sure I somehow got a weird case of falling through the cracks. It'll get sorted out eventually.

On point c) my file was transferred from Scarborough to Mississauga due to overflow of work. I only found this out by calling IRCC so this information is definitely something the Agent can confirm with you over the phone and he/she can also confirm what "in-transit" mean. That's what I always do whenever i see weird notations on GCMS I don't get - our tax dollars are paying their salary so might as well put them to work. lol

 

[pumpkin_latte]

Whats the difference between ATIP and GCMS ? how do I apply ?

ATIP is the equivalent of Freedom of Information Act in the US or RTI in India. You are petitioning IRCC to release the info they have on your application. GCMS is the application tracking system and the 'notes' are comments that the system leaves, or the officer leaves, as your application travels through AOR, Test, LLP, through to ceremony.

You can apply for your GCMS notes via the ATIP program by visiting here:
https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do

somewhere in the middle of the process, it will ask under which act we would like to apply for. Choose privacy act.

remaining steps are pretty straightforward. It's about $5 and you need to use a credit card and have your PR card scan copy ready to upload.

 

[Frisk]

ATIP is the equivalent of Freedom of Information Act in the US or RTI in India. You are petitioning IRCC to release the info they have on your application. GCMS is the application tracking system and the 'notes' are comments that the system leaves, or the officer leaves, as your application travels through AOR, Test, LLP, through to ceremony.

You can apply for your GCMS notes via the ATIP program by visiting here:
https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do

somewhere in the middle of the process, it will ask under which act we would like to apply for. Choose privacy act.

remaining steps are pretty straightforward. It's about $5 and you need to use a credit card and have your PR card scan copy ready to upload.

Someone in a another thread requested both notes and they were exactly the same. I did the same this time around, but still waiting.

 

[pumpkin_latte]

I have been waiting for LLP since Nov 27th from Mississauga office. I applied in September and I see oaths are scheduled for some applicants from Sept/ Oct who got their LLP's in December.

I applied for GCMS notes on my file today. Hopefully that'll provide some clues. Or at least it'll give me some sense of mental relief that I did everything I could do to peek behind the curtains and see where the file is.

 

[Ravi26]

I applied for GCMS notes on my file today. Hopefully that'll provide some clues. Or at least it'll give me some sense of mental relief that I did everything I could do to peek behind the curtains and see where the file is.

Hello
Thank you for the information on gcms . I just applied for it and they did not charge me 5 dollars through privacy act.

 

[Ravi26]

I applied for GCMS notes on my file today. Hopefully that'll provide some clues. Or at least it'll give me some sense of mental relief that I did everything I could do to peek behind the curtains and see where the file is.

I understand what you are saying. I just want to know what's happening to my file. I also see mississauga office is really slow in processing oath. Hope we get some clarity from the gcms notes.

 

[Hansanta]

Thank you for sharing!

I have a ‘group’ application, but it is just me and my husband and we both have everything completed except Oath Ceremony.

I was in contact with a person who did the interview the same day as me, we got LPP completed same day, we are from the same office - but they had their Oath ceremony before Christmas so by now they probably have the passport in hand.

So why for some people take much longer seem very random to me.

Thank you for sharing your story, it confirms that their assigning Oath at random. Luck of the draw and that's so messed up. Which office is processing your application?

 

[Debby25]

Thank you for sharing your story, it confirms that their assigning Oath at random. Luck of the draw and that's so messed up. Which office is processing your application?

Mississauga.

 

[Kami194]

There is no logic or reason behind this, my office is London, we are a family app of 3 and all had our decisions made on November 15th, it’s been over two month that we are waiting for oath and a year in total. I think the queue is non existent and it’s purely random and based on your luck cause in the same office i know guys who received oath within first two weeks after LPP. It’s so frustrating and there is literally nothing we can do until we reach 15 month and call ircc and they can expedite on their end.

 

[Hansanta]

There is no logic or reason behind this, my office is London, we are a family app of 3 and all had our decisions made on November 15th, it’s been over two month that we are waiting for oath and a year in total. I think the queue is non existent and it’s purely random and based on your luck cause in the same office i know guys who received oath within first two weeks after LPP. It’s so frustrating and there is literally nothing we can do until we reach 15 month and call ircc and they can expedite on their end.

Contact your local MP to call Ottawa on your behalf. That's what I had to do.

 

[Debby25]

There is no logic or reason behind this, my office is London, we are a family app of 3 and all had our decisions made on November 15th, it’s been over two month that we are waiting for oath and a year in total. I think the queue is non existent and it’s purely random and based on your luck cause in the same office i know guys who received oath within first two weeks after LPP. It’s so frustrating and there is literally nothing we can do until we reach 15 month and call ircc and they can expedite on their end.

I completely agree with you.

 

[Lazarooo]

There is no logic or reason behind this, my office is London, we are a family app of 3 and all had our decisions made on November 15th, it’s been over two month that we are waiting for oath and a year in total. I think the queue is non existent and it’s purely random and based on your luck cause in the same office i know guys who received oath within first two weeks after LPP. It’s so frustrating and there is literally nothing we can do until we reach 15 month and call ircc and they can expedite on their end.

Mine will be 15 months in Two weeks, quite honestly I don't think I will still be able to do anything about it.

 

[WhiteMocha]

Mine will be 15 months in Two weeks, quite honestly I don't think I will still be able to do anything about it.

WHAT? you have been waiting to receive Oath for almost 15 months??? Seriously??