January 2024 Citizenship application

[harry3314]

Application sent - 2 Jan 2024
AOR - 26 Jan 2024
Test Invitation - 10 April 2024 (Niagara)
Test Completed in tracker - 24 April 2024
Fingerprint email - 26 June 2024 (Sydney)
Fingerprints done - 26 June 2024

 

[Gagzgill]

Quick update : I have called IRCC on Monday again to check if anything changed, I have mentioned to the agent that as per GCMS Fingerprints were required since Feb 20th and i have never received any request. The agent was kind enough to post a message to the officer to check if FP were indeed required, so i have now received a FP ( email) request yesterday. Though the tracker doesn't show anything.
Hope that helps someone has been waiting since Jan\Feb with no progress.

Question to the group :
1) Did the FP request get updated on the tracker ? I have received email yesterday morning and its not updated yet on tracker.
2) how long did it take for you to get your BG complete, from FP submission ?

@ishankp , @OutOfScar , @Ali.arshady FYI

Hi @Aishaadi can you please share phone number and further selections that helped you connect to an agent? Thanks!

 

[DanishGirl]

Good news I just received the Oath invite for July 17th I am beyond excited!!

 

[DrCaro]

Timeline - Single Applicant - Vancouver office
**January 20th 2024** - Submitted Application Online
**January 30th 2024** - AOR - Email - Sydney
**February 1st 2024** - In progress
**Feb 24th 2024** - Ghost Update
**Feb 28th 2024** - Ghost Update
**Mar 5, 2024** - Fingerprints required status updated in tracker - but email received on 8th … (email from Vancouver and MBSK)
**March 6th 2024** - Activity status updated: Citizenship test
**March 8th 2024** - Fingerprint request email (MBSK)
**March 12th 2024** - Test email (Test period between March 14, 2024 and April 13, 2024.)
**March 15th 2024** - Submitted Fingerprints
**March 17th 2024** - Submitted Test (20/20)
**March 18th 2024** - Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed (Tracker not updated until March 20th)
**April 8th 2024 -** Fingerprints received (Tracker not updated until April 11th)
**April 9th 2024 -** Background Complete (Tracker not updated until April 11th)
**May 11th 2024** - Ghost Update
**June 17th 2024** - Interview Invite Email
**July 2nd 2024** - Interview Completed
**July 2nd 2024** - LPP Completed (Tracker not updated till July 4th)
**July 4th 2024** - Portal Invite Email
**July 5th 2024** - Oath in Progress - Date in Tracker
** July 18th 2024** - Oath Scheduled

 

[captainarabiia]

Has anyone applied for urgent processing and been approved?
I sent my app without UP, but webformed, mid June, and found out this week that UP was approved.
If you have insights, please share here:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/urgent-processing-citizenship-application-lets-meet-here.707461/

 

[Ricky09]

Can anyone please tell me what is checked in the background check?

 

[addyryoo]

Timeline - Single Applicant - Vancouver office
**January 20th 2024** - Submitted Application Online
**January 30th 2024** - AOR - Email - Sydney
**February 1st 2024** - In progress
**Feb 24th 2024** - Ghost Update
**Feb 28th 2024** - Ghost Update
**Mar 5, 2024** - Fingerprints required status updated in tracker - but email received on 8th … (email from Vancouver and MBSK)
**March 6th 2024** - Activity status updated: Citizenship test
**March 8th 2024** - Fingerprint request email (MBSK)
**March 12th 2024** - Test email (Test period between March 14, 2024 and April 13, 2024.)
**March 15th 2024** - Submitted Fingerprints
**March 17th 2024** - Submitted Test (20/20)
**March 18th 2024** - Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed (Tracker not updated until March 20th)
**April 8th 2024 -** Fingerprints received (Tracker not updated until April 11th)
**April 9th 2024 -** Background Complete (Tracker not updated until April 11th)
**May 11th 2024** - Ghost Update
**June 17th 2024** - Interview Invite Email
**July 2nd 2024** - Interview Completed
**July 2nd 2024** - LPP Completed (Tracker not updated till July 4th)
**July 4th 2024** - Portal Invite Email
**July 5th 2024** - Oath in Progress - Date in Tracker
** July 18th 2024** - Oath Scheduled

May I ask which office did you have interview with?

 

[OutOfScar]

Application sent - 2 Jan 2024
AOR - 26 Jan 2024
Test Invitation - 10 April 2024 (Niagara)
Test Completed in tracker - 24 April 2024
Fingerprint email - 26 June 2024 (Sydney)
Fingerprints done - 26 June 2024

Have your fingerprints been received by ircc yet? Asking as I have a similar timeline

 

[Aishaadi]

Hi @Aishaadi can you please share phone number and further selections that helped you connect to an agent? Thanks!

IRCC -1800-242-2100
Selections - 1 ( English)- 1 ( select 1 and enter UCI) - 1 ( Confirm the UCI) - 3 ( Out of 3 options) - 4 ( Out of 5 )- 0 ( to speak to an agent) ....Majority of the times you will hear all the agents are busy. Try calling first thing in the morning or between 3.30-4 PM.

 

[Aishaadi]

Thanks for providing the update, I also received the email last morning so I believe it must be that IRCC is batching applications, It is not yet updated in the tracker for me but I guess the update can be delayed by 2 days so hopefully tomorrow. Vancouver used to take 2-3 weeks based on what I have been reading on various forums but I believe you must have received the email from Sydney. There is no data on that office from what I could see in various forums I have been following. Lets hope for the best and hope its smooth from here on out

Good to know @OutOfScar , do you see your Fingerprints request in the tracker ? ( I do not see mine - only the email ) ...Looks like it will only show when the FP are received by IRCC ?
Anyways lets wait and see , i gave my FP on June 28th and called RCMP today and confirmed my details are mailed to IRCC on July 3rd ..So hopefully will see some update in 3 weeks or so..

 

[OutOfScar]

Good to know @OutOfScar , do you see your Fingerprints request in the tracker ? ( I do not see mine - only the email ) ...Looks like it will only show when the FP are received by IRCC ?
Anyways lets wait and see , i gave my FP on June 28th and called RCMP today and confirmed my details are mailed to IRCC on July 3rd ..So hopefully will see some update in 3 weeks or so..

Yes, it didn't show up in the tracker for me also, I just got a ghost update on the 28th. Could you please help me with the number that you called RCMP on?

 

[Aishaadi]

Yes, it didn't show up in the tracker for me also, I just got a ghost update on the 28th. Could you please help me with the number that you called RCMP on?

Yep, same ghost update for me as well on June 28th. RCMP - 1-833-541-3089, have your DCN number ready to check the status. They can only tell if RCMP received your FP and sent to IRCC, but no tracking on mail to IRCC. Seems it will take ~10 days for the mail to reach IRCC.

 

[OutOfScar]

Yep, same ghost update for me as well on June 28th. RCMP - 1-833-541-3089, have your DCN number ready to check the status. They can only tell if RCMP received your FP and sent to IRCC, but no tracking on mail to IRCC. Seems it will take ~10 days for the mail to reach IRCC.

thanks

 

[rskyadams]

This is my last update:

Virtual Citizenship oath on June 6.
Received a certificate of citizenship on June 13
Applied for a new passport on June 18.
Picked up the passport on July 3

Finally, my immigration journey is completed. All the best everyone!

 

[harry3314]

Have your fingerprints been received by ircc yet? Asking as I have a similar timeline

Nothing changed in the tracker except a ghost update on June 28. It usually takes a month for the background to be completed on the tracker after the fingerprints.