October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[Renadxb]

The paper certificate was handed out in the ceremony. IRCC chose a honor person to gave the "welcome home" speech => we gave the oath together => we lined up to sign the oath and receive the certificate on the stage => sing the anthem together and it's done. Whoever chose to receive e-certificate will return the paper one to IRCC staff, they told us the instruction to download e-certificate will be within 5 business days, but it was fast, we received it in the afternoon.

I hope I also get the option to choose as would prefer the e- certificate .Mine is in person in Scarborough.Besides the invitation/ consent letter/ 2 ids ,is there anything else we need to take along .Do we need to take the ecorp print out also .
Are we supposed to reply to the invite email or just go straight for the ceremony.Thanks

 

[USProgrammer]

I hope I also get the option to choose as would prefer the e- certificate .Mine is in person in Scarborough.Besides the invitation/ consent letter/ 2 ids ,is there anything else we need to take along .Do we need to take the ecorp print out also .
Are we supposed to reply to the invite email or just go straight for the ceremony.Thanks

Read the instruction letter you received and follow its instructions. It will have the requirements for the office which is conducting your ceremony.

For my virtual oath, I did not need my CoPR and only needed to display and then cut up my PR card along with displaying my passport biographical page. The instructions made it sound like if I was using my PR card as one of my IDs, I'd need another Canada-issued government photo ID, so I had my Alberta license ready too, but I was not asked for any other IDs.

 

[USProgrammer]

3 business days so far since my oath. No e-certificate

 

[USProgrammer]

Come on IRCC. I just want to see if I'm a Canadian.

 

[usmm]

Come on IRCC. I just want to see if I'm a Canadian.
hahahahahha best of luck

 

[Magsmyh]

Is it me or it feels like applications that are being processed at the Vancouver office are not moving much? Completed LPP on march 15. Citizenship ceremony is showing as not started. Feels like there hasn’t been much movement.

 

[moman21]

Is it me or it feels like applications that are being processed at the Vancouver office are not moving much? Completed LPP on march 15. Citizenship ceremony is showing as not started. Feels like there hasn’t been much movement.

Where do you live? After LPP, a final decison needs to be made. Then the local ircc office takes over and is responsible for scheduling the oath. that's where things may take a while. You just need to be patient. You're almost done.

 

[MCNR]

Is it me or it feels like applications that are being processed at the Vancouver office are not moving much? Completed LPP on march 15. Citizenship ceremony is showing as not started. Feels like there hasn’t been much movement.

Vancouver office, waiting since March 05, 2025 (All approved per tracker).

 

[moman21]

Vancouver office, waiting since March 05, 2025 (All approved per tracker).

The tracker doesn't show a key last step which us the final decision being made. A senior officer has to sign off on everything and make that decision. I now recall the IRCC agent tell me this when I called and asked about the process. Again read what I wrote...you might have already had the final decision made and your file is sitting at the local IRCC waiting for oath scheduling.

 

[Magsmyh]

Where do you live? After LPP, a final decison needs to be made. Then the local ircc office takes over and is responsible for scheduling the oath. that's where things may take a while. You just need to be patient. You're almost done.

Thank you! You are right! I am just gonna be happier once I know a positive decision has been made and it’s been approved. I live in Saskatchewan.

 

[USProgrammer]

The tracker doesn't show a key last step which us the final decision being made. A senior officer has to sign off on everything and make that decision. I now recall the IRCC agent tell me this when I called and asked about the process. Again read what I wrote...you might have already had the final decision made and your file is sitting at the local IRCC waiting for oath scheduling.

You can tell this with GCMS. If you’ve been waiting a while, might as well request GCMS. If you’re waiting more than 30 days, you’ll see what the status is 30 days ago. And if your application is done then, nothing lost.

 

[tingyun]

Is it me or it feels like applications that are being processed at the Vancouver office are not moving much? Completed LPP on march 15. Citizenship ceremony is showing as not started. Feels like there hasn’t been much movement.

MTL here LPP completed on March 14th, also waiting.

 

[USProgrammer]

No e-certificate still today (4 business days since oath). Tracker not updated. I called IRCC. They had no record of my emails with the attached oath form, so nobody in Calgary has entered it in the system.

But he did confirm they received the form via the web form I sent, so I am so happy I did that. He said regardless of the email situation, someone should process it via the web form.

He said to call back Friday since that would be after the 5 business day timeframe and they might still be handling it the day after the 5 days. It's nice to be told to call back instead of "everything is fine - just wait".

I then passed the phone to my wife so she could check on her lack of LPP/oath on her application and we were told "everything is fine - just wait 9 months". We asked explicitly about the "it was 6 months; doesn't that apply to us instead of 9" and we were told explicitly "no now it's 9 even for you who applied when it was 6".

 

[Vvenu]

Post-Update

No response since 28 days

Contacted IRCC and below is the response received on March 24,2025
Good day,

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

We verified the information you provided and can confirm that your application is still in process.

The responsible office will review the documents that have been received and you will be contacted if further information is required.

Rest assured that we understand how important this process is for you and we are making all the necessary efforts to finalize your application as soon as possible. We will inform you once a decision is reached or if additional information is needed.

IRCC has updated the processing times for many applications to be more accurate. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about what we changed to better calculate processing times.

Furthermore, we recommend consulting the Check your application status page and to select your type of application for information on how to check the status of your application.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.

We would also like to suggest the following online services that might be helpful to you with any immigration, refugee or citizenship future requests:

• Download application forms and guides
• Change of address
• Help Centre - To find answers, you may consult the different sections or type keywords related to your question.

Sincerely,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship

Vancouver Single Application

Waiting for Decision Made.
Citizenship ceremony Not started yet
Timeline

Date	Application Step
Mar 04, 2025	Language skills Completed
Mar 04, 2025	Physical presence Completed
Mar 04, 2025	Prohibitions Completed
Feb 24, 2025	Citizenship test Completed
Jan 30, 2025	Scheduled for citizenship test-final call
Oct 17, 2024	Scheduled for citizenship test- missed
Oct 15, 2024	Background verification Completed
Oct 10, 2024	Citizenship test In progress
Sep 3, 2024	Citizenship Tracker Account Created
Aug 19, 2024	Application filed- AOR Received
Aug 10, 2024	Application Submitted

 

[Andrijana]

No e-certificate still today (4 business days since oath). Tracker not updated. I called IRCC. They had no record of my emails with the attached oath form, so nobody in Calgary has entered it in the system.

But he did confirm they received the form via the web form I sent, so I am so happy I did that. He said regardless of the email situation, someone should process it via the web form.

He said to call back Friday since that would be after the 5 business day timeframe and they might still be handling it the day after the 5 days. It's nice to be told to call back instead of "everything is fine - just wait".

I then passed the phone to my wife so she could check on her lack of LPP/oath on her application and we were told "everything is fine - just wait 9 months". We asked explicitly about the "it was 6 months; doesn't that apply to us instead of 9" and we were told explicitly "no now it's 9 even for you who applied when it was 6".

WOW!! Thanks for giving such a detailed record of what happens with virtual ceremonies! you didn't ask by any chance why they couldnt see your emails? I am assuming you triple checked address and everything. I'll follow what you did and will also do a webform in addition to the email. I want to be able to vote ahah