January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[IheartCanada]

Hi guys,
1. is FP asked for everyone?
2. When it comes to Oath ceremony what is the timeline to get in person vs virtual and is it by applicant choice or random?
3. at which stage we could see processing office?
Thanks

 

[IheartCanada]

Hey guys, who here is also 54+ and still on LPP? Mine has no update since 25 Feb. Thanks.

Why dose it take so long even for 54+ when they are exempt from Language requirement?

 

[Chasechs]

Hi guys,
1. is FP asked for everyone?
2. When it comes to Oath ceremony what is the timeline to get in person vs virtual and is it by applicant choice or random?
3. at which stage we could see processing office?
Thanks

1. FP is not requested from every applicant. My wife got the request for FP but I did not.
2. There is not specific timely. You will have to read this forum and others like November and December to get an idea what it could be. But as you can see, it varies between less than 1 month to now almost 2 months for the January group.
3. I think at the test stage .

 

[Bloodrose]

Same boat, last update to mark the citizenship test completed is March 6, I stopped calling 2 weeks because my GCSM notes say they are not started. Unfortunately that’s the reality. Vancouver office is the slowest.

It's quite clear Vancouver office gives zero F's at this point which is a shame since it seems that's where most of the applications from the GTA are being sent.

 

[sapphire9425]

It's quite clear Vancouver office gives zero F's at this point which is a shame since it seems that's where most of the applications from the GTA are being sent.

I really don't understand how they can be this slow. I mean, there always could be minor factors that can explain minor time differences office to office - however, IRCC is a federal entity, and all their offices should be following given protocols, similar sets of guidelines, so the timeframes should not be this much off. This has been known to us for so long that Vancouver is slow; anyone without any prior knowledge can just research for 10 minutes and see for themselves that Vancouver is much slower than all the other IRCC locations. This is not something that has happened only a few times, it's more like a given thing now that they are slow. So now the question is how this is not monitored and regulated to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in terms of processing times? All the applicants pay the same fee, so there should not be any geographical factors in the processing time/process based on the office where it is being processed from. Sorry for my rant, but I feel this is really unfair.

 

[Bloodrose]

I really don't understand how they can be this slow. I mean, there always could be minor factors that can explain minor time differences office to office - however, IRCC is a federal entity, and all their offices should be following given protocols, similar sets of guidelines, so the timeframes should not be this much off. This has been known to us for so long that Vancouver is slow; anyone without any prior knowledge can just research for 10 minutes and see for themselves that Vancouver is much slower than all the other IRCC locations. This is not something that has happened only a few times, it's more like a given thing now that they are slow. So now the question is how this is not monitored and regulated to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in terms of processing times? All the applicants pay the same fee, so there should not be any geographical factors in the processing time/process based on the office where it is being processed from. Sorry for my rant, but I feel this is really unfair.

It's absolutely unfair but it's going to depend on their workload compared with the other locations, local management and the expertise of those working in that location. Never underestimate the ability of the public sector in this country to pad their numbers or make excuses.

Consistency has never been a given with any of this. For example, if emigrating from a low-source part of the world (e.g. East Asia, Europe or the US), it's always been a given that off-shore PR processing will be faster if your application is sent to the HC or embassy for that respective country rather than Sydney, NS. However, the selection process has always just been a seemingly random luck of the draw.

 

[Zimprincess]

Hey guys, who here is also 54+ and still on LPP? Mine has no update since 25 Feb. Thanks.

Hi, we submitted my mum's application in December 2024 and stuck on LPP in progress since February. She is 70+.

 

[farsxp]

I really don't understand how they can be this slow. I mean, there always could be minor factors that can explain minor time differences office to office - however, IRCC is a federal entity, and all their offices should be following given protocols, similar sets of guidelines, so the timeframes should not be this much off. This has been known to us for so long that Vancouver is slow; anyone without any prior knowledge can just research for 10 minutes and see for themselves that Vancouver is much slower than all the other IRCC locations. This is not something that has happened only a few times, it's more like a given thing now that they are slow. So now the question is how this is not monitored and regulated to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in terms of processing times? All the applicants pay the same fee, so there should not be any geographical factors in the processing time/process based on the office where it is being processed from. Sorry for my rant, but I feel this is really unfair.

It is not just citizenship. Vancouver office is notorious for inefficiency in every signle application. One of my clients was scheduled for an in person interview at that office. I booked an interpreter for the family, they sent a message to me 24 hours before the interview saying "tell your client to bring someone with them who can translate, we don't have enough resources for booking an interpreter." I was like WTF! I deal with Etobicoke Office, Calgary Office and a few other offices everyday due to the nature of my work. This has never been the case in these offices. Other offices even call me as the rep on file, so they can process client applications faster!!! You get it? Faster!
But I swear, Vancouver Office officers just don't give a rat's a** about anyone! I mean, a little bit of taking accountability and responsibility is not a bad idea! You guys are being paid by the public, you must serve the public efficiently! No response to Webforms, no response to urgent processing requests, nothing! It looks like as if there are just 2 officers doing everything during a 7.5 hours shift! My bad luck, my citizenship application is with Vancouver office! And... you guessed it, it is stuck after BG completion. No LPP yet!

 

[RefugeeBird88]

It is not just citizenship. Vancouver office is notorious for inefficiency in every signle application. One of my clients was scheduled for an in person interview at that office. I booked an interpreter for the family, they sent a message to me 24 hours before the interview saying "tell your client to bring someone with them who can translate, we don't have enough resources for booking an interpreter." I was like WTF! I deal with Etobicoke Office, Calgary Office and a few other offices everyday due to the nature of my work. This has never been the case in these offices. Other offices even call me as the rep on file, so they can process client applications faster!!! You get it? Faster!
But I swear, Vancouver Office officers just don't give a rat's a** about anyone! I mean, a little bit of taking accountability and responsibility is not a bad idea! You guys are being paid by the public, you must serve the public efficiently! No response to Webforms, no response to urgent processing requests, nothing! It looks like as if there are just 2 officers doing everything during a 7.5 hours shift! My bad luck, my citizenship application is with Vancouver office! And... you guessed it, it is stuck after BG completion. No LPP

You are completely correct. Just by looking at statistics on FB group, spreadsheet and posts here and Reddit, it is clear as day that there is something wrong with Vancouver office. Just look at the number of LPPs coming out of Vancouver office, It is like 10 20 LPPs every months. Someone please start a petition so we can make IRCC do something about this office. Their delay in what they do is ridiculous and unjustified

 

[Bloodrose]

It is not just citizenship. Vancouver office is notorious for inefficiency in every signle application. One of my clients was scheduled for an in person interview at that office. I booked an interpreter for the family, they sent a message to me 24 hours before the interview saying "tell your client to bring someone with them who can translate, we don't have enough resources for booking an interpreter." I was like WTF! I deal with Etobicoke Office, Calgary Office and a few other offices everyday due to the nature of my work. This has never been the case in these offices. Other offices even call me as the rep on file, so they can process client applications faster!!! You get it? Faster!
But I swear, Vancouver Office officers just don't give a rat's a** about anyone! I mean, a little bit of taking accountability and responsibility is not a bad idea! You guys are being paid by the public, you must serve the public efficiently! No response to Webforms, no response to urgent processing requests, nothing! It looks like as if there are just 2 officers doing everything during a 7.5 hours shift! My bad luck, my citizenship application is with Vancouver office! And... you guessed it, it is stuck after BG completion. No LPP yet!

They're public sector employees. I doubt they're working a full 7.5 hour shift. Maybe around 2 hours per day in reality, if that.

 

[sapphire9425]

You are completely correct. Just by looking at statistics on FB group, spreadsheet and posts here and Reddit, it is clear as day that there is something wrong with Vancouver office. Just look at the number of LPPs coming out of Vancouver office, It is like 10 20 LPPs every months. Someone please start a petition so we can make IRCC do something about this office. Their delay in what they do is ridiculous and unjustified

Exactly what I was saying above. Case by case, things can vary, but there should not be such a one-sided trend of super-long processing times for one office. If so, things should be addressed from their side to make things more uniform. Are we paying 1/5th of the fee for a 5x slow processing time? They, as a federal entity, are supposed to hold regular evaluation of their bodies, and do analyses as to how things are moving, and they should be noticing such a large difference. I wonder why steps are not taken to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in their processing times/delays.

 

[Bloodrose]

Exactly what I was saying above. Case by case, things can vary, but there should not be such a one-sided trend of super-long processing times for one office. If so, things should be addressed from their side to make things more uniform. Are we paying 1/5th of the fee for a 5x slow processing time? They, as a federal entity, are supposed to hold regular evaluation of their bodies, and do analyses as to how things are moving, and they should be noticing such a large difference. I wonder why steps are not taken to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in their processing times/delays.

Realistically, none of this is going to change unless someone gets their MP involved and they're only going to take it seriously if Vancouver are frequently failing to meet the timeline estimate on the IRCC website.

 

[MJSPARV]

They're public sector employees. I doubt they're working a full 7.5 hour shift. Maybe around 2 hours per day in reality, if that.

That’s pretty offensive. Just because things are slow, no need to say they’re not actually working. Feels like a low blow that detracts from the bigger point.

 

[wonderbly]

I really don't understand how they can be this slow. I mean, there always could be minor factors that can explain minor time differences office to office - however, IRCC is a federal entity, and all their offices should be following given protocols, similar sets of guidelines, so the timeframes should not be this much off. This has been known to us for so long that Vancouver is slow; anyone without any prior knowledge can just research for 10 minutes and see for themselves that Vancouver is much slower than all the other IRCC locations. This is not something that has happened only a few times, it's more like a given thing now that they are slow. So now the question is how this is not monitored and regulated to make sure all the offices are kind of in the same ballpark in terms of processing times? All the applicants pay the same fee, so there should not be any geographical factors in the processing time/process based on the office where it is being processed from. Sorry for my rant, but I feel this is really unfair.

Vancouver office handles non-routine files transferred from other offices, in additional to their normal workload. Files that are classified as non-routine take longer time to process.

 

[wonderbly]

They're public sector employees. I doubt they're working a full 7.5 hour shift. Maybe around 2 hours per day in reality, if that.

This is a misconception and baseless generalization. Maybe that's how it is where in your home country, but I haven't seen it to be the case here. As someone else already pointed out, this is offensive to the workers.