Not trying to defend IRCC, but it does depend on a lot of other factors than just location. For instance, background check completion times could vastly vary between individuals, even if they're from the same country.
October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule
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So given that it's been 8,5 months since I applied, can I be confident that my test, interview, and oath ceremony will all be held within the next 3,5 months and I'll be a citizen by November 2018?
No, you can't. There's a high chance that will happen and 3.5 months is plenty of time, but the 12 months period is not a hard deadline binding IRCC.
Agree, the 12 months timeline is sort of a noble goal that they work towards ..but there's no guarantee that it cannot be missed in some cases.
Well, I received my AOR on December 2 and they started processing my file on December 14 and nothing since. my application is being processed at Scarborough office. So far my experience made me feel disgusted by the Canadian citizenship process for being dragged for too long without a justifiable reason. For those guys saying its the background check and blah blah is the reason for it taking too long, ATIP showed that my background check was finished ages ago yet my file was not been touch by any lazy a**ed officers for the past 8 and 1/2 months.
Let us face it, this country bureaucracy is unmatched by any other civilized nations on the planet!
Anyway, good luck to all!
While I respect your right to vent, I've got to ask... you don't think that it's reason enough that the law changed and it caused something close to a years worth of applications to be filed in a single month?Well, I received my AOR on December 2 and they started processing my file on December 14 and nothing since. my application is being processed at Scarborough office. So far my experience made me feel disgusted by the Canadian citizenship process for being dragged for too long without a justifiable reason. For those guys saying its the background check and blah blah is the reason for it taking too long, ATIP showed that my background check was finished ages ago yet my file was not been touch by any lazy a**ed officers for the past 8 and 1/2 months.
Let us face it, this country bureaucracy is unmatched by any other civilized nations on the planet!
Anyway, good luck to all!
I tried to call a few times, they didn't even put me in queue for an agent because too many calls are awaiting..tried the webform it says :
If your application is within normal processing times you will not receive a reply from Immigration LOL finger crossed.
This might be serious. Are there any notes at the end? And when did you apply? Have you had any immigration concerns in the past? How did you get your permanent residency?
I had my Test on Feb 06, and had Decision Made the same day.
Still waiting for Oath. so its been exactly 5 months since we had no further update. I applied for GCMS notes, i don't know how far does it help but patiently waiting for now