The embassy told me that shipment of the certificates was stopped and only resumed recently. Currently shipping out certificates printed in March. My application was changed to “decision made” in March and the embassy told me that on their file it was approved and printed. I hope to receive this soon.
Proof of Citizenship timeline
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Heard back from IRCC after my Web Form submission.
The email said that they confirmed that my application was not in the system yet and that they were currently processing applications received before December 24, 2019.
The email said that they confirmed that my application was not in the system yet and that they were currently processing applications received before December 24, 2019.
When did you send your application through?
Thank you for sharing this information. I really hope the IRCC means the application has been received by the responsible office but has not started its processing. I suspect (at this time) they only processing internal (applications filed within Canada) and urgent Citizenship applications. In the last web form I got, they included a line which says I will be informed as soon as a decision is made or more information is needed, whilst also saying my application is not available on the system yet.
My timeline-
- We received your application for a citizenship certificate (proof of Canadian citizenship) on April 8, 2019.
- We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on May 24, 2019.
- We started processing your application on July 16, 2019.
- We sent you a letter on July 16, 2019. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
That July 16, 2019 letter was Notice of Delay, Program Support. Haven't heard a word since. I'm pretty patient, but it would be nice to get an update now and then. Like maybe an online queue number. Even if they told me I was 12,743rd in line, I'd have a countdown to watch while I wait.
Hawk, you've been a great resource on here. Can it really be another year of waiting? Thanks.
Sorry to hear that, but yes, your application can stay in Program Support for two years without any updates. Mine did. Covid has probably extending that time too. Just keep checking your e-mail regularly. I didn't check my e-mail until a week after they finally contacted me, and you are only given 60 days from that date to get it resolved.
eCAS removes application information 6 months after resolution, but I transcribed my timeline into my signature if you want to look at it.
Hello, hawk. Your timeline made me very patient myself. It helped me set expectation even from the start. Not sure if you remember but u were one of the people who first responded with my questions. Thanks again. Sorry but would u mind sharing again the issue u had to resolve?
@kstjarre Im on queue for 1.5 years now since the AOR email. ECAS status was APPLICATION RECEIVED from Jan 28, 2020 to sometime in October 2019. I even requested GCMS notes in May 2019 since my application wasnt moving only to find ouT that my application was sent to Program Support. There was a note in GCMS notes where Embassy suggested to conduct DNA test. but to the best of my knowledge, documents were all consistent. Im 30 years old when i applied. We didnt know i was canadian and i also was born ourside canada. Maybe the suggestion of embassy was the reason why my application was sent to program support. Maybe The senior officer would have to validate if DNA test is really necessary. Anyway, the status changed to IN PROCESS only in October 2019. However, i also noticed that there was no bullet added which says they started processing my application. ECAS still says Notice of Delay. Im checking my inbox and spam weekly as well as my ECAS. Im very excited to see updates to happen in the next 6-8 months.
Citizenship
- We received your application for a citizenship certificate (proof of Canadian citizenship) on December 18, 2018.
- We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s) on January 28, 2019.
- We sent you a letter on March 22, 2019. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us
After Legal name change
Location: Calgary, AB
Application Sent Dec 18 2019
Application received Dec 20 2019
AOR Mar 3 2020
I applied for citizenship by descent in May 18, 2020 and sent to Sydney NS by courier.
Received confirmation of delivery and receipt in Sydney NS on May 20, 2020 from the courier company.
I am crossing my fingers that I remembered to insert all the "not applicable N/As" and the proper photos!
My mom was born in Saskatchewan Canada 1931, returned to US with her parents as a minor in 1945. She married in 1950s and I was born 1966.
My mom received US citizenship certificate in 2000 to ensure social security benefits, but I don't believe she ever renounced Canadian citizenship.
She passed away in 2013.
I hope the restoration of citizenship under 2015 Act applies if the parent born in Canada was deceased when the Act was passed. I assume it does not matter as long as I am in the first generation born abroad. Now I will be waiting patiently with many others on this forum!
Received confirmation of delivery and receipt in Sydney NS on May 20, 2020 from the courier company.
I am crossing my fingers that I remembered to insert all the "not applicable N/As" and the proper photos!
My mom was born in Saskatchewan Canada 1931, returned to US with her parents as a minor in 1945. She married in 1950s and I was born 1966.
My mom received US citizenship certificate in 2000 to ensure social security benefits, but I don't believe she ever renounced Canadian citizenship.
She passed away in 2013.
I hope the restoration of citizenship under 2015 Act applies if the parent born in Canada was deceased when the Act was passed. I assume it does not matter as long as I am in the first generation born abroad. Now I will be waiting patiently with many others on this forum!
You should be good. Renunciation is only recognized if done so through the official procedure and as an adult. A parent's death does not affect a child's eligibility because citizenship is restored retroactively to the date of loss, so your mother is now retroactively deemed a citizen in 1966 when you were born, making you eligible as the first generation born abroad.