Help!! INCOMPLETE Citizenship Application?????? Not true!

[fullmooncirc]

Hello everyone,

im a pretty crazy situation. I would love to get some advice !

Application sent: July 15 2020
Application received: July 21 2020

On Jan 21, 2021. , They finally sent a letter by mail (even tho I chose email for preferred contact)

they have deemed my application INCOMPLETE saying that all forms Were signed and dated more than 3 months before the date of... Receipt/Beginning of processing? (not sure)

This is not true. I signed and dated the applications by hand on the day I mailed them.

I have waited 6 months for this answer. They are returning my pay and are asking me to submit a new application where the date and signature is less than 3 months old.

I am imagining that my application sat on their desk for over 3 months due to Covid delays... and once opened the dated signatures were evidently more than 3 months old... however if this is the case... Why would they hold me responsible for this?
how can they do this?????? Can I contest this decision?
This is delaying the whole process by almost a year for me...

help!?

 

[navid2014]

Hello everyone,

im a pretty crazy situation. I would love to get some advice !

Application sent: July 15 2020
Application received: July 21 2020

On Jan 21, 2021. , They finally sent a letter by mail (even tho I chose email for preferred contact)

they have deemed my application INCOMPLETE saying that all forms Were signed and dated more than 3 months before the date of... Receipt/Beginning of processing? (not sure)

This is not true. I signed and dated the applications by hand on the day I mailed them.

I have waited 6 months for this answer. They are returning my pay and are asking me to submit a new application where the date and signature is less than 3 months old.

I am imagining that my application sat on their desk for over 3 months due to Covid delays... and once opened the dated signatures were evidently more than 3 months old... however if this is the case... Why would they hold me responsible for this?
how can they do this?????? Can I contest this decision?
This is delaying the whole process by almost a year for me...

help!?

As the fee has already been returned to you & if you are a single applicant why not you go with Online application and attach an explanation letter to your online application about your previous paper-based application.

If you have receipts from Canada Post or UPS with whom you have mailed your paper based application, then scan them and include them with your online application & point them out that the date signed matches with the date paper based application was sent to them.

 

[fullmooncirc]

As the fee has already been returned to you & if you are a single applicant why not you go with Online application and attach an explanation letter to your online application about your previous paper-based application.

If you have receipts from Canada Post or UPS with whom you have mailed your paper based application, then scan them and include them with your online application & point them out that the date signed matches with the date paper based application was sent to them.

Hi,
Thanks the explanation letter is a good idea.

can you tell me how to apply online?
I wanted to do that but I never found the option online so I assumed it wasn’t possible.
When I sign into my ircc account with GCkey, nothing happens. It just redirects me to cic general website.

 

[fullmooncirc]

As the fee has already been returned to you & if you are a single applicant why not you go with Online application and attach an explanation letter to your online application about your previous paper-based application.

If you have receipts from Canada Post or UPS with whom you have mailed your paper based application, then scan them and include them with your online application & point them out that the date signed matches with the date paper based application was sent to them.

I also haven’t received my payment back at all.

 

[sookie85]

I also haven’t received my payment back at all.

Hi,

If your application is returned, IRCC does not charge your CC.

 

[navid2014]

I also haven’t received my payment back at all.

Here's the link to Online Application

https://citapply-citdemande.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/landing?fbclid=IwAR0fuVZfg7cqmx6tn3xf1AXrfwX5CpMppqAbdDRF67VDJCESpphGqCxC1OA

Also post your queries here, https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/december-online-citizenship-applicants.712647/