May 2020 - Citizenship Application

[ash2k77]

Discover Canada is the main resource. Read the entire book at least once.

In addition to that, prepare using the following:

Notes from Discover Canada and Sample tests.

Thank you!!

 

[rahul00]

Hi Rahul, Is your BG check completed? If yes, when? Thank you.

no all are in progress

 

[Mahyn]

Hi Admin @shazahsan @JuanDC,

Update:
I received request for finger prints on June 30. Does everyone receive fingerprint requests or is it random applicants only?

Thanks
Regards
Mahyn

 

[Rocketsingh500]

Hi Admin @shazahsan @JuanDC,

Update:
I received request for finger prints on June 30. Does everyone receive fingerprint requests or is it random applicants only?

Thanks
Regards
Mahyn

Hi,

Its very random for fingerprints. Not everyone gets it. Have you done your test yet? Is your BG check still in progress? Does your new tracker shows FP required? Sorry for asking so many questions.
I am in a similar situation. Just trying to make sense of it. Thank you.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi Admin @shazahsan @JuanDC,

Update:
I received request for finger prints on June 30. Does everyone receive fingerprint requests or is it random applicants only?

Thanks
Regards
Mahyn

Updated the spreadsheet.

Not everyone receives a FP request.

 

[canadiantobe1]

Hi Admin @shazahsan @JuanDC,

Update:
I received request for finger prints on June 30. Does everyone receive fingerprint requests or is it random applicants only?

Thanks
Regards
Mahyn

That's good that your application is on the move, when was you background check completed ? i'd appreciate the input

 

[Mahyn]

Hi,

Its very random for fingerprints. Not everyone gets it. Have you done your test yet? Is your BG check still in progress? Does your new tracker shows FP required? Sorry for asking so many questions.
I am in a similar situation. Just trying to make sense of it. Thank you.

• Language skills
  In progress
• Physical presence
  In progress
• Citizenship test
  Not started
• Background verification
  In progress
• Prohibitions
  In progress
• Citizenship ceremony
  Not started

Application history

• Jun 28, 2021
  Fingerprints required
  Background verification
  We sent you a letter or email with instructions to submit your fingerprints.
  
  
  
• Sep 30, 2020
  Application filed
  We have received your application and have begun to process your application. Information about next steps and required action items will be coming soon.
  

 

[Mahyn]

That's good that your application is on the move, when was you background check completed ? i'd appreciate the input

• Language skills
  In progress
• Physical presence
  In progress
• Citizenship test
  Not started
• Background verification
  In progress
• Prohibitions
  In progress
• Citizenship ceremony
  Not started

Application history

• Jun 28, 2021
  Fingerprints required
  Background verification
  We sent you a letter or email with instructions to submit your fingerprints.
  
  
  
• Sep 30, 2020
  Application filed
  We have received your application and have begun to process your application. Information about next steps and required action items will be coming soon.

 

[conorol]

Hi all! Looking for little help, applied in May 2020 for citizenship but given the delays I applied to renew my PR card inearly April 2021 as it's due to expire in August 2021. I haven't heard anything from CRA about my renewal application. Should I except at AOR or see it alongside my citizen application in the portal?

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi all! Looking for little help, applied in May 2020 for citizenship but given the delays I applied to renew my PR card inearly April 2021 as it's due to expire in August 2021. I haven't heard anything from CRA about my renewal application. Should I except at AOR or see it alongside my citizen application in the portal?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Huh? CRA? Do you mean IRCC because I am fairly certain that CRA doesn't process PR card renewals.

People have mentioned that you should see your PR card application on ECAS. If you don't see it there, add it manually to your IRCC account.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

 

[harirajmohan]

Hi all! Looking for little help, applied in May 2020 for citizenship but given the delays I applied to renew my PR card inearly April 2021 as it's due to expire in August 2021. I haven't heard anything from CRA about my renewal application. Should I except at AOR or see it alongside my citizen application in the portal?

Any help greatly appreciated!

As far as i know, you would see it in old ecas status portal. Once you received AOR for pr renewal, it would show both citizenship and PR card application together. after few weeks of PR card sent, the pr card application will disappear.

I dont know if it would appear in new tracker because my pr card got done before that. Eitherway, i think that it would appear only after you AOR for PR card. So wait for AOR for pr card application first.

Processing time for PR card is more than 3 months. As they finish processing PR card within few days of AOR, you would get your AOR in 3 months. I assume that you are yet to wait for 3 months hence AOR should come this month. Or track your PR card application movement in correct thread to know which date range they process currently.

 

[Orlaith]

Is anyone else from the May 2020 cohort starting to worry about why May applicants seem to be so slow. I had anticipated possibly taking my test in August but I am now beginning to doubt this will happen. Looking at the tracker May applicants are falling way behind. September applications are far far ahead of us May folks! Would you think it might be worth raising a webform or asking a local MP to put in a query. I am just so keen to get on with this now!!!

 

[Deedle]

Hi everyone,

I'm still waiting for my test date but I had a small question if anyone else is in this situation. I applied May 2020 with my current UK passport expiring in Feb 2022...now Feb 2022 is kind of fast approaching and I'm curious if there is an amount of time that needs to be left on a current passport in order to process my citizenship application? If I apply for a new one should I just send an updated copy to IRCC via a webform? I was going to wait until Novemberish time to apply for my new passport but I'm thinking maybe the sooner the better?

 

[Orlaith]

Hi everyone,

I'm still waiting for my test date but I had a small question if anyone else is in this situation. I applied May 2020 with my current UK passport expiring in Feb 2022...now Feb 2022 is kind of fast approaching and I'm curious if there is an amount of time that needs to be left on a current passport in order to process my citizenship application? If I apply for a new one should I just send an updated copy to IRCC via a webform? I was going to wait until Novemberish time to apply for my new passport but I'm thinking maybe the sooner the better?

Hiya,
With all the variants popping up everywhere I could apply to renew my passport ASAP. But that is just me. UK is about to completely reopen and I would be concerned about the impact that might have on the workforce. Its no harm to apply early! Then again I am a nervous Nelly about all these things!! We have the same timeline so lets keep an eye out for one and other!!! Good luck!

 

[joeythecat]

my wife passed her test one May 31st. please update the spreadsheet

its been over a month and nothing else yet, how long do we need to wait? so far it lists Language skills, physical presence and prohibitions as "in progress"