March 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

[gracemill]

No calling within Canada!

Tried again and got connected. This time it was a dead end as they couldn't connect me to any agent at this time. I will try tomorrow morning at 8am(EST).

 

[gen_z]

I think 3 to 5 months is standard after the test. I would be worried if you are the only one remaining for DM of your month, which means all March applicants received DM but you.....

Thanks, that makes sense. I will keep on waiting then. Ive called CIC, they also told me that there is only 1 office in Quebec that processes all the applications (compared to 3 offices in Ontario), so applications in Quebec is slower in general. Hope I see something over the next 2 months....

 

[gen_z]

Not really. I think it's not very helpful. Have you? The only thing you might know from the notes is if your file is routine or not. Which again doesn't help much besides knowing.

I didnt request them either. I called CIC, they said that applications in Quebec takes a bit longer to process, because there is only 1 office in Quebec that processes all the applications (compared to 3 in Ontario), so yah.. there you go, guess we still have to wait..

 

[gen_z]

Tried again and got connected. This time it was a dead end as they couldn't connect me to any agent at this time. I will try tomorrow morning at 8am(EST).

I had the same problem for the past 2 weeks, I just kept on calling many times over different days and eventually got through ... I dont know what happened to their phone systems, it's a lot worse than what it use to be.

 

[AmericanCanadian007]

I had the same problem for the past 2 weeks, I just kept on calling many times over different days and eventually got through ... I dont know what happened to their phone systems, it's a lot worse than what it use to be.

Their answer when you call is scripted most of the times, similar to their emails. They might as well install bots on the other side to answer your questions. I think either a lot of their employees left with so much backlog or they just don't care anymore, either way, waiting patiently and praying for good luck is your best friend here!

 

[CaBeaver]

I didnt request them either. I called CIC, they said that applications in Quebec takes a bit longer to process, because there is only 1 office in Quebec that processes all the applications (compared to 3 in Ontario), so yah.. there you go, guess we still have to wait..

I knew the Montreal office is the slowest from what others post here. I think it was even before the pandemic. My hope to get the oath this year is fading. Probably will get it next year around March. How unlucky we are to apply around the time we did!!

 

[AmericanCanadian007]

I knew the Montreal office is the slowest from what others post here. I think it was even before the pandemic. My hope to get the oath this year is fading. Probably will get it next year around March. How unlucky we are to apply around the time we did!!

Honestly I am glad they haven't returned back my application yet. At least I can sleep at night peacefully thinking about this!

 

[CaBeaver]

Honestly I am glad they haven't returned back my application yet. At least I can sleep at night peacefully thinking about this!

Why would they return your application?

 

[AmericanCanadian007]

Why would they return your application?

Am just saying, it can always be worse, so we should be happy what we have now. By return application, I mean the file is closed and not approved.

 

[HeidiA]

Hello, thought I'd add myself to this group, hopefully, will get some insights into where I am at in this process sharing dates as I couldnt add record to spreadsheet
Submitted application to Sydney NS>> March 16, 2020
Application filed>> Oct 21 2020
Status set to in progress>> Nov 4 2020
FP request >> Nov 24 2020
BG check complete >> Jan 14 2021
Test Invite >> Mar 25 2021
Test status set to complete >> April 12, 2021
Location >> Halifax NS
Type >> Single
Current status >> in progress

NO Updates since April 12, 2021... I noticed that there has been very little progress in NS

 

[masterofpupp]

My tracker was updated this morning. but none of the details changed. The last thing I see is still my test activity from 25th May, but at the top right corner it says Updated Aug 4th.

 

[AmericanCanadian007]

My tracker was updated this morning. but none of the details changed. The last thing I see is still my test activity from 25th May, but at the top right corner it says Updated Aug 4th.

That's weird. What are your statuses in each section say? What does ECAS say?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

My tracker was updated this morning. but none of the details changed. The last thing I see is still my test activity from 25th May, but at the top right corner it says Updated Aug 4th.

A ghost update. You might see everything except oath go to "Completed" soon.

 

[Zub73]

My tracker was updated this morning. but none of the details changed. The last thing I see is still my test activity from 25th May, but at the top right corner it says Updated Aug 4th.

Same happened to my tracker today

 

[masterofpupp]

That's weird. What are your statuses in each section say? What does ECAS say?

Only background and test activity are complete. Ecas says it's in process. Literally nothing changed there.