July 2020 - Citizenship application

[Mpvzla]

This is a lot of changing rooms and procedures. It's a tedious procedure to register everyone on zoom and keep others waiting. How long was it? I assume the registration part happens in parallel, like maybe 5 or 10 at the same time, depending on how many agents there were.

For me, the whole thing was over 2 hours since I waited to take the picture with the judge. I believe (not too sure) there were 5 IRCC agents doing registrations.

 

[CaBeaver]

For me, the whole thing was over 2 hours since I waited to take the picture with the judge. I believe (not too sure) there were 5 IRCC agents doing registrations.

Yes, I read others saying it takes around 90 minutes. Some reported as low as 45 minutes. The registration part takes most of the time, I assume. The whole experience doesn't look smooth to me, though. I wish they got back to in-person oath taking. It's easier to deal with agents IRL and it's faster. Also, you were getting your certificate immediately afterward instead of waiting for 2-4 weeks. The old days are gone

 

[Hanan22]

Hi there, my experience was as follows:
- Once I joined the meeting, they put me in a waiting room.
-After this, I was sent to the main meeting room with all applicants (45 in total) and IRCC agents and clerk. They did the introduction, played a video of Canada and explained what the ceremony would consist of.
- Soon after I was sent to a breakout room with a few applicants all of us in mute. Several minutes later, an IRCC agent sent me to another room (just myself) to register. I had to show my 2 pieces of ID on camera and confirm my mailing address. She asked me if I needed to travel urgently and I said no.
-After registration, I was sent to another breakout room with all other applicants. All of us in mute. We were just waiting for everyone else to get registered.
- Once everyone was registered, they sent us to the main room with the IRCC clerk and the judge. They confirmed everyone was registered and the judge proceeded to speak. We then proceeded to cite the oath (in English and French), so we all had to unmute ourselves. They made emphasis that they had to listen all of us for that moment and our right hands raised. I guess there were agents monitoring everyone was doing so. We then proceeded to sing O Canada (some parts in English and some parts in French) again all of us had to be unmuted for this.
- After this, the closing part and if you wanted you could take a picture with the judge afterwards. I had to wait on a breakout room several more minutes until she saw me. And that was it!

did you apply for urgent processing? thanks for sharing

 

[Mpvzla]

did you apply for urgent processing? thanks for sharing

Nope! Regular processing. I was just very lucky I guess.

 

[Hanan22]

Nope! Regular processing. I was just very lucky I guess.

That's great. Thank you

 

[AlanCa7]

Do they ask everyone to send the passport after the test?

 

[anton1990]

Do they ask everyone to send the passport after the test?

I was noy asked

 

[AlanCa7]

I was noy asked

Thanks, when did they update physical presence, language…etc?

 

[anton1990]

Thanks, when did they update physical presence, language…etc?

I took test July 2 and test went to completed July 8

Language, Physical presense are still in process

 

[AlanCa7]

I took test July 2 and test went to completed July 8

Language, Physical presense are still in process

Do you know what is the next step? Could they still ask for passport after all this time? Or is it the oath?

 

[anton1990]

Do you know what is the next step? Could they still ask for passport after all this time? Or is it the oath?

I am npt surs. I do not thinl so.

Next step everything should go to completed and then oath

 

[Hanan22]

Guys do you have an idea of how long it would take to receive a test invite when your file officer tell that you're in queue for the next available test event? That was last Monday when our app officer told us the same. Tired of waiting

 

[Canadian newcomer]

Guys do you have an idea of how long it would take to receive a test invite when your file officer tell that you're in queue for the next available test event? That was last Monday when our app officer told us the same. Tired of waiting

Are you urgent processing?

 

[Hanan22]

Are you urgent processing?

yes; approved Sep 17th or so

 

[Naush4]

Do you know what is the next step? Could they still ask for passport after all this time? Or is it the oath?

I took test July 2 and test went to completed July 8

Language, Physical presense are still in process

Mine too, test status set to Completed on July 5 and no update after that..
More than 2 months now.