Yes I did, sept 24th. They had my sons first name and his middle name (my first) wrong. Called them about it. They said the issuing officer will fix it when sending it. I hope they do. Because I can't imagine dealing with them another 1.5 years again smh
Proof of Citizenship timeline
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Has anybody has their application changed from "received" to "in process" lately ? What month/date are they currently on?
Middle eastern, not that it makes a difference.
not here and seems they are really slow on proof of citizenship .. im aug 2020 (AOR received on July 2021) ... and contacted my MP and after a couple of days and them talking with IRCC they said to apply for facilitation visa and wait for the proof of citizenship .. so it may not happen any time soon ...
Thank you for the reply. I’m currently waiting on proof of citizenship for my kids. We are planning to move back to Canada in 2022 but since they have US citizenship and will be flying by air we need to get their Canadian passport. This facilitation visa seems like it could work for us if the time for the move comes and we are still waiting on their proof of citizenship.
We have been waiting since July 2020 to get our daughter's proof of citizenship. She is also American, and we went ahead and moved to Canada while still awaiting her proof of citizenship. We weren't sure what they would say at the border (we drove), but they let her in with no problems. We had her birth certificate showing that her mother was Canadian, as well as as copy of the proof of citizenship application we had submitted.
Of course now we're facing problems getting health care in BC, as they are requiring her proof of citizenship, and have been unwilling to accept other documentation...
Of course now we're facing problems getting health care in BC, as they are requiring her proof of citizenship, and have been unwilling to accept other documentation...
Yes. Apparently where we are (BC), it's enough to show that one of her parents is Canadian. So we provided the school with I think my wife's Citizenship information and our daughter's birth certificate showing that her mom was Canadian. I had to do some research to figure this out, as I'm not sure the school office knew this!
I think you can send a request to update the application to Urgent type, as health care is one of the eligible reasons for urgent processing.
Apply for a Canadian citizenship certificate: Urgent processing - Canada.ca
Thanks! I just sent it in. I haven't had great luck with the web forms during the whole immigration process, but maybe this time I'll have a better result.
It probably won't be much longer for your AOR. Mine took 11 months, and that seems to be pretty typical at present based on what others have been posting.
As for how long we'll be waiting for the next stage, we'll that's anyone's guess. Less than 11 months but longer than right away is what I'm thinking.
As for how long we'll be waiting for the next stage, we'll that's anyone's guess. Less than 11 months but longer than right away is what I'm thinking.
Yeah, the recent timelines seem to be roughly:
11 months from "we received your application" to acknowledgement of receipt (AOR)
+ 3+ months to "we started processing" (I'm at 3½ and counting)
+ 1 month to "we sent your citizenship certificate"
= 15+ months total, which matches IRCC's estimate at Check processing times > Citizenship > Citizenship certificate
Even worse, it's actually 19½ months total if you count the time, as of November 9, 2021, from where IRCC is "finalizing most applications we received between March 22-28, 2020" at Check your application status > Citizenship > Citizenship certificate > Online or By mail, no difference
11 months from "we received your application" to acknowledgement of receipt (AOR)
+ 3+ months to "we started processing" (I'm at 3½ and counting)
+ 1 month to "we sent your citizenship certificate"
= 15+ months total, which matches IRCC's estimate at Check processing times > Citizenship > Citizenship certificate
Even worse, it's actually 19½ months total if you count the time, as of November 9, 2021, from where IRCC is "finalizing most applications we received between March 22-28, 2020" at Check your application status > Citizenship > Citizenship certificate > Online or By mail, no difference