April 2021 - Citizenship applications

[Finland]

Wow!
Looks like they are taking time to complete the BG check for people who were previously in USA and their home country but I may be wrong. Did you move directly from your home country to Canada or you were in other countries before moving to Canada?

No we were here all the time except only 10 days vacation

 

[Finland]

Nope. Here I'm, waiting from last 3 months ( BG completed Aug 27) for a test invite.

We have nothing except to wait and wait .. May be we will get something by January

 

[aman_78671]

No we were here all the time except only 10 days vacation

I mean in how many countries you lived before settling in Canada permanently?

 

[Finland]

I mean in how many countries you lived before settling in Canada permanently?

2

 

[aman_78671]

2

Thats why there is a delay

 

[AGENTOO7]

We have nothing except to wait and wait .. May be we will get something by January

I'm not really optimistic about it either. There is something that's fundamentally wrong with the way how non Toronto offices are processing applications. There is no transparency and accountability for the resources at IRCC's disposal and they way they use them. About two years into this pandemic, it cannot be cited as an excuse anymore. Just look at corporations. They are able hire and fire people remotely and are getting the things done.

 

[cococly]

Wait until you get the next update in the dashboard. Some online applicants have received the PP request at the same time as the email with the test invitation, for some applicants BG check takes longer than others to be verified, sometimes they will require Fingerprints.

IRCC would need my passport before issuing me the Citizenship Ceremony invitation letter?

 

[Mexontario]

Hey anyone got test invitation from Niagara falls (NGF) e-apps? How long does it take to update test status after completion?

 

[Finland]

2

I don’t think that this is the case because BG is complete from 2 months

 

[Nocturno]

Hello friends,

Time to come out of my lurk mode and check in with the group - hopefully we can help each other with these questions:

1) I see many here waiting for a long time to get a citizenship test invite after their BG check was completed. I actually have completed my citizenship test (in early December) with all of the other fields in the online tracker still "in progress" with no updates at all! *This is with the new online tracker*. Is this expected/has anybody else encountered this? Not in a hurry, just trying to get an overall sense of where my application is at the moment.

2) One of the reasons I am asking is that I am outside Canada - having left (for the time being, more or less permanently) several months after my online application was submitted and after receiving AOR in August. Following advice from this thread, I didn't update my maling address (as I understood it wasn't necessary), but did let IRCC know that I was outside of Canada when the test invite came in and proceeded to complete the test from outside Canada.
Now, I am not sure what to do about the citizenship oath itself. I found somebody saying somewhere in the forum that they were offered an option to take it from outside the country (at the cost of a significant delay), but never was able to find that again. I could make arrangements to come to Canada for the oath, no problem; my concerns are about where the citizenship certificate would be mailed then, and how many times would I have to come to the country to get my passport in hand (given Covid related travel difficulties). Worse, I read something about having to destroy my PR card - when would that have to happen, and how do I do that if I am outside the country with no visa to re-enter? Should I go ahead and provide a friend's mailing address to IRCC now?

Thanks so much!
App submitted Apr 20, online, Vancouver. AOR end of August. Test invite late November, test taken early December. No other updates at all.

 

[MowNneA]

Thanksgiving @Strongfaith42
My test status has been updated to complete as of Dec 29th. Yippie

Congratulations!!! Yes it will update in the coming days, I have updated the spreadsheet

 

[Malik1983]

Test passed today at 12am. Happy New year

 

[managersonline]

Test passed today at 12am. Happy New year

Congratulations Malik. What was your timeline and whether you applied single or as a family.

 

[Malik1983]

Congratulations Malik. What was your timeline and whether you applied single or as a family.

Yes it is single online applicant, applied April 18th 2021.

 

[elliek999]

Hi, I wondered if you could please update my application process for the April 2021 spreadsheet (online application). Location Carmacks. Applied 26th April 2021. Received AOR 27th August 2021, Test invite on 24th December 2021 , took test today 1st January 2022. thanks