January 2021 - Citizenship Applicants

[CdnWifeLivingInThailand]

congrats! If you happened to have asked for a passport, could you post here when you get it or what the timeline they gave you is?

I still havent done my citizenship test and I will have to leave the country for a week in May, i m getting a bit worried about what would happen if i get the certificate just before (like April). Thanks!

I'm in the same boat. Haven't got the citizenship test invite yet. Planning to return to Thailand to visit family in May and June (to introduce my two children that have not met my parents yet as a result of COVID) but haven't booked flights yet because of the unknown timing of citizenship...

 

[Dedicated]

Received an email with the instructions for the ceremony today. Ceremony will take place on March 4.

 

[prt22]

Here's a final update from me as I received my citizenship certificate yesterday.

Timeline for reference:
Citizenship : Single applicant - Online - Burnaby, BC
Physical Presence Days: 1,112 / 5 Year Eligibility: Jan 24, 2016 - Jan 23, 2021
Timeline :
Submission : 24th Jan 2021 - AOR: 28th Jul 2021 - BG Completed: 18th Aug 2021 - Test invite in tracker: 9th Sep 2021 - Test invite email: 10th Sep 2021 - Scanned passport request: 10th Sep 2021 - Scanned passport sent: 14th Sep 2021 - Test taken: 25th Sep 2021 - Test complete update in tracker: 28th Sep 2021 - Language skills, Physical presence and Prohibitions completed : 15th Nov 2021 - Tracker updated with oath in progress: 14th Jan 2022 - Email received with oath instructions: 17th Jan 2022 - Oath day: 25th Jan 2022 - Citizenship file closed in tracker: 27th Jan 2022 - Citizenship Certificate received: 22nd Feb 2022

 

[ts270890]

Here's a final update from me as I received my citizenship certificate yesterday.

Timeline for reference:
Citizenship : Single applicant - Online - Burnaby, BC
Physical Presence Days: 1,112 / 5 Year Eligibility: Jan 24, 2016 - Jan 23, 2021
Timeline :
Submission : 24th Jan 2021 - AOR: 28th Jul 2021 - BG Completed: 18th Aug 2021 - Test invite in tracker: 9th Sep 2021 - Test invite email: 10th Sep 2021 - Scanned passport request: 10th Sep 2021 - Scanned passport sent: 14th Sep 2021 - Test taken: 25th Sep 2021 - Test complete update in tracker: 28th Sep 2021 - Language skills, Physical presence and Prohibitions completed : 15th Nov 2021 - Tracker updated with oath in progress: 14th Jan 2022 - Email received with oath instructions: 17th Jan 2022 - Oath day: 25th Jan 2022 - Citizenship file closed in tracker: 27th Jan 2022 - Citizenship Certificate received: 22nd Feb 2022

Congratulations. Was there any option to pick up citizenship certificate yourself from the local processing office?

 

[LemmeKnowIfYouKnow]

Some people who applied in the end of April have already completed their oath Ceremonies. Even if we give benefit of doubt and think that every application is different so processing time varies.. but once all the fields are completed and applicants are only waiting for oath; shouldn't it be first in first out at that point!? How unfair is this to make some wait for months and invite others for oath/even tests rightaway! At this point i don't even know what to say. This feels like a never ending wait..

 

[CdnWifeLivingInThailand]

Some people who applied in the end of April have already completed their oath Ceremonies. Even if we give benefit of doubt and think that every application is different so processing time varies.. but once all the fields are completed and applicants are only waiting for oath; shouldn't it be first in first out at that point!? How unfair is this to make some wait for months and invite others for oath/even tests rightaway! At this point i don't even know what to say. This feels like a never ending wait..

Ya, it's unfortunate. At least you already have decision made a month ago?! Hopefully you'll get your oath scheduled in the next month or two. I think a big part relies on the city that you are being processed by. You would hope that they would at least do first in first out for scheduling oaths within the same city... We still haven't even had citizenship test invite so we're a lot further behind in the process and still a lot more hoops to jump through...

 

[Aaronpaul]

Got Oath scheduled for March 12, hoping to get an email soon .

 

[LemmeKnowIfYouKnow]

Got Oath scheduled for March 12, hoping to get an email soon .

Congrats bud!.. could you please share which city you applied from, was it paper/online? When did you send the application and is it single or family application?

A few of us have very similar timeline so It will give us a better idea. Thanks

 

[Aaronpaul]

Congrats bud!.. could you please share which city you applied from, was it paper/online? When did you send the application and is it single or family application?

A few of us have very similar timeline so It will give us a better idea. Thanks

Sent on 7th Jan 2021 , Family Paper APP, Missisauga,

 

[CdnWifeLivingInThailand]

Got Oath scheduled for March 12, hoping to get an email soon .

Congratulations! Very exciting news!! The wait is almost over, and the uncertainty is over! Happy for you! Updated tracker

 

[prt22]

Congratulations. Was there any option to pick up citizenship certificate yourself from the local processing office?

No not for me. I am from BC and my processing office was in Manitoba. Took like a month for certificate to get to me

 

[patienceandope]

Hi all,

How long does it take for the status of the ceremony to change from in progress to complete after taking an oath? Is it normal to take a week or more for that to change?

 

[CdnWifeLivingInThailand]

Hi all,

How long does it take for the status of the ceremony to change from in progress to complete after taking an oath? Is it normal to take a week or more for that to change?

Depends where you are. In Ottawa there are still people that did oath in NOVEMBER 2021, that still haven't had their certificate printed or marked as "complete" (even when urgent processing requested with proof of flight). So, it really depends on the office. A week or longer is normal for some offices.

 

[patienceandope]

Depends where you are. In Ottawa there are still people that did oath in NOVEMBER 2021, that still haven't had their certificate printed or marked as "complete" (even when urgent processing requested with proof of flight). So, it really depends on the office. A week or longer is normal for some offices.

Thanks. So the status will be complete only after they print the certificate and not when they receive the signed oath form right?

 

[Onascale]

Hi all,

How long does it take for the status of the ceremony to change from in progress to complete after taking an oath? Is it normal to take a week or more for that to change?

It is normal, my husbands tracker took a week to change, we received certificate 2 days after the change.