Do you remember, if you ever gave another email address to IRCC? Recently, when I was expecting my ceremony invitation, I noticed that they sent it to my old email address, which I used to renew my PR card. Which was strange and unexpected for me. Thankfully, I have access to both of my emails. I would suggest you, wait a few more days before proceeding as you still have a lot of time left. What does it say in your tracker? Like they will email you the instructions or something or your next steps to do?
April 2021 - Citizenship applications
- Thread starter Strongfaith42
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Test invitation email makes it official. As it says that you are invited to take the test but on the tracker, it just says you are scheduled to take the test. It's pretty confusing for sure, if you don't get the email for sure. I hope you will get the answer real quick from IRCC. Good luck.
Others have experienced the same, no email, and used the direct link to do the test and they were fine. When you called IRCC did they confirm that your email address on file was the correct one? Do you have a representative? if you do the email may have gone to that email address. Otherwise, try to access the direct link and if it opens up the access to the test you should be fine, but if you receive the error message below, then you need to keep calling IRCC to verify the access for you.
Based on our records, we haven’t invited you to take this test right now.
You can’t take the test right now
I have just one email on the file that's where I get all the emails from IRCC, even for the fingerprint request I got on the same email. Yeah, on the tracker there was update on 18Feb which says that I have been scheduled for the test between 28Feb and 21 March and they will email me further information but have not got any yet
I tried calling them bunch of times, could not even get to the waiting queue, they simply hung up. This is the only email I have used so far and even the fingerprint request was sent to me on that same email. But yeah I will try taking the test directly from link, lets see if it works fine for me.
Thanks!
I understand, I gave only one email as well, which was the new one and they used that email to communicate throughout the process, but somehow they sent the ceremony invite on the old email. Which is my first ever email address with IRCC. So in your case I think you should follow @Strongfaith42 advice and go ahead with test, if website let you in then there shouldn't be an issue. He has a point there and I strongly agree with him that the website wouldn't let you in if you are not invited to take the test.
Your citizenship application status
Updated:January 21, 2022
Language skills- in progress
Physical presence- In progress
Citizenship test- not started
Background verification- completed
Prohibitions-- In progress
Citizenship ceremony- not started
April 2021 applicant.
Jan 20, 2022 -Background verification activity status updated.
Seem there are lots of absenteeisms at work.
Updated:January 21, 2022
Language skills- in progress
Physical presence- In progress
Citizenship test- not started
Background verification- completed
Prohibitions-- In progress
Citizenship ceremony- not started
April 2021 applicant.
Jan 20, 2022 -Background verification activity status updated.
Seem there are lots of absenteeisms at work.
What update(s) have you had if any? This process appear flawed, some applicants appear to be moving along nicely while others like us. . . . maybe, just seem stuck . I just get tired of checking, to see no updates. .
AND JUST LIKE THAT SEE BELOW!!!!!
Your citizenship application status
Updated:March 3, 2022
Your citizenship application status: In progress
Your next steps (1)
1 new update(s)
Your citizenship application status
Updated:March 3, 2022
Your citizenship application status: In progress
Your next steps (1)
1 new update(s)
Take the citizenship test
Citizenship test
Every case is different, this varies based on the local office processing your application, if it is online or paper application, it is regular or urgent processing, etc. Check the spreadsheet to get a sense of how others are doing in regards to the timeline. Regular processing times before COVID I think was around 2-6 months now with COVID and the backlog it could take many several months.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iXCMs0mYtJZwYTTIH3LDmHK1tgK7yqAgQ5Jfyxv7BEI/edit#gid=2093304809
Congratulations!!! What are the test window dates? And please let us know once you have received the official test invite email. Thanks