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September 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

felixtae

Star Member
Sep 4, 2013
199
13
Does anyone know if there is a way to follow up on th GCMS note requests? I made 2 requests and never got them?

By the way, if CIC does call us and I miss the calls, what would happen? I have been out of the country for a few months due to family matters and cannot access my Canadian phone.
 

endor

Star Member
Oct 21, 2016
65
37
Does anyone know if there is a way to follow up on th GCMS note requests? I made 2 requests and never got them?

By the way, if CIC does call us and I miss the calls, what would happen? I have been out of the country for a few months due to family matters and cannot access my Canadian phone.
Regarding GCMS notes, I've read it somewhere on this forum that nowadays it takes more than 1 month to receive it. Maybe send a webform to inquire.

Regarding phone calls, my guess would be that they will try other methods to contact you. Don't they use email for most things?
 

dok

Hero Member
Apr 20, 2014
426
85
Hi Guys - I got a ghost update on my profile today, the new tracker says last updated 4th March 2022, whereas I don't see any change in the activities in the tracker below.

I did give my 2nd FP to an agency on Mar 1st, but I doubt they would have updated it so quickly, considering RCMP sends the reports to IRCC by regular mail.

Any insights on this would be great! Thanks
You might get decision made soon! I had the same thing.
 

mimmica

Member
Jan 24, 2014
16
5
Update on Application: :)
Residence Location: Hamilton, ON
App Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1,189
App Sent: Dec 10th, 2020
App Delivered: Dec 14th, 2020
AOR: Feb 24th, 2021
BG verification completed: Apr 27th, 2021
Physical Presence completed: Dec 08th, 2021
Prohibitions completed: Dec 08th, 2021
Language Skills: Still In process
Citizenship test: Not started
Citizenship ceremony In Progress: Feb 28th, 2022
Online Oath ceremony invitation received on: 28th February
Take the Oath of Citizenship: You've been scheduled to attend your citizenship ceremony on March 17, 2022 :)
Email details received for oath ceremony next morning on: 1st March
 
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Hot2Cold

Champion Member
Nov 16, 2014
1,218
631
Hello, I have a question about the status of kids. All the sections except citizenship test and oath ceremony (not started) are in progress.
When will the status of kids get updated like adults? Or it will not get updated until oath ceremony of adults completed?
Thanks.
Kids' statuses get updated after the parent(s)'s status is updated after the oath.
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,066
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Update on Application: :)
Residence Location: Hamilton, ON
App Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1,189
App Sent: Dec 10th, 2020
App Delivered: Dec 14th, 2020
AOR: Feb 24th, 2021
BG verification completed: Apr 27th, 2021
Physical Presence completed: Dec 08th, 2021
Prohibitions completed: Dec 08th, 2021
Language Skills: Still In process
Citizenship test: Not started
Citizenship ceremony In Progress: Feb 28th, 2022
Online Oath ceremony invitation received on: 28th February
Take the Oath of Citizenship: You've been scheduled to attend your citizenship ceremony on March 17, 2022 :)
Email details received for oath ceremony next morning on: 1st March
You say your Language Skills are In Progress and the Test status is Not Started and you have already received the Oath invitation?

How is that possible? I assume there is a mistake somewhere.
 

snowy2015

Hero Member
Jan 2, 2016
498
33
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-10-15
Passport Req..
23-09-16
You say your Language Skills are In Progress and the Test status is Not Started and you have already received the Oath invitation?

How is that possible? I assume there is a mistake somewhere.
Applicants over 55 are not required to do the test. This is most likely the case.
 

Tnh

Star Member
Jan 21, 2016
119
47
When did you guys get email for citizenship ceremony?

I am scheduled for March 16 but no email yet
 

Mexontario

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2020
529
311
Windsor, ON
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
02-05-2014
Doc's Request.
23-06-2014
AOR Received.
04-06-2014
File Transfer...
23-06-2014
Med's Request
23-06-2014
Med's Done....
07-08-2014
Passport Req..
26-09-2014
VISA ISSUED...
18-11-2014
LANDED..........
04-04-2015
When did you guys get email for citizenship ceremony?

I am scheduled for March 16 but no email yet
You will get it 1 week before usually. If not, you will definitely get it 2-3 days before ceremony. If not, email them (to the address you received test invitation from) explaining your situation.
 
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whwidjaja

Star Member
Jun 7, 2017
71
13
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hello, this morning I just noticed that the status of physical presence and prohibitions was updated to Completed. This means everything but Ceremony, are not in Completed status. Any advice on what the next step is? I assume I should receive the invitation for Ceremony. Is this the case? If yes, how long will it take to receive the invitation for Ceremony? Thanks in advance.
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,786
Hello, this morning I just noticed that the status of physical presence and prohibitions was updated to Completed. This means everything but Ceremony, are not in Completed status. Any advice on what the next step is? I assume I should receive the invitation for Ceremony. Is this the case? If yes, how long will it take to receive the invitation for Ceremony? Thanks in advance.
The next step is oath ceremony. Nobody can tell you how soon you will get it. To avoid disappointment, assume it'll take a bare minimum of 3 months to get an oath date after Decision Made (which is your current status). Check the spreadsheet to see the recent timelines of your peers.
 

Hypatia

Star Member
Feb 22, 2014
64
19
Toronto, ON
Visa Office......
Scarborough, ON
App. Filed.......
15-06-2020
Hello, this morning I just noticed that the status of physical presence and prohibitions was updated to Completed. This means everything but Ceremony, are not in Completed status. Any advice on what the next step is? I assume I should receive the invitation for Ceremony. Is this the case? If yes, how long will it take to receive the invitation for Ceremony? Thanks in advance.
3-6 months it seems from the timelines here, but with the crisis in Afghanistan and now Ukraine, maybe even longer.
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,066
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Update:

I (and my wife) just got a new tracker update to Oath Ceremony - In Progress, scheduled for March 25, 2022.

This comes about 10 days after Decision Made.

This relatively quicker timeline could be either due to the Background Check of my wife expiring this week, or due to a request for Urgent Processing that I had made on 21st February (Category: Travel due to family health situation backed up by Medical and Travel docs)

I wish good luck to all who are waiting.
 
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nafiul.hyder

Newbie
Oct 27, 2017
7
10
Hello Everyone,

My online account has been updated on September 2021 setting me up for the citizenship oath ceremony on March 16th, 2022. However, I haven't received any further details from IRCC yet; no emails or invitation for the oath ceremony. Given that it's only 9 days away I am becoming a bit concerned.

From your experience, is it normal? if not, how would I contact IRCC about it?