October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[gafmak]

it's supposed to be 30 days

When requesting the GCMS notes, I chose the free option (not $5 fee). I wonder that affects the processing time...

 

[USProgrammer]

When requesting the GCMS notes, I chose the free option (not $5 fee). I wonder that affects the processing time...

I haven't seen them charge the $5 fee in a long time. I didn't see an option to pay.

 

[greenelle]

When requesting the GCMS notes, I chose the free option (not $5 fee). I wonder that affects the processing time...

i didnt pay anything and tbh dont see why anyone should. i'm not sure why some notes come out fast and others dont. i ordered gcms notes from CBSA march 20th and IRCC march 10th. I'm still waiting for the IRCC one but got CBSA in 12 days.

 

[USProgrammer]

I ordered GCMS from IRCC, CSIS, and CBSA all on April 7. I'll update here when I get any/all.

 

[moman21]

I haven't seen them charge the $5 fee in a long time. I didn't see an option to pay.

Privacy Act = free but you need to be requesting your own stuff
Freedom of Information Sct = $5 and that's when you're requesting on behalf of someone, usually a non PR or Citizen.
I don't know why they take someone's money when they know it should go under the privacy act

 

[moman21]

When requesting the GCMS notes, I chose the free option (not $5 fee). I wonder that affects the processing time...

No, it doesn't impact the 30 day timeframe. However agencies are allowed to extend 1x to a maximum of 60 days. They have to notify you about the extension before the initial 30 days are up.

 

[wisetrack]

Completed my interview on April 3rd and everything went well. Language and Physical Presence now show green/completed, but Prohibitions still shows 'In Progress'. Anyone else in the same boat with only Prohibition left?

Timeline:
Type: Online
Location: Waterloo
VO: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1180
Application sent: October 24, 2024
AOR: November 6, 2024
Tracker: November 8, 2024
Test Invite: January 8, 2025
Test Taken: January 15, 2025
Test Complete in Tracker: January 17, 2025
Ghost Update: February 6, 2025
Fingerprint Request: February 5, 2025
Fingerprints Submitted; February 6, 2025
Background Complete: February 28, 2025
Interview Required update on tracker: Mar 7, 2025
Interview Date: Apr 3, 2025
Physical Presence completed: Apr 3, 2025
Langauge Completed: Apr 3, 2025
Prohibition: In progress

 

[wisetrack]

Completed my interview on April 3rd and everything went well. Language and Physical Presence now show green/completed, but Prohibitions still shows 'In Progress'. Anyone else in the same boat with only Prohibition left?

Timeline:
Prohibition: In progress

Update - Prohibitions is now completed as well.

 

[nitinmall]

Anybody got any updates, mine is stuck with language and prohibitions for my wife's file. My profile everything is completed except the oath ceremony. I believe it is waiting for my wife's update as we applied as a group. But no updates what so ever on my wife's application since Jan 27th. Vancouver office. Gave citizenship test in Dec, received Biometrics request for my wife in Jan and that was the last thing updated as complete in Jan. Anybody with similar timeline and got any updates ?

 

[yycside]

Completed my interview on April 3rd and everything went well. Language and Physical Presence now show green/completed, but Prohibitions still shows 'In Progress'. Anyone else in the same boat with only Prohibition left?

Timeline:
Type: Online
Location: Waterloo
VO: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1180
Application sent: October 24, 2024
AOR: November 6, 2024
Tracker: November 8, 2024
Test Invite: January 8, 2025
Test Taken: January 15, 2025
Test Complete in Tracker: January 17, 2025
Ghost Update: February 6, 2025
Fingerprint Request: February 5, 2025
Fingerprints Submitted; February 6, 2025
Background Complete: February 28, 2025
Interview Required update on tracker: Mar 7, 2025
Interview Date: Apr 3, 2025
Physical Presence completed: Apr 3, 2025
Langauge Completed: Apr 3, 2025
Prohibition: In progress

Can I ask what kind of question they asked?

 

[Andrijana]

Got my citizenship certificate, less than 24 hrs after a ceremony

 

[srinianurag90]

@Andrijana Many congratulations! Could you please let know how many hours later did you receive the instructions email and do we get another email for the certificate? Thank you!

 

[USProgrammer]

Got my citizenship certificate, less than 24 hrs after a ceremony

Congrats!

 

[Andrijana]

@Andrijana Many congratulations! Could you please let know how many hours later did you receive the instructions email and do we get another email for the certificate? Thank you!

So I emailed them the oath form less than an hour after the ceremony ended. Got a certificate email at 10:30 pm that day. Checked for a certificate at 9 am next morning - nothing. Then checked again at ~11 am and it was there.

 

[wisetrack]

Can I ask what kind of question they asked?

It was generic in my case, they verified all the documents I had submitted, and went over my application confirming all the details - travel, work, physical presence, etc.