That's funny, I've applied for citizenship before you even landed here and I'm still waiting for the effin citizenship test... What I would tell him if I met him? Hmmm, that's a really, really good question...
There's some activity on twitter around these RQ delays, maybe we could join and add more voices, maybe really contact the press and probably the opposition, maybe they would care about us a bit more, maybe not, who knows...
I contacted both the MP and Chris Alexander as well as requested the ATIP and contacted the local CIC office, all with the same result. ATIP shows that the file was just "sitting there" for the most part, they just do nothing.
CIC Office: St. Clair
Application Date: September 2011
In Process Date: April 2012
Test Date: still no test
RQ Date if different: August 2013
Oath Date : n/a
CJ Interview date if Applicable: n/a
Reason for RQ if known or best estimate: self-employed and recent documents
I know someone who also applied in 2011 and just got a third! fingerprint request, after the test.
And I've applied in 2011 too, didn't get a FP request, but got an RQ and still waiting for the test, for more than 3 years now...
Yes, that's exactly what's happening. I for one applied almost 38 months ago and still waiting for the test to be scheduled and RQ to be reviewed, but the STIP reports show that the file just stays there, no progress.
Yes, it is propaganda, I've applied more than 37 months ago and still didn't even get my test scheduled, my application was marked "test ready" in april 2012, but no processing has been done till I contacted the call centre in june 2013, after that I got and RQ in august 2013, no further...