Any Edmonton 2019-2020 Applicants get Online Testing invite?

[felixtae]

Please type Canadian Citizenship Test on FB search and try to find the page.
Dont bother asking CIC to put your application on hold for an year. The way things are now, they are holding our applications as is for more than an year.

I think I saw that we have to report to CIC for any trips abroad more than 2 weeks. Does it affect our application? I accepted a contract position abroad for 1 year from this coming October.

 

[nagarjun rao]

I think I saw that we have to report to CIC for any trips abroad more than 2 weeks. Does it affect our application? I accepted a contract position abroad for 1 year from this coming October.

You have to be physically present in Canada if you want to take the test and oath. When did you apply? I dont think we need to update IRCC if you make more than 2 weeks trip to abroad.

 

[felixtae]

You have to be physically present in Canada if you want to take the test and oath. When did you apply? I dont think we need to update IRCC if you make more than 2 weeks trip to abroad.

I applied last September, it is shown they started processing in February. If it is approved before next October, my family might encounter other problems back in our country. It says here, on the CIC website, that we should contact them if leaving the country in a row. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/after-apply-next-steps.html

I am wondering if it would jeopardize the application if I leave the country for more than 2 years without informing CIC.

 

[simons]

online applicant Dec 10 2020(No-urgent), received Test invitation from Edmonton office on March 11 2021.

 

[nagarjun rao]

I applied last September, it is shown they started processing in February. If it is approved before next October, my family might encounter other problems back in our country. It says here, on the CIC website, that we should contact them if leaving the country in a row. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/after-apply-next-steps.html

I am wondering if it would jeopardize the application if I leave the country for more than 2 years without informing CIC.

It wouldn't effect your application. Please make sure you keep your permanent resident status active until you attain the Citizenship.

 

[bilalsaeed]

I am an applicant from October 2019 and still waiting for test. Hoping to get it as soon as possible

 

[Omegabyte]

online applicant Dec 10 2020(No-urgent), received Test invitation from Edmonton office on March 11 2021.

They can process the online applications from home. Paper applications are considered "Protected B" and cannot leave the desk of the IRCC agent without special permission. If that agent doesn't go into the office or only goes on infrequently, little to nothing gets done.

 

[bilalsaeed]

Any updates guys?

 

[Omegabyte]

Any updates guys?

No. I did get my GCMS notes this week, and my file hasn't been opened since August 8 of last year.

 

[abrakadabra]

They can process the online applications from home. Paper applications are considered "Protected B" and cannot leave the desk of the IRCC agent without special permission. If that agent doesn't go into the office or only goes on infrequently, little to nothing gets done.

that makes sense...but it is a complete BS

 

[Omegabyte]

that makes sense...but it is a complete BS

Agreed. I've also had a report from a reliable source that the Edmonton office is very lightly staffed (perhaps no more than 3 agents), and Citizenship applications are at the very bottom of the priority list (I can't verify that, so it's not much more than a rumor - please take with a grain of salt...).

 

[Das67]

Agreed. I've also had a report from a reliable source that the Edmonton office is very lightly staffed (perhaps no more than 3 agents), and Citizenship applications are at the very bottom of the priority list (I can't verify that, so it's not much more than a rumor - please take with a grain of salt...).

There is a high chance that what you are saying is true. My friend's wife is a citizenship and passport agent here in Edmonton office , we had a chat last week. She is supposed to be ''working'' from home to stay safe from covid-19 but guess what, she is also working part time at a restaurant now and being in contact with the public. How logical is this?

 

[Spartan73]

Applied june 2020. Aor November 12,2020 . In process since Dec 12 2020. No news after that

 

[Omegabyte]

There is a high chance that what you are saying is true. My friend's wife is a citizenship and passport agent here in Edmonton office , we had a chat last week. She is supposed to be ''working'' from home to stay safe from covid-19 but guess what, she is also working part time at a restaurant now and being in contact with the public. How logical is this?

There is no logic to what's going on...

 

[novascotia27]

They can process the online applications from home. Paper applications are considered "Protected B" and cannot leave the desk of the IRCC agent without special permission. If that agent doesn't go into the office or only goes on infrequently, little to nothing gets done.

This is incorrect, the entire paper application is scanned and uploaded on GCMS. The paper application is then archived by a third-party government contractor who keeps it for five years after a decision is made on the application. Therefore, officers could still work from home on paper application from the GCMS but it is just inconvenient since they don’t have the hard copy application on hand.