December 2019 - Citizenship Application

[hungtington]

If you still want to attend your oath, you can ask the agent who will register you to expedite your certificate. I heard some people picked it up in person immediately after the oath pre-Omicron, and some received it 2-3 days after the oath by mail. But they may ask for a proof. The other option is to leave after the oath, and have someone mail it to you at your home country, and apply for the passport abroad. Keep in mind, if you have a job in Canada and want to return, this option may complicate things for you, because issuing the passport abroad in a local embassy may take months. Of course there is the last resort option to reschedule your oath until you return to re-enter Canada without any complications using your PR card.

I agree. The reason that I mentioned US is because there is a land border between them. For countries other than the US, if you want to return to canada, you need to board the plane, and without a passport, that doesn't seem to be possible. However, if a person shows up at a POE on the land border and claims to be a citizen/PR, even if a passport is not available, it is the officers' responsibility to verify that and decide whether to admit the person. I believe this was discussed in detail by @dpenabill in some threads.

Of course, this always creates more trouble than having a passport ready.

 

[TokyoH]

I just want to share that my citizenship journey with IRCC has been concluded. All the best of luck to those who are waiting. Hope your cases coming to an end very soon!

Here is my timelines

Location: Fredericton
Family of 4
Application sent: Dec 3, 2019
Application received: Dec 5, 2019
AOR: Dec 14, 2020
1st finger print requested: Mar 18, 2020
1st finger print received: Apr 21, 2020
Background verification updated to "Completed": Apr 22, 2020
Citizenship test updated to "In progress": Feb 22, 2021
Citizenship test request received: Feb 24, 2021
Citizenship test taken: Mar 4, 2021
Citizenship test updated to "Completed": Mar 5, 2021
Background verification updated back to "In progress": Apr 8, 2021
2nd finger print requested: Jul 15, 2021
2nd finger print received: Jul 21, 2021 (I anticipated that I would be asked for 2nd finger print so I used the old letter to get FP upfront)
Background verification updated to "Completed": Jul 22, 2021
Passport request letter: Sept 9, 2021
Passport submitted: Sept 10, 2021. They did not send us any acknowledgement of receipt. We waited until Nov 8, 2021, from our MP we found that IRCC did not have my passports on file. They suggested us to re-submit them
Passport re-submitted: Nov 9, 2021. They replied our email as acknowledgement of receipt.
Prohibitions, Physical presence, Language skills updated to "Completed": Jan 4, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "In progress": Jan 13, 2022
Citizenship Oath invitation received: Jan 17, 2022
Citizenship Oath taken: Jan 27, 2022
Oath forms submitted: Jan 27, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "Completed" and case updated to "Closed": Feb 7, 2022. According to IRCC, our citizenship certificates were dispatched on the same day.
Citizenship certificates received: Feb 18, 2022. The stamp on the envelope was dated as of Feb 15, 2022

 

[Bains87]

I just want to share that my citizenship journey with IRCC has been concluded. All the best of luck to those who are waiting. Hope your cases coming to an end very soon!

Here is my timelines

Location: Fredericton
Family of 4
Application sent: Dec 3, 2019
Application received: Dec 5, 2019
AOR: Dec 14, 2020
1st finger print requested: Mar 18, 2020
1st finger print received: Apr 21, 2020
Background verification updated to "Completed": Apr 22, 2020
Citizenship test updated to "In progress": Feb 22, 2021
Citizenship test request received: Feb 24, 2021
Citizenship test taken: Mar 4, 2021
Citizenship test updated to "Completed": Mar 5, 2021
Background verification updated back to "In progress": Apr 8, 2021
2nd finger print requested: Jul 15, 2021
2nd finger print received: Jul 21, 2021 (I anticipated that I would be asked for 2nd finger print so I used the old letter to get FP upfront)
Background verification updated to "Completed": Jul 22, 2021
Passport request letter: Sept 9, 2021
Passport submitted: Sept 10, 2021. They did not send us any acknowledgement of receipt. We waited until Nov 8, 2021, from our MP we found that IRCC did not have my passports on file. They suggested us to re-submit them
Passport re-submitted: Nov 9, 2021. They replied our email as acknowledgement of receipt.
Prohibitions, Physical presence, Language skills updated to "Completed": Jan 4, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "In progress": Jan 13, 2022
Citizenship Oath invitation received: Jan 17, 2022
Citizenship Oath taken: Jan 27, 2022
Oath forms submitted: Jan 27, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "Completed" and case updated to "Closed": Feb 7, 2022. According to IRCC, our citizenship certificates were dispatched on the same day.
Citizenship certificates received: Feb 18, 2022. The stamp on the envelope was dated as of Feb 15, 2022

Congratulations!!

 

[Hopeful007]

I just want to share that my citizenship journey with IRCC has been concluded. All the best of luck to those who are waiting. Hope your cases coming to an end very soon!

Here is my timelines

Location: Fredericton
Family of 4
Application sent: Dec 3, 2019
Application received: Dec 5, 2019
AOR: Dec 14, 2020
1st finger print requested: Mar 18, 2020
1st finger print received: Apr 21, 2020
Background verification updated to "Completed": Apr 22, 2020
Citizenship test updated to "In progress": Feb 22, 2021
Citizenship test request received: Feb 24, 2021
Citizenship test taken: Mar 4, 2021
Citizenship test updated to "Completed": Mar 5, 2021
Background verification updated back to "In progress": Apr 8, 2021
2nd finger print requested: Jul 15, 2021
2nd finger print received: Jul 21, 2021 (I anticipated that I would be asked for 2nd finger print so I used the old letter to get FP upfront)
Background verification updated to "Completed": Jul 22, 2021
Passport request letter: Sept 9, 2021
Passport submitted: Sept 10, 2021. They did not send us any acknowledgement of receipt. We waited until Nov 8, 2021, from our MP we found that IRCC did not have my passports on file. They suggested us to re-submit them
Passport re-submitted: Nov 9, 2021. They replied our email as acknowledgement of receipt.
Prohibitions, Physical presence, Language skills updated to "Completed": Jan 4, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "In progress": Jan 13, 2022
Citizenship Oath invitation received: Jan 17, 2022
Citizenship Oath taken: Jan 27, 2022
Oath forms submitted: Jan 27, 2022
Citizenship Oath updated to "Completed" and case updated to "Closed": Feb 7, 2022. According to IRCC, our citizenship certificates were dispatched on the same day.
Citizenship certificates received: Feb 18, 2022. The stamp on the envelope was dated as of Feb 15, 2022

Congrats!

I have some questions: do everyone give fingerprints? You need to go to police station or you can do yourself? Why they asked twice?
Also, why do they ask for passport? Is it a copy of it or the actual passport? Thanks

 

[CaBeaver]

Congrats!

I have some questions: do everyone give fingerprints? You need to go to police station or you can do yourself? Why they asked twice?
Also, why do they ask for passport? Is it a copy of it or the actual passport? Thanks

Not everyone gives fingerprints. I think the officer decides whether to give fingerprints or not. You can do it at accredited fingerprinting agencies located across Canada. For the passport pages, again, not everyone is asked to submit them. You send either scan copies or colored photocopies. They can ask either.

 

[Bains87]

What a Joke!!

"We are committed to processing all complete applications within the above time. Your application may be delayed or returned if it’s not complete.
Your processing time starts the day we receive your complete application and ends when we make a decision."

Citizenship grant applications – Adults and minors

• Our service standard: process applications within 12 months
• Our target: meet the standard for at least 80% of applications submitted
• Our performance in 2019‒2020: processed 65% of applications within the standard

 

[swat_25s]

Hi All,
is there anyone with same timeline as me?

• Jul 13, 2021: Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed
• Jul 2, 2021: Citizenship test scheduled
• Jun 22, 2021: Citizenship test status has been updated to in progress
• Jan 20, 2021: Background verification status has been updated to Completed
• Mar 9, 2020: We have received your application and have begun to process your application.
• File sent to CIC in December 2019

I have not heard back from CIC after my citizenship test since July 2021. Did anyone with same timeline get their OATH invitation?

 

[tsingh45]

I got my GCMS notes today and found below line :-

All supporting docs on paper file : No , still need color PPT copies

but they have not asked me to provide the PPT copies yet , should I wait for request? or upload the copies through web form?

As per the status everything in progress except Citizenship test.

 

[CaBeaver]

I got my GCMS notes today and found below line :-

All supporting docs on paper file : No , still need color PPT copies

but they have not asked me to provide the PPT copies yet , should I wait for request? or upload the copies through web form?

As per the status everything in progress except Citizenship test.

Prepare scanned and colored photocopies and wait for the email. They may ask either to attach scanned copies to the email, or send colored copies by mail. No one knows in advance which is it

 

[tsingh45]

Prepare scanned and colored photocopies and wait for the email. They may ask either to attach scanned copies to the email, or send colored copies by mail. No one knows in advance which is it

Thanks for the reply.
Do I need to do photocopies of all passport pages?

 

[CaBeaver]

Thanks for the reply.
Do I need to do photocopies of all passport pages?

Yes, all pages for all passports that were/are valid during the eligibility period, and translate any stamps that are not in English or French.

 

[Chittur]

We completed our oath on 28th February and today our application is officially closed on the new tracker and on ECAS!!! Hopefully we get our certificates within the next week or so.
Wishing and hoping that all the applications are completed soon, I can imagine how frustrating and tiring this process can be especially for 2019 applicants. Hoping the backlog can be cleared ASAP.

Family size: Family (3)
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence: 1116
App. Sent: December 2019
App. Delivered: December 2019
AOR: January 2020
In Process: March 2020
Online Test invite: March 12, 2021
Online Test Completed: March 23, 2021
Everything marked completed: November 18, 2021
Oath Invite: February 8th, 2021
Oath Date: February 28, 2021
File Closed: March 2nd, 2022

 

[Ryanpre3]

Hi All , do you know how long to get citizenship certificate? Will it around 2-4 weeks . Anytime before is possible?

 

[CaBeaver]

Hi All , do you know how long to get citizenship certificate? Will it around 2-4 weeks . Anytime before is possible?

Some get it in 3 days, but probably they asked for urgent processing

 

[Chittur]

Some get it in 3 days, but probably they asked for urgent processing

We received our certificates yesterday, 3 days after oath ceremony. We didn't request urgent processing, I think it comes down to when they ship and where you are located.