December 2022 - Citizenship Applicants

[bbmoi]

Is your BG still in progress?

COMPLETED

 

[manjocan]

New entrant to this race:

ID: manojcan
Location: Saskatoon
Physical Presence Days: 1150
App Type: Family (3) Paper
Application Sent: 10 Dec 2022
Application Received: 15 Dec 2023
AOR : 1 Feb 2023
In Progress: 18 Feb 2023

Thanks @shiremag for adding me to the spreadsheet

 

[Eriochrome]

Type: Online Application
Location: Hinton
Physical Presence: >1095 Days
Application: Single
Application Sent: December 17, 2022
Application Delivered: December 17, 2022
AOR: January 6, 2023
Background Completed: February 14, 2023
Test Invite Received: February 27, 2023
Test Completed: March 22, 2023

 

[skidmarkz]

GU today for me 25mar2023

 

[SingYeah]

Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1199
Application: Single
Application sent: Dec 17 2022
Delivered: Dec 17 2022
AOR Received: Jan 9 2023
Background Check Complete: Feb 16 2023
Test Invite Received: Mar 06 2023
Citizenship Test Completed: Mar 25 2023

 

[Mikana]

Please add to the tracker:
20 March background completed.
23 March test invitation.

 

[kyra15734]

Finally saw the test invite update on the tracker account. Haven't received an email yet with instructions. The test window is Mar 31, 2023-Apr 20, 2023. Need to wait for the email, and let them know that I want to take the test from the US. Hopefully, that doesn't increase the processing time of downstream steps. Timelines below:

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1122
Application: Single
Application sent: Dec 28 2022
Delivered: Dec 28 2022
AOR Received: Jan 13 2023
Background Check Complete: Mar 9 2023
Test Invite Update on Tracker: Mar 23 2023
Yet to receive the test invite email.

 

[matthewctrl]

Completed the test today online. My camera disconnected on the last question (?) and it logged me out. Logged back in to finish it off with a minute or so. I had 3 questions to review when it disconnected so hopefully they don’t think thats suspicious

 

[Samfswquery]

Just a curious question, May be I am missing something here as I only follow this group and nothing else,

‘Why are people in this group is surprised or expecting LPP to finish soon, I am assuming most people who applied in December would have sone their test recently in March or Feb, so why the expectation?
My assumption is that it takes 4-6 months to get your Oath done after you had done your Test.

Can someone clarify if they know something I am missing?

 

[Redbritman]

Just a curious question, May be I am missing something here as I only follow this group and nothing else,

‘Why are people in this group is surprised or expecting LPP to finish soon, I am assuming most people who applied in December would have sone their test recently in March or Feb, so why the expectation?
My assumption is that it takes 4-6 months to get your Oath done after you had done your Test.

Can someone clarify if they know something I am missing?

I enjoy the ones who are going on vacation in May and think they’ll have their passport by then…. Or the ones complaining their file is moving slow when they applied 3 months ago. There’s others who’ve been waiting 2 years or more.

 

[KarRml]

I enjoy the ones who are going on vacation in May and think they’ll have their passport by then…. Or the ones complaining their file is moving slow when they applied 3 months ago. There’s others who’ve been waiting 2 years or more.

your name is not showing in the Dec 2022 thread, I don't understand why you are dropping pointless comments here

 

[tvm0471]

Just a curious question, May be I am missing something here as I only follow this group and nothing else,

‘Why are people in this group is surprised or expecting LPP to finish soon, I am assuming most people who applied in December would have sone their test recently in March or Feb, so why the expectation?
My assumption is that it takes 4-6 months to get your Oath done after you had done your Test.

Can someone clarify if they know something I am missing?

The primary reason the expectation been high is comparing to the covid years,is the fact that BG Update and test updates are coming in like 3 months, which used to take 6-8 months before, and whole process was like 12-24 months.

IRCC time line still says 23 months for citizenship applications, so the expectation is way too high for LPP. IRCC prioritize now within Canada applications to reduce the backlog , these are my assumptions only, based on the gazette
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2023/2023-02-25/html/reg1-eng.html . If that is approved the process will be quicker.

The average time line if you see the tracker shows that its on a downward trend and people applied on Aug/ Sep are getting Oath dates.
If this trend is on going we can expect LPP's for Dec applicants to be done by May-July. Oaths by Aug-Sep.
Realistically speaking i think 10-12 months is an average time and anything below that should be considered as a bonus.

 

[eeedith]

Just a curious question, May be I am missing something here as I only follow this group and nothing else,

‘Why are people in this group is surprised or expecting LPP to finish soon, I am assuming most people who applied in December would have sone their test recently in March or Feb, so why the expectation?
My assumption is that it takes 4-6 months to get your Oath done after you had done your Test.

Can someone clarify if they know something I am missing?

If you look at the tracker, you will see the processing time has been reduced, at least for some cases (check out september, october, november month's trend)

 

[skidmarkz]

hi guys , usually after RCMP released fingerprints result without any finding problem and citizenship test taken, what else issues that can get our application rejected?

and how many more months do we need until the oath?

thank you very much

 

[Samfswquery]

The primary reason the expectation been high is comparing to the covid years,is the fact that BG Update and test updates are coming in like 3 months, which used to take 6-8 months before, and whole process was like 12-24 months.

IRCC time line still says 23 months for citizenship applications, so the expectation is way too high for LPP. IRCC prioritize now within Canada applications to reduce the backlog , these are my assumptions only, based on the gazette
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2023/2023-02-25/html/reg1-eng.html . If that is approved the process will be quicker.

The average time line if you see the tracker shows that its on a downward trend and people applied on Aug/ Sep are getting Oath dates.
If this trend is on going we can expect LPP's for Dec applicants to be done by May-July. Oaths by Aug-Sep.
Realistically speaking i think 10-12 months is an average time and anything below that should be considered as a bonus.

Well that’s different but even after COVID times you cannot expect to get your passport within 1 month of your test being complete, I know a few people who’s timelines were exceptional and still they got the passport after 3 months of the test,

But May be I get your point, this comparison with precovid times and the human nature to expect more and more (because our first few steps went faster) seems like the reasons for the impatience, Well I will be happy if I or anyone else receives it faster but for now I will hibernate happily for next 3-4 months, Good Luck