December 2022 - Citizenship Applicants

[Rp1212]

Good news applicants. We will be able to take online oath without presence of an authorized person (Judge) so we mostly wont have to wait for the oath date and letter for months (except Ottawa and Niagara office as they are slow as a sloth). This will mostly start from June.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/acts-regulations/forward-regulatory-plan/list/amendments-citizenship-regulations-flexibility-oath.html

 

[derkdsou]

Def interesting to see how quickly this will be rolled out. The consultation period just ended; they still have to pass the amendment making it law. Wouldn't it suck to be invited on May 31 to take the oath sometime in July, while someone on June 1 gets invited to do it themselves the next day.

Good news applicants. We will be able to take online oath without presence of an authorized person (Judge) so we mostly wont have to wait for the oath date and letter for months (except Ottawa and Niagara office as they are slow as a sloth). This will mostly start from June.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/acts-regulations/forward-regulatory-plan/list/amendments-citizenship-regulations-flexibility-oath.html

 

[shiremag]

Def interesting to see how quickly this will be rolled out. The consultation period just ended; they still have to pass the amendment making it law. Wouldn't it suck to be invited on May 31 to take the oath sometime in July, while someone on June 1 gets invited to do it themselves the next day.

This change is being promulgated by an amendment to regulations and does not need an act of parliament to affect the change. This regulation comes into affect as soon as it is registered after the comment period (along with amendments) in the Canada Gazette. So, it will be much faster than the time it takes for a bill to become law by an act of parliament

 

[derkdsou]

The more you know! Sweet - be nice for it to apply from May already. It's the only practical way forward to process hundreds of thousands of citizenship applications every year.

This change is being promulgated by an amendment to regulations and does not need an act of parliament to affect the change. This regulation comes into affect as soon as it is registered after the comment period (along with amendments) in the Canada Gazette. So, it will be much faster than the time it takes for a bill to become law by an act of parliament

 

[elagoli]

Quick update:


Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1150
Application: Family (2)
Application sent: 09/12/2022
AOR: 28/12/2022
BG Completed: 11/02/2023
Test Invite: 23/02/2023
Test Taken: 03/03/2023
Citizenship Test Completed: 30/03/2023

 

[skdubai]

BG complete on 28th March. AOR 21st Feb

 

[psahanj]

How do people know their application office with online submission?

 

[northern sunshine]

How do people know their application office with online submission?

The test invitation comes from an office-specific email address, so most people use this email address as an indication of which office their application has been sent to.

 

[Sali20]

Congrat! May I ask that why there is a fix day for test (Apr 3)? I assume it will be a test window which you can pick a day within it? thanks!

yes the windows start from 03- April to 24th April

 

[Crypto_gotme]

I see the test invite in the tracker but I have not received the official email from CIC or the testing authority. Is this normal?

 

[Bull2013]

yes the windows start from 03- April to 24th April

Thank you! I was afraid of having to take the test in a specific day as I have not prepared anything ^_^

 

[jonnn22]

I see the test invite in the tracker but I have not received the official email from CIC or the testing authority. Is this normal?

I got the email next day.

 

[yyzstudent]

The test invitation comes from an office-specific email address, so most people use this email address as an indication of which office their application has been sent to.

That seems to not be a completely accurate way to ID your processing office. Some have received emails from Vancouver when the processing is done in Niagara Falls, for example.

 

[marygbrasil]

Wow, these applications are moving so much quicker than they were last year! My test invite took 8 months after submission… I don’t know if you can apply for urgent processing of the passport until after you become a citizen though. It took me 4 months to go from writing the test to taking the oath.

 

[skidmarkz]

I think i am the only one papers based in Dec whose application is process since i reqeust for Urgetn processing. Will keep you posted on other steps as well

Timeline
Application Type Paper based
Application delivered: Dec 12, 2022
AOR: Feb 15, 2023
In progress: Feb 18, 2023
Urgent Process reqeust , March 23 2023
Urgent Process request letter MArch 28 2023
GU Updated March 28 2023
BGC completed: March 23, 2023
2GU Updates March30203

Test invitation:Waiting
Test Marked Completed:Waiting
Language:Waiting
Prohibitions:Waiting
Physical Presence:Waiting
Decision made:Waiting
Oath Letter Date:Waiting
Oath Ceremony:Waiting

HI, how did you request for urgent processing? What would be the reason to do so?
Thx