January 2018 - Citizenship Applications

[patiently waiting here]

Hello there,
I would like to add my info to the spreadsheet:
ID : BaronTweedsmuir
App type : Family (2)
Location : Victoria
Physical presence : 1321 days
App sent : 03 January
App received : 08 January
AOR : 16 February
IP : 27 March
Thank you.

HI, I live in Victoria, and would apply from here. just wondering if you notified the IRCC office that you could travel to Vancouver for exam and oath. will that make the process faster?

 

[nov1061]

Hi everyone
I took my exam on Feb 28 and my profile has not been updated to DM. Does it sound normal? I thought it should take no more than couple of days!

thanks

Hi,
yes, it's normal. Somebody gets DM almost immediately while others are waiting days even months.

 

[HDPR]

D: HDPR
Location: Toronto, ON
App type: Family (2)

App Sent: Jan.5, 2018
App. Delivered : January 9, 2018
AOR: February 13, 2018
IP: March 21, 2018
14th Feb 2019 - Test Invite
27th Feb 2019 - Test date- Cleared
28th Feb 2019 - DM made
13th Mar 2019 - Oath Ceremony Invite
28th Mar 2019 - Finally the big day after a long wait!!!

Thank you everyone who has been part of this forum!!!!

 

[hasanabd]

It has been more than 13 months and still waiting for my test invite.
I have heard that some people are experiencing delays between 2 to 6 months over the usual 12 months processing time due to the office moving from Toronto to Scarborough sometime in July 2018. So there is backlog. Anybody else facing something similar?



Someone please update my below in tracker.

ID: hasanabd
Location: Toronto, ON
App type: Single

App sent: Jan 19, 2018
App delivered: Jan 22, 2018
AOR: Feb 21st, 2018
IP: March 23, 2018
FP Request: June 6, 2018
FP Sent: July 3, 2018
Test Invite: Still waiting???

 

[PurelyCanadian]

1) I am new to forum and can anyone tell me what when Mar 2019 applicant will receive AOR?

2) I also have one question that being March applicant and if my PR card is expiring in end of Aug so what should I do ? Send the application for renewal of PR card as well ?
(please note that I don’t have any plans to travel anywhere)

3) Seniors or experienced members please advise.

PLEASE ADVISE WHAT SHOULD I DO

 

[Owais Iqbal]

1) I am new to forum and can anyone tell me what when Mar 2019 applicant will receive AOR?

2) I also have one question that being March applicant and if my PR card is expiring in end of Aug so what should I do ? Send the application for renewal of PR card as well ?
(please note that I don’t have any plans to travel anywhere)

3) Seniors or experienced members please advise.

PLEASE ADVISE WHAT SHOULD I DO

It takes around 3 months for AOR

It depends. If you plan to travel then you should have a valid PR. Otherwise it's fine. Your PR status doesn't depend on the validity of the PR card.

 

[Canadian to the core]

I became a Canadian citizen yesterday! I just want to thank all the persons on this forum who made this wait bearable. Good luck to all who are still waiting.

Here is my timeline that can be added to the tracker to help with stats.

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on January 11, 2018.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on February 23, 2018.
3. We started processing your application on April 5, 2018.
4. We sent you correspondence on August 9, 2018. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required.
5. We sent you a notice on February 4, 2019 to appear and write the citizenship test on February 16, 2019 at 12:15 PM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.
   *Note: Citizenship and Immigration Canada does sometimes schedule events on Saturdays or Sundays.
   
   
6. We sent you a notice on February 22, 2019 to appear and take the oath of citizenship at the citizenship ceremony to be held on March 14, 2019 at 9:00 AM. The notice you will receive will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.
7. You became a Canadian citizen on March 14, 2019.

 

[bakkad2]

Experts,

Can anyone tell me how to link Citizenship application with GC key? When trying to link my application to GC key, the only options I see in the select category dropdown are : ETA, PR, PR CARD and 2 other. I don't see Citizenship as an option. Am I doing the right way?

 

[Quink]

Experts,

Can anyone tell me how to link Citizenship application with GC key? When trying to link my application to GC key, the only options I see in the select category dropdown are : ETA, PR, PR CARD and 2 other. I don't see Citizenship as an option. Am I doing the right way?

Nope, you're not. Citizenship applications are tracked through ECAS (https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/introduction.do?app=ecas).

Note that you won't see anything show up there until a few days after you have received your Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) email.

 

[hcyrusr]

Hi everyone
I took my exam on Feb 28 and my profile has not been updated to DM. Does it sound normal? I thought it should take no more than couple of days!

thanks

I took the test in Oct 2018 and still in process ...

 

[Fallen_Warrior]

It has been more than 13 months and still waiting for my test invite.
I have heard that some people are experiencing delays between 2 to 6 months over the usual 12 months processing time due to the office moving from Toronto to Scarborough sometime in July 2018. So there is backlog. Anybody else facing something similar?



Someone please update my below in tracker.

ID: hasanabd
Location: Toronto, ON
App type: Single

App sent: Jan 19, 2018
App delivered: Jan 22, 2018
AOR: Feb 21st, 2018
IP: March 23, 2018
FP Request: June 6, 2018
FP Sent: July 3, 2018
Test Invite: Still waiting???

13+ month and still no test invite

 

[SANAGhada]

Where is your location office

 

[hasanabd]

Where is your location office

I applied in Toronto and my application was at the Toronto office. Apparently, the entire Toronto office moved to Scarborough sometime in July 2018. So now my application is in Scarborough.

 

[freek4iphone]

Completed 16 months. Still waiting for a test invite. Contacted the local MP, he basically said, we can't help you if no one is dying. In the meanwhile same standard replies from IRCC. GCMS shows everything is "not started" status.

No light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[Pch82]

my application shows Mar 21, 2018 started processing... not a word about Test invite. I sent in my application Jan 9 2018, AOR Feb 19. My friend applied in Nov 2017 and he got his done in 8 months. This is really frustrating. I mean GCMS doesn't really help anyway, but i guess it's good to know for sure that they haven't done anything. I also contacted my lawyer and see if she can give me some insight in current situation at the Scarborough office. My life is kind on hold because of this. How annoying.