January 2021 - Citizenship Applicants

[marika89]

Finally: test invitation! Test window August 26 - September 16

 

[sknk89]

Finally: test invitation! Test window August 26 - September 16

Can you share your timeline?

 

[iamDinesh]

So this is the new info after the FP update:

Location: Toronto, ON
Application Type: Solo
Physical Presence Days: 1,189
App Sent Date: Jan 18 2021
App Delivered Date: In transit
5 Year Eligibility: Jan 18, 2016 - Jan 17, 2021

Fingerprints Received - 18th Aug
Background Verification - Completed on 19th Aug

 

[Gorbv.01]

Passed the test late in the evening on 23 Aug (20/20), results are reflected today as 24 Aug update.

 

[thatguyoverthere]

Good news! I have just been invited/scheduled to take the citizenship test between August 31 and September 21 - no interview nor passport pages asked, just straight to test invitation

Timeline
Submitted online - January 8, 2021
AOR - June 13, 2021
BG check completed - August 9, 2021
Test invitation - August 24, 2021
My city is Calgary.

 

[alex the king]

Good news! I have just been invited/scheduled to take the citizenship test between August 31 and September 21 - no interview nor passport pages asked, just straight to test invitation

Timeline
Submitted online - January 8, 2021
AOR - June 13, 2021
BG check completed - August 9, 2021
Test invitation - August 24, 2021
My city is Calgary.

They can ask for the Interview or Passport Pages after test as well. Paspsport will be asked to (some cases) to determine the information mismatch like the travel information or eligibility information AFAIK. Wish you good luck with the test. Concentrate on test for now.

 

[sknk89]

Good news! I have just been invited/scheduled to take the citizenship test between August 31 and September 21 - no interview nor passport pages asked, just straight to test invitation

Timeline
Submitted online - January 8, 2021
AOR - June 13, 2021
BG check completed - August 9, 2021
Test invitation - August 24, 2021
My city is Calgary.

Congrats. Did you receive any email for test invite or just a update on tracker?

 

[thatguyoverthere]

Congrats. Did you receive any email for test invite or just a update on tracker?

No email yet, just the update itself.

 

[Ramii]

Good news! I have just been invited/scheduled to take the citizenship test between August 31 and September 21 - no interview nor passport pages asked, just straight to test invitation

Timeline
Submitted online - January 8, 2021
AOR - June 13, 2021
BG check completed - August 9, 2021
Test invitation - August 24, 2021
My city is Calgary.

Congratulations, best of luck

 

[krishnat]

Hi,

I see there is an update (updated :Aug 24) on the new citizenship application tracker website but I don't see any updates in the detailed section..
is this sort of ghost update?

 

[heartcanada]

Passed the test late in the evening on 23 Aug (20/20), results are reflected today as 24 Aug update.

May I ask any tips for preparing the test?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

May I ask any tips for preparing the test?

Discover Canada is the main resource. Read the entire book at least once.

In addition to that, prepare using the following:

Notes from Discover Canada and Sample tests.

 

[Gorbv.01]

May I ask any tips for preparing the test?

In addition to great sources of info from @rajkamalmohanram I would add this:
1. carefully read the book at least once, noticing and marking in the book dates, persons and facts
2. after that install some decent testing application (not the free ones with few questions and lots of ads) . usually that costs few $$
3. pass tests in the application multiple times so that you could see where are your weak areas
4. read these parts of the book to improve scores
5. make more tests so that your score in each test would be at least 17 (better 18)
6. you are ready for the test

These apps aren't some sources of "secret" questions but rather smart questions based on the book, since the book is the only official source. You may train yourself without apps, but it is way easier with them.

The only question for me is how to answer to the questions that are outdated in the book (e.g. regarding population, number of electoral districts etc). Fortunately I did not have such questions, but I am not sure what to answer if for example the book says that there are 308 MPs and in fact there are 338 since 2013.

 

[alex the king]

In addition to great sources of info from @rajkamalmohanram I would add this:
1. carefully read the book at least once, noticing and marking in the book dates, persons and facts
2. after that install some decent testing application (not the free ones with few questions and lots of ads) . usually that costs few $$
3. pass tests in the application multiple times so that you could see where are your weak areas
4. read these parts of the book to improve scores
5. make more tests so that your score in each test would be at least 17 (better 18)
6. you are ready for the test

These apps aren't some sources of "secret" questions but rather smart questions based on the book, since the book is the only official source. You may train yourself without apps, but it is way easier with them.

The only question for me is how to answer to the questions that are outdated in the book (e.g. regarding population, number of electoral districts etc). Fortunately I did not have such questions, but I am not sure what to answer if for example the book says that there are 308 MPs and in fact there are 338 since 2013.

AFAIK, unless the question and answers are prepared by the program team memebers who are sleeping, i can strognly say that ambiguity is always avoided in every exam, in the sesne if the total MP's are 308 in the Book and the updated data for the # of MP's are 338, other than the pratice papers online( i strognly say they do not know the Pattern of the exams) can use both answers on the paper like

A) 230
B) 308
C) 298
D) 338

The above pattern of answers definately Incorrect format, the examiners who creates the question papers always try to avoid the issue of contesting for rght answer with ambiguity. So the best answers would be

A) 238
B) 398
C) 298
D) 338

or

A) 278
B) 308
C) 208
D) 378

When it comes to the IRCC, as they mentioned clearly the BOOK Discover Canada remains standard in case if there are 2 answers in the Question. As myself we 3 people did the test and there were no such ambiguity answers. That is the common method we use when we create a question paper to prevent dialogue. If anyone received such a question welcomed share the experience from IRCC Citizenship test. Thank you

 

[mihaifrim]

Hy , I just got an update today, that means they just start to process my application?

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on January 25, 2021.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on March 30, 2021.
3. We started processing your application on August 25, 2021.