January 2022 - Citizenship Applications

[SszZTkmZ]

It is been long time, i have submitted my application (urgent processing) family of 4. no update no update.

Application Delivered - 5th sept 2022
AOR- 15th sept 2022
BG completed- 23th sept 2022 (husband) wife still pending
General update - October 7 2022
General update - December 16 2022

Expert advice please.

reason for urgent processing?

 

[shiremag]

It is been long time, i have submitted my application (urgent processing) family of 4. no update no update.

Application Delivered - 5th sept 2022
AOR- 15th sept 2022
BG completed- 23th sept 2022 (husband) wife still pending
General update - October 7 2022
General update - December 16 2022

Expert advice please.

This is the January 2022 thread. Please continue posting in the September 2022 thread going forward:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/september-2022-citizenship-applicants.776436/

 

[a303]

are all oath ceremonies in person now days??

 

[wink]

are all oath ceremonies in person now days??

No, still majority of them seems to be online.

 

[iluvtomorrowland]

Oath done. Now waiting for the certificate. Here is my timeline:

Processing office - Scarborough
Application - Single Online
Application sent - Jan 6, 2022
Application Received - Jan 6, 2022
AOR - Feb 28, 2022
In-Progress - Mar 1, 2022
GU - Sep 8, 2022
BG complete - Sep 9, 2022
Test invitation in tracker - Sep 19, 2022
Test window - Sep 23 - Oct 13
Test email received - Sep 21, 2022
Test given - Sep 26, 2022
Test completed in tracker - Sep 27, 2022
Language, Prohibition and physical presence - Nov 16, 2022
Oath invite in tracker- Nov 28, 2022
Oath email - Dec 21, 2022
Oath taken- Jan 5, 2023
Application approved and closed in tracker - Jan 7, 2023

 

[hello-world]

Do you know if that applicant have Vancouver as their processing office? My test invite came from Vancouver.

I messaged them and their test invite came from ircc.dnpntcitscheduling-planificationcitptnrn.ircc@cic.gc.ca which is the Prairie North West territories office?

 

[Calgarybabe]

Oath done. Now waiting for the certificate. Here is my timeline:

Processing office - Scarborough
Application - Single Online
Application sent - Jan 6, 2022
Application Received - Jan 6, 2022
AOR - Feb 28, 2022
In-Progress - Mar 1, 2022
GU - Sep 8, 2022
BG complete - Sep 9, 2022
Test invitation in tracker - Sep 19, 2022
Test window - Sep 23 - Oct 13
Test email received - Sep 21, 2022
Test given - Sep 26, 2022
Test completed in tracker - Sep 27, 2022
Language, Prohibition and physical presence - Nov 16, 2022
Oath invite in tracker- Nov 28, 2022
Oath email - Dec 21, 2022
Oath taken- Jan 5, 2023
Application approved and closed in tracker - Jan 7, 2023

Congratulations

 

[Sepidnour]

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Appl: January 15, 2022
AOR: March 2, 2022
BG Verified: Sep 20, 2022
TEST in progress - Sep 27th 2022
Test invite: Oct 3rd, 2022 (window October 3, 2022 and October 24, 2022)
Test taken: October 23rd 2022
Test completed: Oct 28th 2022
Language, prohibition & physical presence completed - Nov 9th 2022
Ghost Update - Dec 16th 2022
Ceremony - Not Started everything else completed since Nov 9th 2022

Not sure how long do we have to wait!!

Anyone else still waiting for Cermony from Vancouver office with the same timelines as mine?

We have almost the exact same timelines…i’ve got a gohst update on Dec 16 as well (only showing up in my profile- no emails). Still waiting …

 

[kitu123]

We have almost the exact same timelines…i’ve got a gohst update on Dec 16 as well (only showing up in my profile- no emails). Still waiting …

I am in the same boat, Vancouver applicant. Applied on jan 3 2022.

 

[chanakyashah]

We have almost the exact same timelines…i’ve got a gohst update on Dec 16 as well (only showing up in my profile- no emails). Still waiting …

The 16th Dec was a system update or something. A lot of folks got it in the same timeframe.

 

[firstax]

Not sure what is taking so long for them to schedule oath after everything is completed

The truth is IRCC is not answerable to anyone so they do as they please. How difficult is it to maybe take out time to organize massive oath ceremonies to clear out the backlog? IRCC is now letting in a record amount of permanent residents, so in like 3 years when they are eligible for citizenship, the system may have collapsed as IRCC cannot plan for any minor interruption.

There are like 20 plus offices in Canada so if each office does 2 ceremonies a day for 300 persons for 21 working days in January, you'll have 264000 persons receiving their citizenship. They can even do half of the amount and still come out in a good shape. I wish there was a way to effect change.

 

[fastfood]

The truth is IRCC is not answerable to anyone so they do as they please. How difficult is it to maybe take out time to organize massive oath ceremonies to clear out the backlog? IRCC is now letting in a record amount of permanent residents, so in like 3 years when they are eligible for citizenship, the system may have collapsed as IRCC cannot plan for any minor interruption.

There are like 20 plus offices in Canada so if each office does 2 ceremonies a day for 300 persons for 21 working days in January, you'll have 264000 persons receiving their citizenship. They can even do half of the amount and still come out in a good shape. I wish there was a way to effect change.

https://www.cicnews.com/2022/10/ircc-aims-to-grant-citizenship-to-300000-people-this-fiscal-year-1031415.html/amp

If this is true then we should expect mass ceremonies to be scheduled before end of March.

 

[Zain.Lugo]

Fiscal year is Jan - Dec. As its just start of the year, they have 11 months to achieve target.

Fiscal is April to Mar so they have 3 months now

 

[dny0821]

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Appl: January 15, 2022
AOR: March 2, 2022
BG Verified: Sep 20, 2022
TEST in progress - Sep 27th 2022
Test invite: Oct 3rd, 2022 (window October 3, 2022 and October 24, 2022)
Test taken: October 23rd 2022
Test completed: Oct 28th 2022
Language, prohibition & physical presence completed - Nov 9th 2022
Ghost Update - Dec 16th 2022
Ceremony - Not Started everything else completed since Nov 9th 2022

Not sure how long do we have to wait!!

Anyone else still waiting for Cermony from Vancouver office with the same timelines as mine?

nice! i did my exam earlier but no update for me since exam passed :/

 

[forw.jane]

Fiscal is April to Mar so they have 3 months now

In 9 months they did 116K and planning to do 184K in 3 months. Looks like a crazy target.