January 2022 - Citizenship Applications

[opotato]

I had my oath ceremony today!

 

[shimnui1]

As of October 2022, IRCC realized that they have a backlog of 360,000 files pending for citizenship grant. That is when few experts suggested that there should be a better approach to tackle the situation. So they come up with an approach of skipping the Oath ceremony in the presence of Judge. Meaning the applicant who is waiting for an Oath ceremony would receive an email to Opt the mode of Oath ceremony. 1) In presence of Judges (Virtual) 2) A simple click of consent that the Oath is completed. It was called out that the 2 approach would save 3 months. Based on this suggestion there was a survey opened to public to understand what they would poll for. That survey ran until 27th March 2023. For sure they might have the outcome by now.

I am anticipating that if there are no Oath emails coming in - there is something big that's gonna change the Oath process.

Yeah true, but that is not going to be in force before June 2023, whatever the decision is. This delay, though, in scheduling Oaths feels different.
If anyone is interested here, here is the link to the Gazette regarding the Oath Ceremony.
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2023/2023-02-25/html/reg1-eng.html

 

[chanakyashah]

Do we have anyone waiting for more than 6 months, from the time you completed your test?

I’m on my 6 month from test.

 

[sammoe]

Update for the admin: I took the test on the 31st of March, and the tracker status was updated to "completed" today on April 04.

 

[inderbirdeol]

Do we have anyone waiting for more than 6 months, from the time you completed your test?

I completed my citizenship test Sep 26, 2022 and LPP was updated to completed Jan 26 2023.
Waiting since then....
How do you find out your processing office?

 

[RandomUser514]

I completed my citizenship test Sep 26, 2022 and LPP was updated to completed Jan 26 2023.
Waiting since then....
How do you find out your processing office?

You should able to find this information from the email address that you received test invite. Just check that address and then search it in the forum!

 

[marygbrasil]

I was a February 2022 applicant and I was never aware of anything that allows you to skip the oath ceremony. Everyone I know had to do the oath ceremony in-person or virtually, including myself. It took me 4 months to go from taking my test to going to the ceremony - seems to be the average amount of time people that applied in early 2022 had to wait. But I’ve heard they’re processing the newer cases quicker. Either way, you can check for yourself in this tracker I was using. https://myimmitracker.com/en/ca/trackers/canadian-citizenship-processing-tracker. The 2022 cases are 50/50 - some are PPR and some are still waiting on the oath letter

 

[sivabukka]

I was a February 2022 applicant and I was never aware of anything that allows you to skip the oath ceremony. Everyone I know had to do the oath ceremony in-person or virtually, including myself. It took me 4 months to go from taking my test to going to the ceremony - seems to be the average amount of time people that applied in early 2022 had to wait. But I’ve heard they’re processing the newer cases quicker. Either way, you can check for yourself in this tracker I was using. https://myimmitracker.com/en/ca/trackers/canadian-citizenship-processing-tracker. The 2022 cases are 50/50 - some are PPR and some are still waiting on the oath letter

In 2 days I will be completing 6 months from my test date. LPP remains Inprogress/Not started. The agents confirmed that my file is not Non-routine. Lets see if some miracle would happen in next 2 days.

 

[flipper11]

In 2 days I will be completing 6 months from my test date. LPP remains Inprogress/Not started. The agents confirmed that my file is not Non-routine. Lets see if some miracle would happen in next 2 days.

I have passed the 4 months mark 2 days ago.

miracles for everyone who has application in the stuck mode.

 

[inderbirdeol]

You should able to find this information from the email address that you received test invite. Just check that address and then search it in the forum!

I checked the email I received for the citizenship test and it mentions Niagara IRCC. Is there any contact info available for them so I can get an update. Been waiting more than 6 months now since I gave my test. LPP completed Jan 26, 2023

 

[opotato]

New update today, my tracker now shows application closed after the oath on Monday. Hopefully I receive my certificate soon.

 

[hello-world]

LPP updated today.

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Physical Presence Days: 1,103
No of Applicants: Single
Application sent: January 11, 2022
Application delivered: January 11, 2022
AOR: March 1, 2022
In Progress: March 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022, September 23, 2022
FP request: October 14, 2022
FP submitted: October 19, 2022
FP received: November 16, 2022
BG Verified: November 28, 2022
Test invite: December 5, 2022 (Test window - December 12, 2022 - January 2, 2023)
Test taken: December 31, 2022
Test completed: January 5, 2023
Passport request scans: January 13, 2023
Passport scans sent: January 14, 2023
Passport request scans: February 23, 2023
Passport scans sent: February 23, 2023
Interview request: March 8, 2023
Interview date: April 5, 2023
Interview completed: April 5, 2023
LPP completed: April 5, 2023

 

[sivabukka]

LPP updated today.

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Physical Presence Days: 1,103
No of Applicants: Single
Application sent: January 11, 2022
Application delivered: January 11, 2022
AOR: March 1, 2022
In Progress: March 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022, September 23, 2022
FP request: October 14, 2022
FP submitted: October 19, 2022
FP received: November 16, 2022
BG Verified: November 28, 2022
Test invite: December 5, 2022 (Test window - December 12, 2022 - January 2, 2023)
Test taken: December 31, 2022
Test completed: January 5, 2023
Passport request scans: January 13, 2023
Passport scans sent: January 14, 2023
Passport request scans: February 23, 2023
Passport scans sent: February 23, 2023
Interview request: March 8, 2023
Interview date: April 5, 2023
Interview completed: April 5, 2023
LPP completed: April 5, 2023

Congratulations

 

[Cancitizenapp2022]

Hey finally an update.
I have been scheduled for an interview on April 24th
Any idea what one should expect?
Thanks in advance for your help

 

[Shayna.hanzala]

Hi everyone, I have a question: My tracker isn't uploading. When I enter my username and password, it says loading and never loads. This has been going on since last 2-3 weeks. Any idea what could be wrong?