January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[Americanwife94]

Paper application submitted Jan 28.
Aor March 16.

Till now no ecas update other than AOR. 60 days passed

I am also paper applicant with AOR March 8. My background was completed last week, I would bet yours will be done sometime this week.

 

[iammoe]

I am also paper applicant with AOR March 8. My background was completed last week, I would bet yours will be done sometime this week.

Hope so.

 

[blueberriesaresuperior]

Type: Paper application
Location: Nova Scotia
Physical Presence Days: 1,095
Application: Single
Application sent: January 19, 2023
Delivered: - No tracking with postage used -
AOR: March 2, 2023
In Progress: March 2, 2023
May 4, 2023: Ghost update
May 11, 2023: Background check completed.

Now my top left corner says Updated: May 13, 2023. This has been a wonderful Monday so far, it feels so good to know something is happening. I know things go on in the background, but it's nice see some results of that.

 

[RandomUser514]

Type: Paper application
Location: Nova Scotia
Physical Presence Days: 1,095
Application: Single
Application sent: January 19, 2023
Delivered: - No tracking with postage used -
AOR: March 2, 2023
In Progress: March 2, 2023
May 4, 2023: Ghost update
May 11, 2023: Background check completed.

Now my top left corner says Updated: May 13, 2023. This has been a wonderful Monday so far, it feels so good to know something is happening. I know things go on in the background, but it's nice see some results of that.

Congratulations. Please start studying Discover Canada because you will take citizenship test very soon

 

[adi92]

That's so true.

Any update for you?

 

[adi92]

Anyone still stuck in background check? My file is in Niagara falls office, no movement since BG complete March 14. Online application

 

[Cpwr]

Anyone still stuck in background check? My file is in Niagara falls office, no movement since BG complete March 14. Online application

Unfortunately Niagara Falls is a slow processing office

 

[Dr. Walden]

So I noticed that the online tracker is only updated once a day, and most of the time, it is in the morning (overnight.) And most of the time it is with a 2-day delay. Let's say the citizenship test was marked as complete on April 17 (Wednesday) but updated on track on April 20 (Friday)—exceptions when it is a weekend. For example, a background check was marked as complete on April 19 (Friday) but updated on the tracker on April 22 (Monday) or April 23 (Tuesday.)
Has anyone received any updates on the tracker mid-day?

 

[Cpwr]

Here is a list of common processing offices arranged from faster to slower based on so many previous processed applications from different sources;

1/ Calgary
2/ Vancouver
3/ Montreal
4/ Edmonton
5/ Scarborough
6/ Mississauga
7/ Niagara Falls
8/ Hamilton
9/ Ottawa

 

[derkdsou]

I'm guessing you pulled this from the Google spreadsheets. What time frame do you use? As in, how far back did you go?

Here is a list of common processing offices arranged from faster to slower based on so many previous processed applications from different sources;

1/ Calgary
2/ Vancouver
3/ Montreal
4/ Edmonton
5/ Scarborough
6/ Mississauga
7/ Niagara Falls
8/ Hamilton
9/ Ottawa

 

[derkdsou]

No clue, but I'm not sure this is going to convince me to stop checking my profile multiple times a day haha

So I noticed that the online tracker is only updated once a day, and most of the time, it is in the morning (overnight.) And most of the time it is with a 2-day delay. Let's say the citizenship test was marked as complete on April 17 (Wednesday) but updated on track on April 20 (Friday)—exceptions when it is a weekend. For example, a background check was marked as complete on April 19 (Friday) but updated on the tracker on April 22 (Monday) or April 23 (Tuesday.)
Has anyone received any updates on the tracker mid-day?

 

[Cpwr]

I'm guessing you pulled this from the Google spreadsheets. What time frame do you use? As in, how far back did you go?

No I didn't use Google at all , this is my own data since 2021

 

[derkdsou]

Ah, okay. I actually think that it would be very useful to add a column in the Google spreadsheets going forward for the processing office. Southern Ontario makes up the bulk of all applications but there's several offices in the region with vastly different processing times. As in, 'Toronto' should be broken up into Scarb, Sauga, etc. @shiremag

No I didn't use Google at all , this is my own data since 2021

 

[Americanwife94]

Ah, okay. I actually think that it would be very useful to add a column in the Google spreadsheets going forward for the processing office. Southern Ontario makes up the bulk of all applications but there's several offices in the region with vastly different processing times. As in, 'Toronto' should be broken up into Scarb, Sauga, etc. @shiremag

If I’m not mistaken there is a “Location by Month” tab on the google spreadsheet. Annual location timeline tab too.

 

[derkdsou]

Sure, but it doesn't break down processing time by processing office, it breaks it down by the location of the applicant, and the two are not necessarily the same, especially in Ontario.

If I’m not mistaken there is a “Location by Month” tab on the google spreadsheet. Annual location timeline tab too.