January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[Di2882]

Hi everyone, thanks for the support through the last few months. I was following everyone here and it's really good to see the enthusiasm to help out each other. I finally received my oath ceremony invite today and wanted to share the news with everyone.

AOR: Feb 2 2023
Background check : March 10 2023
Citizenship Test Invite: March 31 2023
Citizenship Test Passed: April 18 2023
LPP completed: July 31 2023
Oath Invite: Aug 5 2023
Oath ceremony: Sep 11, 2023

I hope we all get our citizenship soon. All the best!!

Congratulations!! Can I ask which office was handling your file?

 

[Di2882]

Does anyone know if once your LPP is complete if a decision has been made on your file? I just don’t understand what takes so long to schedule an oath after that. Niagara office is leaving some people waiting for oath date months after LPP has completed. Yet some people are scheduled a day or two after. I’m so frustrated.

 

[novoiceplus]

Does anyone know if once your LPP is complete if a decision has been made on your file? I just don’t understand what takes so long to schedule an oath after that. Niagara office is leaving some people waiting for oath date months after LPP has completed. Yet some people are scheduled a day or two after. I’m so frustrated.

Yes LPP complete means decision is made. Oath dates are depending upon availability of Judge and oath dates in different region. At this time if you request your local office that you need the oath done sooner as you have to travel right after with you canadian passport they might entertain you and club you with some other office like winnipeg or vancouver.

 

[Di2882]

Yes LPP complete means decision is made. Oath dates are depending upon availability of Judge and oath dates in different region. At this time if you request your local office that you need the oath done sooner as you have to travel right after with you canadian passport they might entertain you and club you with some other office like winnipeg or vancouver.

Thank you for clearing that up for me.

 

[novoiceplus]

Thank you for clearing that up for me.

time to find out local office email and right that request

 

[sarvesh90]

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time to find out local office email and right that request

Good luck with that. I am emailing them every week for the past 4 weeks and they dont respond. I have travel coming up in September and I sent them air tickets as well to expedite oath. No luck.

 

[novoiceplus]

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Good luck with that. I am emailing them every week for the past 4 weeks and they dont respond. I have travel coming up in September and I sent them air tickets as well to expedite oath. No luck.

wow that must be brutal

But September is still far they only entertain if its in coming week or two. Have seen many cases including ours

 

[sarvesh90]

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wow that must be brutal

But September is still far they only entertain if its in coming week or two. Have seen many cases including ours

Well i need time to apply for passport, then e-visa to travel to my home country etc. 4 weeks is not really a long time. They also schedule the oath 2 weeks from when the invitation is sent out.

 

[novoiceplus]

Passport is one day, evisa is 72 hours. I just got for my wife so total 4-7 days max

 

[P@ssw0rd1]

Does anyone know if once your LPP is complete if a decision has been made on your file? I just don’t understand what takes so long to schedule an oath after that. Niagara office is leaving some people waiting for oath date months after LPP has completed. Yet some people are scheduled a day or two after. I’m so frustrated.

I can feel your pain. I'm in the same boat. My LPP completed on May 29th and then scheduled for oath on August 1st. That 2 months wait was so frustrated. Be strong and you will get it soon.

 

[P@ssw0rd1]

Congratulations! Hope they give you the new passport if that's what you also want. I'm assuming you requested an express passport?

Hello Rushi, I applied for express service. Usual wait time is 10 business days. I am fine with either of it(new/old passport). Just need it urgently to attend my visa interview.

 

[PERIJO]

What additional documents were requested?

They requested for copies of travel documents including visa stamps.
Processing Office is Niagara falls

 

[PERIJO]

So LPP was not cleared on the same day as it happens with most applicants. Would you mind sharing what office was it and what did they ask more?

They requested for copies of travel documents including visa stamps (I did some couple of travels since becoming a resident).
Office is Niagara falls

 

[sarvesh90]

Passport is one day, evisa is 72 hours. I just got for my wife so total 4-7 days max

Yep, so i need an oath invitation now to have my oath done by end of this month. So i have a week to figure out passport and e-visa. September is not "Far" my travel is on Sep 09.

 

[dejected]

They requested for copies of travel documents including visa stamps (I did some couple of travels since becoming a resident).
Office is Niagara falls

Well congratulations.
But did they not have this information before? I mean did you not submit copies of your passport stamps originally with the application?