This is a very high number, Mandamus normally costs less than 10,000 unless your situation is complicated. There are several steps and lawyers normally charge per step. I'd say don't get discouraged by the number and search for other lawyers. Alternatively, you can self represent for the first two stages and consult or hire a lawyer when you get to hearing. It's time consuming but there are resources/templates eonline that can help.
January 2023 - Citizenship Applications
- Thread starter shiremag
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I feel you man and sympathetic with your situation.
It is a LOT of money, especially during these tough times.
I would reach out to the MP of the area to push, it is unfair that you getting in your third year of waiting!
See my timeline, my AOR was in April 2023，and nothing update since my L P complete（Mar, 2024） . I wrote to MP twice during this period. The first time was 9 months ago, and he told me that it's was waiting for security screening, so there was nothing to do. The second time was at the beginning of February, he checked and told me that everything was completed, except for security screening, so there was nothing to do too. BUT, one week later, my LPP was completed, and I was scheduled to take the oath on the same day, which is next week. IRCC needs to record the MP’s query record in your file. I think the query is useful. Maybe your file is lying in a corner and has been forgotten.
Thanks for everyone's input. The MP office at my area is getting wrapped up for the impending federal election. Last time they talked to IRCC on my behalf, they were on the phone with IRCC for over 40 minutes, but at the end IRCC said they couldn't do anything and asked the MP office to suggest legal services for me, hence I went to talk to a lawyer. I'll keep bugging IRCC and like I said, may be I'll bug the new federal candidates to see if that gets any traction.