January 2025 - Citizenship Applications
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Application submitted: Jan 27
AOR: Feb 11
Background completed: Feb25
Test Invite: Feb 28 (Mar 6 to Apr 5)
Test Taken: Mar 6
Test completed: Mar 8
LPP: Apr 29
According to IRCC customer support, my oath ceremony office is Windsor. I heard that Windsor does in-person ceremonies only and takes a good time to do it. Have any one experience with Windsor?
AOR: Feb 11
Background completed: Feb25
Test Invite: Feb 28 (Mar 6 to Apr 5)
Test Taken: Mar 6
Test completed: Mar 8
LPP: Apr 29
According to IRCC customer support, my oath ceremony office is Windsor. I heard that Windsor does in-person ceremonies only and takes a good time to do it. Have any one experience with Windsor?
No updates yet!
Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application: Family
Application sent: January 13, 2025
Delivered: January 13, 2025
AOR: January 28, 2025
Scheduled for citizenship test: February 28, 2025 to March 31, 2025 (Scheduled by Scarborough Office)
Citizenship test status: Test completed on February 28, 2025
Citizenship test status update on Tracker: March 5, 2025
FP requested by Vancouver: March 06, 2025, submitted on the same day.
Background Verification: BG completed March 29, 2025
LPP: In Progress since March 29.
I sent a webform today reminding them of the request for expedited processing which they ignored twice!
Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application: Family
Application sent: January 13, 2025
Delivered: January 13, 2025
AOR: January 28, 2025
Scheduled for citizenship test: February 28, 2025 to March 31, 2025 (Scheduled by Scarborough Office)
Citizenship test status: Test completed on February 28, 2025
Citizenship test status update on Tracker: March 5, 2025
FP requested by Vancouver: March 06, 2025, submitted on the same day.
Background Verification: BG completed March 29, 2025
LPP: In Progress since March 29.
I sent a webform today reminding them of the request for expedited processing which they ignored twice!
They're not going to expedite your application unless you give them a very valid reason to do so.
You may get an expedited first passport but not citizenship and let's face it, nobody actually needs citizenship. Your PR card should be perfectly fine for now.
An applicant can apply for expedited processing and I have a valid employment reason substantiated by evidence. See below for IRCC instructions:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...p/become-canadian-citizen/apply/urgently.html
I have done many citizenship applications as an authorized representative and have asked for urgent processing for a few clients of mine. 70% have been approved. Problem is the only office that does not care about these requests is Vancouver Office which unfortunately, my application is currently stuck at. Vancouver office is the slowest and the most inefficient among all across the country.
With regard to your last point, you are wrong. If one wants to work for the federal government, in most positions they require citizenship.
Are all LPP processed in Vancouver? I have been waiting for my LPP for almost two months from the Vancouver office, and the agent told me it has not started.
I have no doubt everything you're saying is true, especially in relation to the Vancouver office but I think my argument still stands. Surely you should and do need a valid reason to jump the queue?
Same boat, last update to mark the citizenship test completed is March 6, I stopped calling 2 weeks because my GCSM notes say they are not started. Unfortunately that’s the reality. Vancouver office is the slowest.
Omg… slowest and most inefficient … but they processed the background check and citizenship test pretty fast, just LPP was stuck since March 6.
Did you get any update on your oath from the Niagara office? I am still waiting for Oath since March too
