June 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[maverick1982]

Thanks. Any idea how many days would prohibitions take and eventually trigger oath email? My office is Scarborough and I saw a few cases in the tracker from May still having their prohibitions not completed.

SCR is pretty quick. From one stage to another. But if someone's physical presence (less buffer days etc) or prohibitions is special case then its hard to say when that particular stage will complete. Your oath should come very soon after prohibitions is done. It's also possible that a slower officer is working on the file. I have seen that some people in Montreal get approved faster than others. Lpp takes 10 to 15 days for some while month and a half or so for others

 

[crystalmet]

SCR is pretty quick. From one stage to another. But if someone's physical presence (less buffer days etc) or prohibitions is special case then its hard to say when that particular stage will complete. Your oath should come very soon after prohibitions is done. It's also possible that a slower officer is working on the file. I have seen that some people in Montreal get approved faster than others. Lpp takes 10 to 15 days for some while month and a half or so for others

Thanks. My language and physical presence is completed. Only prohibitions is remaining now. Someone had mentioned that it's related/linked to background so I'm just hoping that the background check completion triggers a prohibitions completion soon . Thanks

 

[Oscarsunil]

@maverick1982 @hssrp please update:
Received oath invite today - Oath date Oct 23.
Quick question: In oath invite letter the "seat number" for Zoom call is different for my wife and myself, do we need to be in different rooms and use different computers?

Congratulations

 

[Sayantan86]

@maverick1982 @hssrp please update:
Received oath invite today - Oath date Oct 23.
Quick question: In oath invite letter the "seat number" for Zoom call is different for my wife and myself, do we need to be in different rooms and use different computers?

Join together from one computer. They will also suggest to join together if you are a family. Put both seat numbers in place of name (eg: 011, 012). Mine was from NGF and both me and my wife joined together and completed the oath without any issues. Good luck and congrats.

 

[maverick1982]

Thanks. My language and physical presence is completed. Only prohibitions is remaining now. Someone had mentioned that it's related/linked to background so I'm just hoping that the background check completion triggers a prohibitions completion soon . Thanks

Yes it is. Some people got interview and LPP was done very quickly after that. Im sure, yours will be done soon too. All the best

 

[Gsingh123$]

Hello everyone, just read somewhere, somebody had their BG marked completed some time ago and today it was marked “in progress” again.
Is this common?
@hssrp @maverick1982 is there a trend you guys have ever seen?

 

[Sarahqsw]

Hi everyone. Been following this forum for a while.

My Timeline till now - Montreal office (got the test invite from Montreal)

June 17, 2024 - Applied online

June 25, 2024 - AOR

Aug 23, 2024 - Took the citizenship test

Aug 27, 2024 - Citizenship test marked as complete

Sept 6, 2024 - Physical presence completed

Sept 6, 2024 - Language skills completed

Sept 6, 2024 - Prohibitions marked as 'In Progress'

Sept 9, 2024 - Background verification completed


No update since the 9th of September. Is anyone in a similar situation? Wondering what I can do in this situation?

 

[forw.jane]

Hello everyone, just read somewhere, somebody had their BG marked completed some time ago and today it was marked “in progress” again.
Is this common?
@hssrp @maverick1982 is there a trend you guys have ever seen?

Fingerprint-based background checks are only valid for a year. If your application process isn't completed within that timeframe, you'll need to resubmit your fingerprints and background moves to in progress again. Does not happen in any other case.

 

[chococanuck]

LPP was completed September 18th. Since then there's no update. All the emails so far has been from NGF. Are they that slow ? I cant recall if there was option to select online oath or in person. either way it seems there is no movement since then.

 

[Sayantan86]

LPP was completed September 18th. Since then there's no update. All the emails so far has been from NGF. Are they that slow ? I cant recall if there was option to select online oath or in person. either way it seems there is no movement since then.

My LPP was completed on 20 Sep, took the oath on 8th Oct. NGF office.

 

[armen17]

LPP was completed September 18th. Since then there's no update. All the emails so far has been from NGF. Are they that slow ? I cant recall if there was option to select online oath or in person. either way it seems there is no movement since then.

Same here waiting since 24th

 

[armen17]

My Timeline till now - Niagara office

June 4, 2024 - Applied online

June 12, 2024 - AOR

July 29, 2024 - Background verification status has been updated to Completed.

Aug 2, 2024 - Citizenship test has been updated to In progress.

Aug 9, 2024 - Scheduled for citizenship test.

Aug 10, 2024 - took the test 19/20

Aug 16, 2024 - test marked as complete

Sep 23, 2024 - LPP marked as complete

Waiting on Oath, anyone same boat test invite from niagra office but the AOR shows Sydney office?

Almost exact same timeline as me Aor 13th, Same test and background check, LPP 24th

 

[hssrp]

@maverick1982 @hssrp please update:
Received oath invite today - Oath date Oct 23.
Quick question: In oath invite letter the "seat number" for Zoom call is different for my wife and myself, do we need to be in different rooms and use different computers?

Per the instructions from IRCC, family members can join from the same computers/zoom session. The zoom display name will be comma separated. For example if your seat numbers are 84 and 85; the zoom display name will be saved as - 84,85. In case you don't enter it correctly, the IRCC clerk will update your zoom name accordingly, so don't worry about it.

 

[hssrp]

Anyone else get the invite from regarding the Citizenship to Passport initiative Pilot? Looks like it came from the Calgary office.

I'll need to mail out to them a simplified form, receipt of payment), and my photos, 30 days from receiving the email (today, not even done by oath yet). They said it would take about 20 business days to mail me the passport once I've completed my oath and forms.

Anyone else receive this and have any experience with this pilot?

Yes, few applicants get selected for this Pilot program. Please note that it will take the regular 20 business days so if you were/are planning to submit an express passport application for 2-9 days, then DO NOT submit this pilot application form as they do not have the express/urgent options. If that is fine with you, then you can go ahead.

 

[maverick1982]

Join together from one computer. They will also suggest to join together if you are a family. Put both seat numbers in place of name (eg: 011, 012). Mine was from NGF and both me and my wife joined together and completed the oath without any issues. Good luck and congrats.

Thanks for explaining/correcting

Hi everyone. Been following this forum for a while.

My Timeline till now - Montreal office (got the test invite from Montreal)

June 17, 2024 - Applied online

June 25, 2024 - AOR

Aug 23, 2024 - Took the citizenship test

Aug 27, 2024 - Citizenship test marked as complete

Sept 6, 2024 - Physical presence completed

Sept 6, 2024 - Language skills completed

Sept 6, 2024 - Prohibitions marked as 'In Progress'

Sept 9, 2024 - Background verification completed


No update since the 9th of September. Is anyone in a similar situation? Wondering what I can do in this situation?

You can call and inquire. You are still within normal processing time so not much you can do other than inquire. For some people prohibitions takes longer if there is a name match etc and it's hard to tell. After prohibitions you should get oath relatively quickly. Montreal office is a little random and for some lpp and oath are done quickly. But for others it takes nit more time. In my case physical presence took 20 days more than other two but oath came very quickly.