May 2020 - Citizenship Application

[vis9486]

This is my time line as per ecas

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on May 26, 2020.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on October 27, 2020.
3. We started processing your application on December 8, 2020.
4. Nov 4th Test request
5. Nov 15, 2021 Scheduled for Test and completed on same day

what's the normal processing time for Oath after the test?

 

[FISHER321]

Test invite 12/Sep/2021 , test taken 13/Sept/2021
all requirements turned to complete on 14-Nov-2021
received oath invite on 18/Nov/2021. scheduled oath date 22/feb/2022

 

[CCGS2015]

I applied in May 2020. Test in June 2021. Now requested for an in-person interview. Has anyone heard of in-person interviews after covid?

 

[MBChrisss]

Done with oath on Nov 2nd. I sent the form right after the ceremony and no one contacted me saying they didn't get it. My application is still in progress though. Is it normal or should I call? Or send webform?

Thanks

 

[FSerrano91]

Hi I would like to share my time line and it can be added to the spreadsheet.
application sent: May 4, 2020
application received: May 7, 2020
Application filed: Nov 5, 2020
Started working on application: Dec 16, 2020
background verification completed: feb 16, 2021
Test in progress: Sep 16, 2021 to Oct 7, 2021 ( test taken on Oct 18, 2021)
Test completed set to completed: Sep 20, 2021
Copies of passports requested: Sep 16, 2021 (Copies sent on Oct 4, 2021)
Language skills, physical presence and prohibitions set to completed: Nov 5, 2021
Oath changed to in progress: Nov 17, 2021
Oath date: Dec 6, 2021.

I haven’t got letter for Invitation to oath yet. When should I expect getting it? Is it a physical mail or an email?

I hope this information is useful for all of you still waiting and I hope someone can answer my questions. Thank you.

By the way, I’m in Abbotsford BC and my application is being processed in Surrey office.

 

[jfabiansosa]

Hi I would like to share my time line and it can be added to the spreadsheet.
application sent: May 4, 2020
application received: May 7, 2020
Application filed: Nov 5, 2020
Started working on application: Dec 16, 2020
background verification completed: feb 16, 2021
Test in progress: Sep 16, 2021 to Oct 7, 2021 ( test taken on Oct 18, 2021)
Test completed set to completed: Sep 20, 2021
Copies of passports requested: Sep 16, 2021 (Copies sent on Oct 4, 2021)
Language skills, physical presence and prohibitions set to completed: Nov 5, 2021
Oath changed to in progress: Nov 17, 2021
Oath date: Dec 6, 2021.

I haven’t got letter for Invitation to oath yet. When should I expect getting it? Is it a physical mail or an email?

I hope this information is useful for all of you still waiting and I hope someone can answer my questions. Thank you.

By the way, I’m in Abbotsford BC and my application is being processed in Surrey office.

Hi, when they asked you for the copy of the passport, did you have to translate the airport stamps that were not in English? Thanks and good luck

 

[FSerrano91]

Hi, when they asked you for the copy of the passport, did you have to translate the airport stamps that were not in English? Thanks and good luck

Yes I got everything translated. Airport stamps and any information in the passport that was not in English or French

 

[MittiDaBawa]

Did they say why you have an interview?

I have been out of Canada living in the States since the lockdown. it was mostly to adjudge my intent to come back, ties to the land and ofcourse assessment of my spoken English. The officer was very kind and easy to talk to.

 

[mrbreizh]

Hi I would like to share my time line and it can be added to the spreadsheet.
application sent: May 4, 2020
application received: May 7, 2020
Application filed: Nov 5, 2020
Started working on application: Dec 16, 2020
background verification completed: feb 16, 2021
Test in progress: Sep 16, 2021 to Oct 7, 2021 ( test taken on Oct 18, 2021)
Test completed set to completed: Sep 20, 2021
Copies of passports requested: Sep 16, 2021 (Copies sent on Oct 4, 2021)
Language skills, physical presence and prohibitions set to completed: Nov 5, 2021
Oath changed to in progress: Nov 17, 2021
Oath date: Dec 6, 2021.

I haven’t got letter for Invitation to oath yet. When should I expect getting it? Is it a physical mail or an email?

I hope this information is useful for all of you still waiting and I hope someone can answer my questions. Thank you.

By the way, I’m in Abbotsford BC and my application is being processed in Surrey office.

Hi FSerrano91,
Surrey office here as well !
I have a very similar timeline, with a test passed on October 7th and passeport scans sent on Oct 9th but I haven't heard anything back yet.

 

[jfabiansosa]

Yes I got everything translated. Airport stamps and any information in the passport that was not in English or French

Thanks for your reply

 

[smallpotato]

Just got an update today (Aug 9, 2021) on the new tracker that my oath will be on Nov 25, 2021. Scarborough office is a bit slow on oath but I am happy I got a date. cc: @rajkamalmohanram

Received oath notice/email on Nov 15, 10 days before the oath date. Just completed my oath an hour ago. Wondering if I should start booking a passport appointment at https://eservices.canada.ca/en/service/ before the citizenship certificate arrives? Heard that there is a backlog for in-person passport appointments in Toronto. cc: @rajkamalmohanram

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Received oath notice/email on Nov 15, 10 days before the oath date. Just completed my oath an hour ago. Wondering if I should start booking a passport appointment at https://eservices.canada.ca/en/service/ before the citizenship certificate arrives? Heard that there is a backlog for in-person passport appointments in Toronto. cc: @rajkamalmohanram

I wouldn't book an appointment now. There is no standard timeline for the citizenship certificate. Can take anywhere between 1 and 6 weeks.

 

[sami_fabiha]

Username:MittiDaBawa
Test invite Oct 17th 2021
test completed: Oct 26th 2021
Teams interview invite: Nov 1st 2021

please update. thank you moderators!!

I got an update saying "You have been scheduled to take the exam between December 10 and December 25" Can I take the citizenship exam earlier like today?

 

[FSerrano91]

Just got letter of invitation for citizenship ceremony. all the information is ok but there is nothing in the area it say Seat #. Is that normal?

 

[FSerrano91]

I got an update saying "You have been scheduled to take the exam between December 10 and December 25" Can I take the citizenship exam earlier like today?

No, you can only take the exam during the period they have indicated.