May 2020 - Citizenship Application

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi everyone,

I'm still waiting for my test date but I had a small question if anyone else is in this situation. I applied May 2020 with my current UK passport expiring in Feb 2022...now Feb 2022 is kind of fast approaching and I'm curious if there is an amount of time that needs to be left on a current passport in order to process my citizenship application? If I apply for a new one should I just send an updated copy to IRCC via a webform? I was going to wait until Novemberish time to apply for my new passport but I'm thinking maybe the sooner the better?

You don't need a valid passport for your Canadian citizenship application to be processed. Unless you receive an interview after the test, they won't be asking you for a new passport.

Having said that, if you renew your passport, you can send a copy of the bio page to IRCC and let the know you've renewed your passport. Not sure how many people do it - May be people who recently renewed their passports can weigh in.

 

[conorol]

As far as i know, you would see it in old ecas status portal. Once you received AOR for pr renewal, it would show both citizenship and PR card application together. after few weeks of PR card sent, the pr card application will disappear.

I dont know if it would appear in new tracker because my pr card got done before that. Eitherway, i think that it would appear only after you AOR for PR card. So wait for AOR for pr card application first.

Processing time for PR card is more than 3 months. As they finish processing PR card within few days of AOR, you would get your AOR in 3 months. I assume that you are yet to wait for 3 months hence AOR should come this month. Or track your PR card application movement in correct thread to know which date range they process currently.

As far as i know, you would see it in old ecas status portal. Once you received AOR for pr renewal, it would show both citizenship and PR card application together. after few weeks of PR card sent, the pr card application will disappear.

I dont know if it would appear in new tracker because my pr card got done before that. Eitherway, i think that it would appear only after you AOR for PR card. So wait for AOR for pr card application first.

Processing time for PR card is more than 3 months. As they finish processing PR card within few days of AOR, you would get your AOR in 3 months. I assume that you are yet to wait for 3 months hence AOR should come this month. Or track your PR card application movement in correct thread to know which date range they process currently.

Thank you for the information very helpful! So generally we are seeing the full 3 months before the AOR for the PR card renewals?

 

[harirajmohan]

Thank you for the information very helpful! So generally we are seeing the full 3 months before the AOR for the PR card renewals?

Yes 3 months for the AOR since they take just 2 to few days to complete/approve it for most cases. Most cases you would see approval within a day. So all the waiting time is before AOR.

 

[tco23]

my wife passed her test one May 31st. please update the spreadsheet

its been over a month and nothing else yet, how long do we need to wait? so far it lists Language skills, physical presence and prohibitions as "in progress"

same situation here. The way that they already got the applications (esp. if paper), approved you for the test, and yet delay clearing these three exact things, is just so painfully slow. I wake up every weekday and, no, nothing in the inbox. My friend who applies for a certain Cdn university got their visa approved sooner than many of our applications here.

 

[Raheel16]

Still waiting to see any update on the tracker online.

Test passed on Jun 16, but nothing is updated on the tracker. Last updated shows 'May 26'.

Wondering if it's normal to take that long to update? It's been over 3 weeks.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Still waiting to see any update on the tracker online.

Test passed on Jun 16, but nothing is updated on the tracker. Last updated shows 'May 26'.

Wondering if it's normal to take that long to update? It's been over 3 weeks.

Yeah it takes a while for some applicants. For one September 2020 applicants, it took almost a month but he got the status set to "Completed" and received "Decision Made" a week after that.

 

[nicolass]

The way IRCC process applications is so random it’s ridiculous. It seems like they pull applications out of an unsorted pile and the officer works on it as much as he feels and then tosses it back into the pile, to be randomly picked up again by luck at some point in the future.

Yeah it takes a while for some applicants. For one September 2020 applicants, it took almost a month but he got the status set to "Completed" and received "Decision Made" a week after that.

 

[Radium]

Is there anyone who applied from Calgary and still waiting for knowledge test invite?

I feel Calgary office is the slowest in the country at processing applications at the moment.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

The way IRCC process applications is so random it’s ridiculous. It seems like they pull applications out of an unsorted pile and the officer works on it as much as he feels and then tosses it back into the pile, to be randomly picked up again by luck at some point in the future.

Oh well. It is what it is, I guess.

 

[Mahyn]

Hi Admin @shazahsan @JuanDC,

Update:
I received request for finger prints on June 30. Does everyone receive fingerprint requests or is it random applicants only?

Thanks
Regards
Mahyn

@shazahsan @JuanDC
Hi Admin,
Finger prints received on July 05. Tracker is updated.
Thanks

 

[nicolass]

I just noticed there’s an error in the spreadsheet for my entry. Decision has not been made. Last update was my test being set to complete in the tracker.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

I just noticed there’s an error in the spreadsheet for my entry. Decision has not been made. Last update was my test being set to complete in the tracker.

I have fixed the error.

When was your test status set to "Completed"?

 

[nicolass]

I have fixed the error.

When was your test status set to "Completed"?

On May 12.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

On May 12.

Thanks. Updated.

 

[EhsanS]

Hello guys, my ceremony has been scheduled on 27 July but I have not received any ceremony letter/Instruction yet. Does someone knows how long can be taken to receive ceremony letter? Should I contact them or waiting ? Thanks