November - 2019 Citizenship Applications

[thebaft]

Hi everyone! Had my citizenship ceremony today. Approximately 38 people on the call. We were told the Citizenship certificate takes 2 to 4 weeks to arrive in the mail, however you will be given an opportunity during the ID verification stage, before the oath taking, to inform them that you need it much sooner. Today is one month shy of 2 years since I submitted my application. If someone told me that this would take this long for me, I would have laughed so hard. But it was not a funny experience to wait like this, I must confess. And to all my people still waiting for IRCC, just keep the faith. They cannot deny you what is yours. Cheers!

 

[varlam]

I am stil waiting for DM since taking my test on April 25. I hope they finish everything fast. I see a little bit movement since they are finalizing July applications. I guess, usually, when they say they are finalizing a period, it means they are pushing the process from this period to the next 3 months.
Also, I assume that most of the Nov 2019 applications have been finalized, and people don't update us when they leave us behind.

is your processing office by any chance Hamilton??

 

[CaBeaver]

Sean Fraser is the new minister of immigration. He is a 37-year old former lawyer from Nova Scotia. I hope he will change things with IRCC, but as per this article, the top short-term priorities for IRCC don't include decreasing processing time for citizenship applications

In the short run, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will continue to pursue its top priorities. In an October 21st meeting with associations representing Canadian immigration lawyers and consultants, IRCC said their three priorities now are achieving their 401,000 new permanent residents target for 2021, family reunification, and resettling Afghan refugees.

 

[ronwahd]

is your processing office by any chance Hamilton??

No, it is Ottawa (Gatineau)

 

[Nov2019Surrey]

Hi everyone - I am happy to share that my online application tracker now shows that I have been scheduled to attend my citizenship ceremony on Nov 17th! This will be 2 years and 11 days after they received my application! But, I have not yet received any email or mail for the citizenship ceremony - does the notice come by email? And how much time does it take to receive the email (my status changed just a few minutes ago)?

 

[CaBeaver]

Hi everyone - I am happy to share that my online application tracker now shows that I have been scheduled to attend my citizenship ceremony on Nov 17th! This will be 2 years and 11 days after they received my application! But, I have not yet received any email or mail for the citizenship ceremony - does the notice come by email? And how much time does it take to receive the email (my status changed just a few minutes ago)?

Congrats. Glad to see some movements for Nov 2019 applicants. Yes, the invitation comes by email (if you provided one in your application. Otherwise it it will come by mail) few days before the specified date.

 

[mpsqra]

I got this
zstest@example.com <IRCC.COMMDoNotReply-NePasRepondreCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca>
someone knows what it means

 

[JM31]

My Aunt is already 55 years old when they submitted their Citizenship application which means she does not need to provide language skills evidence, but upon checking her application status online her "Language Skills" is still "In progress" while the others are already "Completed" except for Oath Taking.

Anyone, who experience the same thing?

 

[CaBeaver]

My Aunt is already 55 years old when they submitted their Citizenship application which means she does not need to provide language skills evidence, but upon checking her application status online her "Language Skills" is still "In progress" while the others are already "Completed" except for Oath Taking.

Anyone, who experience the same thing?

It will change after the oath. It's normal because she is exempted from the language requirement.

 

[Rondee]

I am so tempted to send Vancouver office an email enquiring about the delay with my application. On the other hand, I feel like it might backfire.

 

[Soleil2015]

I am so tempted to send Vancouver office an email enquiring about the delay with my application. On the other hand, I feel like it might backfire.

Send them a GCMS request maybe that will embarrass them in to action

 

[CaBeaver]

I am so tempted to send Vancouver office an email enquiring about the delay with my application. On the other hand, I feel like it might backfire.

It's unfortunate that we immigrated to and live in a free country, but we are still afraid of government retaliation, a reminiscent of the practices we left behind. This is because we immigrants feel we are not protected, and IRCC can basically do anything without anyone knowing anything because of the lack of transparency. Freedom and rights in Canada are for some people. They are not principles.

 

[Jas4rmny]

Will changing an address from Montreal to Windsor will have any impact on my application? or will it get faster since I will no longer depends on the Montreal office which seems to be the slowest one out of the entire Canada.
I am waiting for the citizenship test.

 

[CaBeaver]

Will changing an address from Montreal to Windsor will have any impact on my application? or will it get faster since I will no longer depends on the Montreal office which seems to be the slowest one out of the entire Canada.
I am waiting for the citizenship test.

It will slow it down, at least in the short-term, because they will need to transfer the file.

 

[acerbico423]

We are scheduled for the same day, pal! Do you have it as an oath invite with the mail and URL or just a date in the new tracker? I haven't received an e-mail yet. See you, if your office is also Scarborough

got my oath confirmation email today. did you get yours?