November 2020 - Citizenship Application

[harirajmohan]

I am Montreal applicant Aug 2019. sitting since 23 months now. It is cone season in Montreal and things do get slow. The problem is not only construction vaccation but also the IRCC montreal office is trying to figure out which pandemic are they going through Covid 19, 20 or 21 , even covid is confused that they cannot make up their mind.

I think in 699 they are about to add a special Clause for Montreal IRCC officers who get injured due to pot holes and grievances caused by road closures.

Seems things have improved and less abuse of 699 finally hence we could see some waves of test invites/DMs/Oaths.
But its possible that most of hours now are just occupied by CIC.
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/covid-19/employee-illness-leave/other-leave-with-pay-699-usage-in-the-public-service.html

 

[luvtrump]

Seems things have improved and less abuse of 699 finally hence we could see some waves of test invites/DMs/Oaths.
But its possible that most of hours now are just occupied by CIC.
https://www.canada.ca/en/government/publicservice/covid-19/employee-illness-leave/other-leave-with-pay-699-usage-in-the-public-service.html

honestly , i do not believe anything on the Govt website anymore, they lie lie and lie. My country of origin is a developing country and i got my passport renewed ,shipped and received within 6 days from the other side of the world and this developed country cannot process an application. I do not know about waves but im gonna create a wave of requests for GCMS notes. 3-4 days i get one , next month on the way going to order another one soon.

 

[Linear M]

Has any November 2020 applicants whose tracker hasn’t been updated since April 23rd contacted IRCC in any shape, way or form and got any response?

I requested ATIP notes but haven’t heard anything back yet. Tried calling a 100 times but I gave up now.

I called ircc start of June ,told me to wait for test . But again some nov people got fp request too while bg in process , also wrt test outside Canada , email to take test do mention that test can be taken outside Canada . That is what someone told me , if someone can share a snap shot that can actually confirm this fact ,at least one can travel if needed

 

[harirajmohan]

if someone can share a snap shot that can actually confirm this fact ,at least one can travel if needed

It was shared multiple times. Browse few pages in Sep2020 thread and you would see the content.

 

[harirajmohan]

honestly , i do not believe anything on the Govt website anymore, they lie lie and lie. My country of origin is a developing country and i got my passport renewed ,shipped and received within 6 days from the other side of the world and this developed country cannot process an application. I do not know about waves but im gonna create a wave of requests for GCMS notes. 3-4 days i get one , next month on the way going to order another one soon.

Yes, i give bribe as money in my country to move the file from one desk to other and here i give my time as bribe to cic. No difference in both cases in terms of value but big difference is that i can get work done within time in my country but here no control within cic.

 

[trv_237]

Yes, you'll get a refund and the refunds are automatic for over payments.

thank you very much, this is very informative !

 

[OllySyd]

Yes, i give bribe as money in my country to move the file from one desk to other and here i give my time as bribe to cic. No difference in both cases in terms of value but big difference is that i can get work done within time in my country but here no control within cic.

I understand the frustration but you cannot justify bribe at any cost. I know we don't see the method to the madness but i am sure CIC has some internal guidelines which is causing the never ending delays without us able to find the pattern. If you ask me whether their process is efficient, i dont think so and there is a huge scope for improvement and transparency. CIC is still a government organization after all.......

 

[luvtrump]

Yes, i give bribe as money in my country to move the file from one desk to other and here i give my time as bribe to cic. No difference in both cases in terms of value but big difference is that i can get work done within time in my country but here no control within cic.

perhaps we should look for IRCC officers and bribe them , 1000$ for DM and another 1000$ for oath

 

[luvtrump]

I understand the frustration but you cannot justify bribe at any cost. I know we don't see the method to the madness but i am sure CIC has some internal guidelines which is causing the never ending delays without us able to find the pattern. If you ask me whether their process is efficient, i dont think so and there is a huge scope for improvement and transparency. CIC is still a government organization after all.......

How about an internal guideline to CIC request a full fee when applicant has DM

 

[americanincanada]

Does anyone know if it's possible to emigrate Canada while a citizenship application is in progress and only come back for oath? Assuming the address on file with IRCC remains valid (i.e. lawyer's office)

 

[Gunners]

23rd April is a date stuck in our head now

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi everyone, I resubmitted citizenship application for my parents.

Location: Calgary, AB
Application type: Parents (two applications in one envelope)
Physical presence days: 1100
App sent date: Nov 2 2020
App delivered date: Nov 04, 2020

Thank you!

Your entry in the spreadsheet is almost empty. Could you please provide the following :

Test Email:
Test Date:
Interview Invite:
Interview Date:
Decision Made:
Oath Invite:
Oath Date:

Also, from the new status dashboard, can you please provide the dates of the following :

Background Check "Completed" date
Citizenship Test "Completed" date
Prohibitions, Language and Residency "Completed" date

Thank you!

 

[Roger1985]

You guys are lucky your BG is completed and waiting on test invite. I'm still in process since April 23, I'm starting to feel like the only one at this point.

 

[luvtrump]

You guys are lucky your BG is completed and waiting on test invite. I'm still in process since April 23, I'm starting to feel like the only one at this point.

April 23 should be declared a national holiday, the last time applicants ever saw any updates.

 

[OllySyd]

April 23 should be declared a national holiday, the last time applicants ever saw any updates.

Vimy day was just 2 weeks prior............