November 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[ozgendk]

Sydney office here! Nothing has changed for 2 months now since test was passed. Everything else is still in progress. Anyone from Sydney office seeing any progress? Thinking of raising GCMS notes at this point, feels like they just forgot about us

Sydney office here as well, I got test completed update on Jan 8 and nothing else since then. Just yesterday they updated the tracker and I got Background complete update. I am happy finally I get to see some progress on my application. I think we might see some progress in the next few weeks.

 

[PrasadK]

Sydney office too. Same, Jan 8 was test completed and nothing since then :/

Sydney office here as well, I got test completed update on Jan 8 and nothing else since then. Just yesterday they updated the tracker and I got Background complete update. I am happy finally I get to see some progress on my application. I think we might see some progress in the next few weeks.

Yeah my AOR is Nov 29th and test completed on Dec 18th. Everything else stuck in progress. Literally no change for two whole months. Think I’ll raise GCMS notes now

 

[upon]

Type: Online application
Location: Fredericton
Physical Presence Days: 1110
Application: Single
Submission: November 21, 2023
AOR: December 13, 2023
Test Invite: January 8, 2024
Test Window: January 19 to February 17, 2024
Test Taken: January 20, 2024
Tracker: Citizenship Test completed January 23, 2024
Language Skill: In Progress
Background Verification: In Progress
Physical Presence: In Progress
Background Verification: In Progress

Any updates for you? I have almost the same timeline

 

[upon]

From where did the Fredericton applicants get the test request?
I applied Saint John, NB and my request was from Montreal.

Any update for you? My Aor dec 19 also office montreal just test done

 

[upon]

Single applicant
1095 Days
Office - Montreal
Applications Date - Nov 18, 2023
Acknowledgement of Receipt - Dec 11, 2023
Ghost Update- Dec 21, 2023 (Called IRCC and was told “I can see your Background Checked is being worked on”)
Test in Progress - Jan 5, 2024 (Test between Jan 12, 2024 - Feb 11, 2024)
Test Taken - 12 Jan, 2024
Test completed in tracker - Jan 15, 2024 (Update shown on 17th Jan)

Everything (Except Ceremony) showing in progress.

Any updates?

 

[Smmm]

Any body BG still in progress?

 

[upon]

Any body BG still in progress?

Yes, aor dec 19. Montreal office. BG in progress
What about you?

 

[souradeep]

Any update for you? My Aor dec 19 also office montreal just test done

background check got completed on Feb13th, updated on tracker on Feb 15th.

 

[upon]

background check got completed on Feb13th, updated on tracker on Feb 15th.

That is great! Please remind your aor. No fingerprints request right?

 

[souradeep]

That is great! Please remind your aor. No fingerprints request right?

No fingerprint requested.
AOR Dec 12th

 

[upon]

No fingerprint requested.
AOR Dec 12th

That is such a great news for you!

 

[cloudalgo2024]

Any body BG still in progress?

+1, FP requested and submitted.

 

[upon]

Dear @dpenabill,
Seeing your knowledge through the forum I wonder if you might be able to have an idea what is going on here.

Majority of people who received AOR for citizenship in late November throughout December have only cleared the Test and then silence.

Looking through the forum I can see that prior to November the Background check was completed shortly after AOR and only after the Test followed.
Also, starting in January 2024 I can see that people get BG cleared as first thing after AOR.

I had my AOR in Dec 19, 2023. Only test done.
Does it mean that IRCC just randomly send majority of applicants for deep security screening at CSIS and that is why majority doesn’t get BG cleared for this month? But this will be extremely not logical.

Maybe you know what might be going on here? Thanks

 

[USProgrammer]

No fingerprint requested.
AOR Dec 12th

Did you have to get fingerprints for PR? I didn't, so I'm worried that they will require it for me when I apply for citizenship.

 

[souradeep]

Did you have to get fingerprints for PR? I didn't, so I'm worried that they will require it for me when I apply for citizenship.

No I didn’t give my fingerprints for my PR. I had just given my biometrics at that time.
They request fp if the name is common and share the same date of birth. In my case, my name is not common and date of birth as well…so they did not request.