October 2023 - Citizenship Applications

[AB3087]

Which visa office and when did you get the email?

Office is Niagra
Got email today.

 

[hesh_]

Anyone got Background passed without fingerprint request? Just trying to understand if they request them from everyone? If not from everyone, from majority or minority? Thanks

A minority get the FP request. It's could be random, or if you have a common name, or a similar name to someone else, or they want to run an extra check on you.

 

[hesh_]

Hi,
My LPP was completed Jan6
I got email to download e certificate but in tracker ceremony has not started.
I have a problem.
I am outside canada.
How do I tell them I cannot attend oath.
Will they send another email?

If you can, try your best not to reshedule. Rescheduling can be a nightmare, it can take months or even a year.

Btw, how many times did you travel in the past 3-5 years? I just want to understand how travelling often might impact the processing time because I travelled every summer.

 

[AB3087]

If you can, try your best not to reshedule. Rescheduling can be a nightmare, it can take months or even a year.

Btw, how many times did you travel in the past 3-5 years? I just want to understand how travelling often might impact the processing time because I travelled every summer.

I dont know when Oath date is so cannot book return tickets.
I have family emergency so cannot come right away.
I have travelled for 5 months each year since last 3 years in winter.
So a lot..

 

[hesh_]

I dont know when Oath date is so cannot book return tickets.
I have family emergency so cannot come right away.
I have travelled for 5 months each year since last 3 years in winter.
So a lot..

Maybe wait for them to give you a date before you ask them to reschedule cause you might figure out a way to make it - maybe you can come for 2 weeks, do the oath and the passport and leave again without needing to worry anymore. Sorry about your family emergency, I hope things get better soon.

also, thanks for letting me know about your travels, that's reassuring.

 

[Buik84]

My timeline, thank you all!

- 28/10/2023 applied for citizenship;
- 20/11/2023 AOR received;
- 27/11/2023 Background check completed;
- 08/12/2023 Test invitation email (Mississauga office);
- 11/12/2023 Test taken (Test window: Dec 11, 2023 to Jan 09, 2024), passed 20/20;
- 12/12/2023 Test completed;
- 20/12/2023 LPP completed;
- 19/01/2024 Notice to appear's email received;
- 22/01/2024 Oath date, ecertificate downloaded 2 hours after the ceremony.

- 23/01/2024 Passport application;
- 30/01/2024 passport received, new version.

 

[nsatyagl]

- 23/01/2024 Passport application;
- 30/01/2024 passport received, new version.

Mississauga office?

 

[Lilyn]

I am also Vancouver office and my LPP has been in progress since Dec 15. Additional documents were requested for physical presence on December 22 and submitted same day but there has been no progress.

Honestly, I would be a lot more relieved once my LPP is updated.

My latest update was on Nov 29th, and that's when my test got updated to completed. Nothing then..

 

[Lilyn]

It is so strange they don’t do any steps beyond a Test for everyone with AOR in late November onwards.

Yup.. I am seeing everybody else is getting their LPP completed. Oh well. I just don't care at this point. Let it be

 

[Harrysingh04]

Just posting my timeline if it helps anyone:

Citizenship Application
City of residence: Winnipeg
Physical Presence: 1105 days

Submitted: 23 October 2023
AOR: 17 November 2023
Fingerprint Request: 29 November 2023 (Email from Vancouver Citizenship)
Citizenship window start: 4 December 2023
Citizenship test completed: 4 December 2023
Fingerprint done at the Commissionaires: 1 December 2023
Citizenship test completed status on tracker: 14 December 2023
Fingerprint received on tracker: 4 January 2024
Background verification completed: 5 January 2024
Language Skills completed: 24 January 2024
Physical presence completed: 24 January 2024
Prohibition Completed: 24 January 2024
Oath Ceremony scheduled for 14th Feb 2024

Waiting for Oath email:

 

[hlp]

Type: Online Application
Location: Toronto, ON
VO- MIS
Physical presence: 1246
Application: Single
Application sent: oct 11
AOR: Nov 9
Test invite- nov29
Test given- dec18
Test updated to complete- jan 9
LPP: jan9
Finally tracker got updated today with oath in progress and oath scheduled for feb9th

waiting for the email instruction

 

[PatronusPrime]

Waiting for Oath Ceremony Invitation email. Here is my timeline. Good luck evryone:


Type: Online application
Location: Montreal, QC
Physical Presence Days:1111
Application: Single
Application sent: October 29, 2023
Delivered: October 29, 2023
AOR: November 20, 2023
Background Verification Completion: Nov 27, 2023
Test invite: Dec 6, 2023 (Test dates: Dec 8 to Jan 6, 2024)
Test taken: Dec 23, 2023 (18/20)
Citizenship Dec 29, 2023
LPP: Jan 19, 2024
Citizenship ceremony: In Progress (Jan 29, 2024)
Oath Ceremony: Feb 27, 2024

 

[Harrysingh04]

I am just curious whether my ceremony will be in person or online. I have not received the Oath email yet but it is scheduled for 14th February as per my tracker. I opted for a Paper Citizenship certificate. There are no dates for my city yet but they have only posted dates till 9th February. My city usually has at least one citizenship ceremony every month.

 

[Cacenaves]

Got email for oath for February 13 Vancouver office but I am flying to the us with my passport 2 days after my oath , I will not have my pr card neither my Canadian passport anyone knows if I can travel back with no problem ? or If I can request any kind of citizenship prove?

I cant get through with IRCC on the phone

thanks

 

[SithLord]

Yup.. I am seeing everybody else is getting their LPP completed. Oh well. I just don't care at this point. Let it be

Same here, it’s a bit frustrating seeing everyone getting their LPP completed. We can’t do anything but just wait.