September 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

[Progressive]

Citizenship test will change to "In Progress" a few days before you get your test invite. Physical Presence, Language, Test and prohibitions will be set to "Completed" a few days after the test (when the test results are verified).

In my case, it's different. My test status was changed to "completed" and the rest of the assessments are still in progress. This leads me to think that I should be expecting an interview to verify and validate my physical presence numbers, as well as the command of the English language.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Thanks a lot for your work.

Also, rajneeshv reported above that he has a decision made.

Well, he was kidding . Look towards the end of the post .

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

In my case, it's different. My test status was changed to "completed" and the rest of the assessments are still in progress. This leads me to think that I should be expecting an interview to verify and validate my physical presence numbers, as well as the command of the English language.

Could be the case. Please keep us posted with any updates. Thanks.

For your interview, they generally only ask for passport.

 

[MaryC]

I've DM'd all September 2020 applicants whose AOR and IP status have not been updated asking them for an update. If they all provide an update, the sheet will have more meaning and it will be complete. I couldn't even find some members on the forum so I have asked the sheet owners to reach out to them.

I've already got 3 - 4 responses and I've updated those details in the sheet.

Thank you for your work! It's well appreciated!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Background Verification - Completed (On March 18)
Language Skills, Physical Presence and Prohibitions - In Progress
Both Citizenship Test and Citizenship Ceremony - Not Started

Can someone please update the tracker accordingly? Thanks

Updated the status of BG checks. Please let us know when the other statuses are set to "Complete". Thanks.

 

[sai krishna]

ECAS shows "In Progress"
Id; sai krishna
Application (Family) Re-sent: Jan 21, 2020
Location: London (On)
AOR: 23 Mar 2021 (in ECAS only, no email received)
IN Process; May 19 2021

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

ECAS shows "In Progress"
Id; sai krishna
Application (Family) Re-sent: Jan 21, 2020
Location: London (On)
AOR: 23 Mar 2021 (in ECAS only, no email received)
IN Process; May 19 2021

Okay so was your application returned after you submitted in September? If yes, I'll remove the entry in the September 2020 spreadsheet and you can have yourself added in the Jan 2021 spreadsheet.

 

[SM205]

I did the citizenship test on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
would appreciate if someone could update the tracker please. Thank you.

Hi, would you mind sharing the resources used to prepare for the test. I heard about apna Toronto website has practice questions. Is there any other app or website with practice questions available instead of reading discover Canada book?
Thanks a lot

 

[SM205]

Anyone else knows any good app or website for practice questions for test? Thanks guys!

 

[PianoMan]

Hi, would you mind sharing the resources used to prepare for the test. I heard about apna Toronto website has practice questions. Is there any other app or website with practice questions available instead of reading discover Canada book?
Thanks a lot

I did read through the entire study guide. It is as they say.. all question are from there.
however, I did just google practice tests and I found this particular website good- the questions were worded well:
http://citizenshiptests.ca/practice-tests

Hope this is helpful!

 

[scappa]

It seems both systems can't get their stories straight. One says they started processing on FEB 12 the other on DEC 17

From https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 28, 2020.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on December 17, 2020.
3. We started processing your application on February 12, 2021.

From other tool

Application history

Mar 9, 2021
Background verification activity status updated
Background verification

Background verification status has been updated to Completed

Dec 17, 2020
Acknowledgement of receipt: Sent

We sent you an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) to confirm that we have received your complete application. We also sent you the study guide for your citizenship test.

Dec 17, 2020
Application filed

We have received your application and have begun to process your application. Information about next steps and required action items will be coming soon.

 

[AKS@1987]

It seems both systems can't get their stories straight. One says they started processing on FEB 12 the other on DEC 17

From https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/

1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 28, 2020.
2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on December 17, 2020.
3. We started processing your application on February 12, 2021.

From other tool

Application history

Mar 9, 2021
Background verification activity status updated
Background verification

Background verification status has been updated to Completed

Dec 17, 2020
Acknowledgement of receipt: Sent

We sent you an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) to confirm that we have received your complete application. We also sent you the study guide for your citizenship test.

Dec 17, 2020
Application filed

We have received your application and have begun to process your application. Information about next steps and required action items will be coming soon.

These are correct information.

Dec 17- Acknowledgement of receipt from Sydney NS office where you mailed your docs- confirming your application is complete. Then they transfer your file to local visa office corresponding to your Home mailing address .

Feb 12- your local visa office opened your file and started the real process of verification required for citizenship.

Mar 9- Local visa office completed your BGC.
Hope it helps in understanding.

 

[Hot2Cold]

I've DM'd all September 2020 applicants whose AOR and IP status have not been updated asking them for an update. If they all provide an update, the sheet will have more meaning and it will be complete. I couldn't even find some members on the forum so I have asked the sheet owners to reach out to them.

I've already got 3 - 4 responses and I've updated those details in the sheet.

Thanks for doing this, Raj. Also appreciate you correcting the #REF errors on the September sheet.

 

[Hot2Cold]

Hi, would you mind sharing the resources used to prepare for the test. I heard about apna Toronto website has practice questions. Is there any other app or website with practice questions available instead of reading discover Canada book?
Thanks a lot

There is a list of resources in this thread:

http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/
http://www.citizenshipsupport.ca (Free Quiz and you can purchase more for $29) Free & Paid
http://citizenshipcounts.ca/quiz (Study Guide nicely organized in section, Flashcard, and Quiz) - Free no purchase required
http://www.v-soul.com/onlinetest/canada_citizen_test/ (Quiz Only) - Free
http://www.thecanadiantest.com/citizenship-test/14 (Study Guide and Quiz) - Free
http://www.onlinecitizenshiptest.ca/ (Access to all chapters and quiz for 3 months for $15.99) - Paid
http://www.yourlibrary.ca/citizenship/ (Quiz only) - Free
https://www.apnatoronto.com/canadian-citizenship-test-practice/ (Quiz only) - Free

 

[bdeb]

There is a list of resources in this thread:

Thanks for sharing. This will be useful when our turn will come. Nobody knows when!