September 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

[canv_1234]

Congrats!

You won't receive an email until 1 or 2 weeks before the ceremony. So, you can expect the email sometime in the first/second week of March.

Could you also please provide the following information to complete your entry in the spreadsheet?

The date you took the test, Date Prohibitions was set to "Completed" ? Thanks.

Got it thanks!

I took the test on 10th of Sept and the test was set to complete on 13th Sept. Everything except test and BG was set to complete today

 

[smilysmoke19]

The only change I saw on my ECAS is the date I became a Canadian citizen on the fourth line.

for me 4th line is for my test invite.
i did not get official email for oath may b thats why there is no update in ECAS.
only update is in new tracker.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Got it thanks!

I took the test on 10th of Sept and the test was set to complete on 13th Sept. Everything except test and BG was set to complete today

Updated!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

The only change I saw on my ECAS is the date I became a Canadian citizen on the fourth line.

Might differ from person to person, I guess.

 

[MaryC]

Yeah... we are canceling the trip and minimizing any money loss there. We thought about trying to reschedule the ceremony, but after this much time waiting, we are better off doing the oath now and travel later.

I would do the same. After this much waiting, the idea of rescheduling is very painful..

(Parabéns pela grande conquista Rafael! )

 

[seregatema]

Hi! I received an update to take the test between Dec 2-dec 23

 

[Freedom2016]

Sure, I will.
You are right, calling the IRCC call center is total wastage of time. They don't have insight on what is happening in the local IRCC office. When I told the customer service executive about my GCMS notes, she said I have the same information as you have
I have again applied for GCMS note to see if anything changed in last couple of months.
Btw, in other forums I found people, applied in June-July 2020 in Saskatchewan, completed their oath ceremony, or scheduled for same for Nov-Dec.

Just thought to update you. Looks like SK OFFICE IS FINALLY WORKING. Got an update to write the citizenship test. App was updated today. Yours should be updated soon.
All the best!

 

[Taddy]

@rajkamalmohanram can you please update the spreadsheet to show my test date was today onwards please? I did it today. My number on spreadsheet is 130. Thank you!

 

[bdeb]

Looks like Saskatchewan office woke up after a deep sleep. My tracker has been updated today, with test window between December 1st and 22nd, Email yet to come.

 

[bdeb]

Just thought to update you. Looks like SK OFFICE IS FINALLY WORKING. Got an update to write the citizenship test. App was updated today. Yours should be updated soon.
All the best!

Thanks. Saw your post now. Mine has been updated too!!!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

@rajkamalmohanram can you please update the spreadsheet to show my test date was today onwards please? I did it today. My number on spreadsheet is 130. Thank you!

Done.

 

[Skywalker_RT]

So, it's done. I gave up on trying to wait for in-person ceremonies, as I can't see any positive changes happening on pandemic restrictions in the short term.

The ceremony was yesterday, attended by 73 people (~40 Zoom connections). Apparently, there were people from other Maritime provinces as well, but I can't say for sure. They really put some effort to make it a special moment for us, so it wasn't awful at all. Well, except for the part where we wait for one hour, awkwardly staring at each other's faces. And people singing O Canada with their mics unmuted...

 

[Hot2Cold]

So, it's done. I gave up on trying to wait for in-person ceremonies, as I can't see any positive changes happening on pandemic restrictions in the short term.

The ceremony was yesterday, attended by 73 people (~40 Zoom connections). Apparently, there were people from other Maritime provinces as well, but I can't say for sure. They really put some effort to make it a special moment for us, so it wasn't awful at all. Well, except for the part where we wait for one hour, awkwardly staring at each other's faces. And people singing O Canada with their mics unmuted...

Congratulations on the ceremony. I agree they do make an effort to make it special. We had a couple of families with young kids, and the judge did make an extra effort to engage with them and make them feel special.

I guess they do it differently every time. We were asked to remain in the waiting room the whole time after registration, so we were awkwardly staring at the bank screen .

 

[Hot2Cold]

On another note, my status on the new tracker is now showing Closed for all of us and Complete on ECAS.

We had signed and emailed the signed oath confirmations as soon as the the ceremony was completed.

For those with minor children on their applications, the status on the tracker for our son shows Closed, with an additional update stating that Prohibitions status has been updated to Completed. SO don't worry if those are showing Not Started or In Process while you wait for the oath.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

So, it's done. I gave up on trying to wait for in-person ceremonies, as I can't see any positive changes happening on pandemic restrictions in the short term.

The ceremony was yesterday, attended by 73 people (~40 Zoom connections). Apparently, there were people from other Maritime provinces as well, but I can't say for sure. They really put some effort to make it a special moment for us, so it wasn't awful at all. Well, except for the part where we wait for one hour, awkwardly staring at each other's faces. And people singing O Canada with their mics unmuted...

Good choice. It is certainly a meaningful day, whether done in-person or online IMO. As long as you feel happy and proud for making it this far and appreciate the fact that you're now Canadian - those are the only things that matter. You don't have to be physically present to feel those things IMO.

Congrats and all the best!