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September 2020 - Citizenship Applicants

Bains87

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Sep 4, 2014
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No, I haven’t received a new fingerprint request yet, my background verification was set to In progress from complete, so I’m assuming they will send me a new FP request at some point (god knows when!) so my question was if the Vancouver office sends the 2nd FP request, does the address on the letter state a Vancouver address where the RCMP report needs to be sent or is it the same CPC SYDNEY address (that’s where I sent my first FP’s report as started on the request letter).
When I received my second FP it was sent to CPC Sydney although my office is Surrey apparently, not sure if they really need it or this is just a way to make money, same as most of the ICBC driving test centers are known to fail you on your first attempt, its all part of the money I guess
 

Bains87

Hero Member
Sep 4, 2014
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That statement is not correct brother.. Early 2020 applicants like me are waiting for oath since the last 6-7 months.. so .. :) anything after July or Sep -2020 or so are getting the best treatment with their applications getting done sooner than others.
I guess soon 2020 applicants will have the same fate as 2018/19 applicants because as applications start piling up from late 2021 & 2022, they will rush to clear those first, so pray and pray as hard as you can that you get your thing sorted out before this Ukraine crisis blows up , apparently our minister has already decided to open a dedicated line to support the influx and there is a call of opening refugees lines for fleeing Ukrainian citizens
 

scappa

Star Member
Apr 16, 2012
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TO
An update in my tracker but nothing has changed. It still says take the oath on MAR 12.


Updated:February 24, 2022
Your citizenship application status: In progress
Your next steps (1)
1 new update(s)
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,067
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Good news after all!
ECAS status shows Decision Made (on a Saturday yes!)
Hoping to see the Tracker showing all In-progress sections to Completed next week.
 

Aaz

Star Member
Feb 20, 2017
94
41
Vancouver
Category........
Other
Good news after all!
ECAS status shows Decision Made (on a Saturday yes!)
Hoping to see the Tracker showing all In-progress sections to Completed next week.
Congrats! Is your processing centre Vancouver? When did your test get approved?
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,067
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Congrats! Is your processing centre Vancouver? When did your test get approved?
Yes, Vancouver.

Following are the last two updates on my tracker....

Feb 8, 2022: Background verification activity status updated
Jan 24, 2022: Citizenship test activity status updated
 
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Aaz

Star Member
Feb 20, 2017
94
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Vancouver
Category........
Other
Yes, Vancouver.

Following are the last updates on my tracker....

Feb 8, 2022: Background verification activity status updated
Jan 24, 2022: Citizenship test activity status updated
Would you know when your security check was going to expire?
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,067
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Would you know when your security check was going to expire?
I would not have any idea about that. I was requested, and thus sent my Fingerprints back in July 2021 though.
However, my wife's Background Check was completed in March 2021.
 

syedahraza

Hero Member
Jun 20, 2015
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Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi Everyone,
I received my notes today and noticed that on 7th Feb, CIC requested an ICES. Any idea as to what does this mean? Thanks
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,067
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Hi Everyone,
I received my notes today and noticed that on 7th Feb, CIC requested an ICES. Any idea as to what does this mean? Thanks
Assuming you must already know what it is, but just for completion ICES is International Credential Evaluation Service.

Looks like it must be related to the Language Skills processing, unless someone with similar experience knows better.
 

syedahraza

Hero Member
Jun 20, 2015
981
191
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Assuming you must already know what it is, but just for completion ICES is International Credential Evaluation Service.

Looks like it must be related to the Language Skills processing, unless someone with similar experience knows better.
Thanks. I also suspected that it will be related to language skills.
 

rmtl

Hero Member
Aug 27, 2021
232
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My last update was on 5th Nov, background check is completed. Citizenship tested was completed in September, the rest is still In progress. It is been almost 4 months with no updates. Montreal office.
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,803
5,787
Everything is marked completed on feb 2 2022,when can I expect my oath ceremony date?
The questions of "when can I expect..." cannot be answered by anyone. The timelines vary greatly. Check the spreadsheet to see overall processing times and the timelines of people who got DM around the same date as you did.

Good luck.
 

nskatcv

Champion Member
May 27, 2014
1,067
205
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Aug 11 2014
Med's Done....
Feb 16 2015
Passport Req..
Jul 03 2015
VISA ISSUED...
Jul 08 2015
LANDED..........
Jan 09 2016
Good news after all!
ECAS status shows Decision Made (on a Saturday yes!)
Hoping to see the Tracker showing all In-progress sections to Completed next week.
First thing Monday morning, everything is now Completed in the new tracker, except the Oath Ceremony.
 
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