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January 2023 - Citizenship Applications

Tomalika Chowdhury

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Jun 15, 2013
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For a Friend: Please include in the 2023 Citizenship application timeline sheet.
Name: Angie
Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1100
Application: Single
Application submitted: Jan 01, 2023
AOR: Pending
 

Ashvikha

Star Member
Sep 24, 2018
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Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1433
Application: Single/Family(number of family members)- (2) family application
Application submitted : Jan 2nd 2023
AOR: PENDING
 

jcttt

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Mar 6, 2017
115
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Location: GTA
Physical Days: 1,099
Method: Online
Applicants: 1 applicant
Application sent: January 3, 2023
AOR: Waiting
 

esqart

Star Member
Jul 19, 2018
62
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Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1145.5
Application: Single
Application submitted: Jan 04, 2023
AOR: Pending

Good luck everyone!
 
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esqart

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Jul 19, 2018
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Can somebody share what is the rough timeline we're expecting, moving forward? I've compiled some data from other people, am I on the right track?

Application sent: November 23 2021
Delivered: November 23 2021
AOR: February 8th 2022
Test invite: August 15 2022.
test complete: sept 2 2022
Email requesting passport copy: Dec 15 2022
Application submitted: November 09, 2021
Delivered: November 09, 2021
AOR: Feb 03, 2022
Test Invite letter/ecas date: 27 July 2022
Test Interview date: August 26, 2022
Request for fingerprints: 16 August
Fingerprints submitted: 8 September
Request for Test: July 29th
Test Window: 28 August - 15 September
Test performed with Pass: 14 September
Language skills: Nov 14th, 2022
Prohibitions: Nov 14th, 2022
Physical presence: Nov 14th, 2022
Activity status updated: Citizenship oath: Nov 14th, 2022
NOTICE TO APPEAR: Oath Dec 1st
Notice to collect Certificate in person (Montreal) Dec 14th
Passport Application Dec 14th
Picked up Passport Dec 28th.
Application sent: Feb 03, 2022
Application delivered: Feb 03, 2022
AOR: Mar 15, 2022
In Progress: Mar 16, 2022
Background check completed: Sep 23, 2022
Test Invite: Oct 16, 2022
Test Window: Oct 17, 2022 - Nov 07, 2022
Test Passed: Oct 17, 2022
Test completed: Oct 21, 2022
Language Skills / Prohibitions / Physical Presence completed: Nov 17, 2022
Scheduled for Citizenship oath: Dec 14, 2022
Citizenship oath: Jan 03, 2023
Submission date: July 17 2021
AOR date: Oct 9 2021
Test Date : 10 March, 2022
Background verification competed : Nov 25,2022
Prohibitions , Language and Physical presence completed : Dec 16,2022
Oath Ceremony started : Dec 20,2022
Application sent: Feb 11, 2022
Application delivered: Feb 11, 2022
AOR: March 21, 2022
Test Invite: September 19, 2022
Test Completed: October 27, 2022
Application sent: June 16, 2022
Delivered: June 20, 2022
AOR: June 29, 2022
Citizenship Test: Invite (Dec 05, 2022), Email (Dec 08, 2022), Window (Dec 12, 2022 – Jan 1, 2022)
Test Completed: Dec 29, 2022
20220609 Application Sent
20220623 AOR
20220824 Citizenship Test Letter Received
20220912 Citizenship Test Completed
20221228 Citizenship Ceremony Notice Received
20230110 Citizenship Oath Ceremony
Application sent: Aug 11, 2022
Delivered: Aug 11, 2022
AOR: Aug 18, 2022
Citizenship Test Invite: Dec 19, 2022
Citizenship Test Dates: Dec 28, 2022 to Jan 18, 2023
My rough estimation from the data above:
Application submitted: 04.01.2023
Delivered: 04.01.2023
AOR: 15.02.2023
Test invite: 15.07.2023
Test Completed: 01.08.2023
Oath: 01.10.2023
Passport: 01.12.2023

Does this sound correct?
For which parts of the process do I need to be inside the country, and which parts of the process can I leave the country?

Thanks
 
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forw.jane

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Apr 29, 2019
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Can somebody share what is the rough timeline we're expecting, moving forward? I've compiled some data from other people, am I on the right track?







My rough estimation from the data above:
Application submitted: 04.01.2023
Delivered: 04.01.2023
AOR: 15.02.2023
Test invite: 15.08.2023
Test Completed: 01.09.2023
Oath: 01.11.2023
Passport: 01.01.2024

Does this sound correct?
For which parts of the process do I need to be inside the country, and which parts of the process can I leave the country?

Thanks
Oath you have to be in the country. Test you can give outside Canada too. Very difficult to predict timelines based on old data. AOR used to complete within a week during June 22 but now taking months. So things change drastically.
 
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glenn9090

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Apr 29, 2014
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Saudi Arabia
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2312
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13/06/2014
Doc's Request.
19/11/2014
Nomination.....
08/10/2014
IELTS Request
With Application
File Transfer...
14/11/2014
Med's Request
14/01/2015
Med's Done....
31/01/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
05/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
25/03/2015
LANDED..........
January 2016
Can somebody share what is the rough timeline we're expecting, moving forward? I've compiled some data from other people, am I on the right track?

I think these dates reflect 2021 . The 2022 dates are slightly changed are the AOR is near to January 2022 for submissions done in first week of November 2022
 
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glenn9090

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Apr 29, 2014
197
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Saudi Arabia
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2312
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13/06/2014
Doc's Request.
19/11/2014
Nomination.....
08/10/2014
IELTS Request
With Application
File Transfer...
14/11/2014
Med's Request
14/01/2015
Med's Done....
31/01/2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
05/03/2015
VISA ISSUED...
25/03/2015
LANDED..........
January 2016
I am resubmitting my application today and will update the excel sheet as needed. Cannot access the google spreadsheet.
 
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esqart

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Jul 19, 2018
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Oath you have to be in the country. Test you can give outside Canada too. Very difficult to predict timelines based on old data. AOR used to complete within a week during June 22 but now taking months. So things change drastically.
Isn't oath being done online now? Is that the only process where I need to be physically located in Canada?

Yeah I understand the timelines change a lot even monthly.
 

esqart

Star Member
Jul 19, 2018
62
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I think these dates reflect 2021 . The 2022 dates are slightly changed are the AOR is near to January 2022 for submissions done in first week of November 2022
Would you like to provide a more accurate estimation? Maybe on a spreadsheet with recent data?