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November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

moman21 said:
Not lazy, backlogged. It appears they have been somewhat centralized to become the main citizenship application processing centre.
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I'm not sure what's going on. I don't think they're lazy either. I think there's been some kind of policy change. The LPPs pretty much stopped as of March 27 and have yet to really resume at the pace they were going. There have been a few trickling out, but nothing like before. If this persists for another month, maybe it'll piss me off enough to do some ATIP citizen journalism.
 
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I’d like to ask those on the forum who’ve completed the oath process: How long did your ceremony typically take? I have a prior commitment scheduled for the same day and want to determine whether I’ll need to reschedule it, depending on the ceremony’s duration. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
 
MRQ said:
I’d like to ask those on the forum who’ve completed the oath process: How long did your ceremony typically take? I have a prior commitment scheduled for the same day and want to determine whether I’ll need to reschedule it, depending on the ceremony’s duration. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
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In total, it took about 1.5hrs in person. I think it's a good idea to schedule 3 hrs off if it includes drive time as well.
 
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The E-certificate download instructions say that if you’ve used the IRCC portal for a temporary residence application before, you can re-use your credentials.

Has anyone here who used the IRCC portal for temporary residence applications in the past used NEW credentials for the citizenship certificate? I don’t know if the certificate will be available on both and so I don’t want to rely on the “wrong” one.
 
Question: how do you find out which office is processing your application? I'm on the same timeline as some folks here. Test completed in Feb. Radio silence post that.
 
ss0592 said:
Question: how do you find out which office is processing your application? I'm on the same timeline as some folks here. Test completed in Feb. Radio silence post that.
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Either call IRCC or get ATIP.
I'd say ATIP is much better as it provides lots of info. Downside is, it takes 30 days but still better than aggressive IRCC call centre reps who just want to hang up ASAP.
 
ss0592 said:
Question: how do you find out which office is processing your application? I'm on the same timeline as some folks here. Test completed in Feb. Radio silence post that.
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Chekc the email address that sent you the test invitation, it may help ...
 
aol2024 said:
Chekc the email address that sent you the test invitation, it may help ...
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That’s not correct. The events office (test and oath) is usually different from the primary processing office.
 
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ss0592 said:
Question: how do you find out which office is processing your application? I'm on the same timeline as some folks here. Test completed in Feb. Radio silence post that.
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The AOR document you received indicates which office initially received your application. However, during processing, it is possible for your application to be transferred to another office.
 
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aol2024 said:
Chekc the email address that sent you the test invitation, it may help ...
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I just spoke with an IRCC agent today and asked them the processing office and why it differs from the one that sent the request for the test. The answer is the letter from the AOR email has the office processing your application. While the office that sends you the invitation for the test is the office that will also provide you with the oath ceremony.
 
Xipijeta said:
I just spoke with an IRCC agent today and asked them the processing office and why it differs from the one that sent the request for the test. The answer is the letter from the AOR email has the office processing your application. While the office that sends you the invitation for the test is the office that will also provide you with the oath ceremony.
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Your case can be transferred after AOR. You're only going to know the current one by calling IRCC or requesting GCMS.
 
***Update***

Physical presence finally marked completed on May 9, 2025 (reflected on the tracker today May 13, 2025). Just one more road to cross - Citizenship ceremony not started.
 
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Ghapharr said:
***Update***

Physical presence finally marked completed on May 9, 2025 (reflected on the tracker today May 13, 2025). Just one more road to cross - Citizenship ceremony not started.
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Language and prohibitions too?
 
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