November 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[USProgrammer]

Thank you for all the information you are sharing. My physical presence is 1,470 days within the eligibility period. This may be because I had a long trip of 9 months..

I had an absence of about 23 months, for what it's worth. But it was all at the beginning (soft landing and then COVID).

 

[armoured]

Thank you for all the information you are sharing. My physical presence is 1,470 days within the eligibility period. This may be because I had a long trip of 9 months..

To be clear, they 'check' the physical presence for all applicants. I assume they request the CBSA entry/exit records for all - not sure though.

Have you received a passport request?

 

[aol2024]

To be clear, they 'check' the physical presence for all applicants. I assume they request the CBSA entry/exit records for all - not sure though.

Have you received a passport request?

No even it was mentioned in note 2 to be requested (April 16). Till today I didn't receive any request from their side and the LPP still in progress.

 

[aman0312]

To be clear, they 'check' the physical presence for all applicants. I assume they request the CBSA entry/exit records for all - not sure though.

Have you received a passport request?

I landed in 2019 and then finally moved in 2021. Dont thing that would the reason.

 

[armoured]

No even it was mentioned in note 2 to be requested (April 16). Till today I didn't receive any request from their side and the LPP still in progress.

Interesting - I don't have any guesses though beyond that.

 

[USProgrammer]

I landed in 2019 and then finally moved in 2021. Dont thing that would the reason.

Same years for us.

 

[aol2024]

Integrated Customs Enforcement System (“ICES”)

ICES is a national Canadian database of lookout information and enforcement activities that, amongst other things, contains information about Canadians who have come into contact with CBSA, or individuals who might seek to enter the country and might pose a risk. In addition to traveller records, ICES contains information on customs seizures for a period of five years. As well, ICES contains a record of every vehicle (and theoretically individual person) entry into Canada. (Practitioners generally request copies of ICES when representing individuals in permanent resident card renewal applications.)

https://meurrensonimmigration.com/the-cbsa-databases-ices-foss-cpic-and-ncic/

Based on googling, it seems they're verifying your physical presence days, usually due to low number of physical presence days.

Thank you so much for the information you shared. As you mentioned, it seems they are checking my physical presence days, even though I have 1,470 days, which is not a low number. I hope this process doesn’t take too long.

 

[rajoth21]

Does anybody have a timeline nowadays for the oath ceremony from being complete for all LPP stages and background check? My wife's got all completed message on Jun 28, 2025 but haven't received the invite for oath or the citizenship ceremony hasn't started yet on the portal. any recent oath invitees if they could share their timeline please?

 

[USProgrammer]

Similar question for recent oath invitees: how long between the tracker updating and actually receiving the oath invite email, especially for Calgary?

 

[aman0312]

Similar question for recent oath invitees: how long between the tracker updating and actually receiving the oath invite email, especially for Calgary?

I can hear IRCC response in my ears for this: Every case is different. I cant comment on how long it would take for you, but you are within the processing time. So I recommend keep an eye out on your email. lol

 

[Xipijeta]

UPDATE: Just got LPP updated to Complete on tracker. Update happened on July 10 but in the Activity History it says July 8. I am wondering how long now for an email for oath invite and how far out would the event be from the time of the invite email?

 

[Major2710]

Recieved oath letter but waiting on the e certificate instructions it’s still not sent to me

Scarborough office btw

 

[USProgrammer]

Wife got her oath letter. It's IRL in Calgary.

 

[USProgrammer]

Recieved oath letter but waiting on the e certificate instructions it’s still not sent to me

Scarborough office btw

If it's in-person, you're not getting an e-certificate.

 

[armoured]

If it's in-person, you're not getting an e-certificate.

Good point - worth noting, though, that for in-person ceremonies they give you the certificate at the ceremony.

(One or two posters have mentioned getting the option - at the ceremony- of receiving the certificate electronically afterwards, but this still doesn't seem to be widespread.)