November 2020 - Citizenship Application

[siddharthbala]

Location: Toronto,ON
Application type: Family of 2 (1 Adults, 1 child)
Physical presence days: 1,144 days
App sent date: Oct 30th 2020
App delivered date: Nov 4th 2020
AOR date: Feb 2nd, 2021
In Process : Mar 15th 2021

Thanks - I've updated it on the sheet!

Hi everybody!

Thank you for all the help! Much appreciated! What is the next step now that application is In Progress? When approximately we should expect a test invitation?

We should either expect a test invitation or, if it's a non-routine process we'd get a request for additional documents at this point.

As for when we can expect a test invitation - It's anyone's guess at this point, but the outlook is not good for now. For example, from the sheet, here's a number of people who received a test invite:

Those December numbers are what they are because it accounts for the fact that the Online Pilot folks run through a shorter processing ring so they got to the testing step earlier than all the paper based applications. The other 1% and 2%'s for the other months are likely Urgent Applications. Frankly - the numbers are abysmal, but all we can do is wait to see how the situation pans out because we're getting to a point where their own processes are conflicting with their rate of processing (i.e. security validity for documents being submitted are expiring before the application processing can conclude, for example), so something will have to give in their process and soon.

 

[shekhar78]

Good morning everyone, our application went to "In Process" today.

We started processing your application on March 16, 2021.

Our timeline:
Location: Waterloo, ON
Application type: Family (4)
Physical presence days: 1246
App sent date: Nov 12, 2020
App delivered: Nov 19, 2020
AOR : Feb 10, 2021
In Process : Mar 16, 2021

 

[siddharthbala]

Good morning everyone, our application went to "In Progress" today.


Our timeline:
Location: Waterloo, ON
Application type: Family (4)
Physical presence days: 1246
App sent date: Nov 12, 2020
App delivered: Nov 19, 2020
AOR : Feb 10, 2021
In Process : Mar 16, 2021

Updated - Congrats on the progress!

 

[Cassiano]

Thanks - I've updated it on the sheet!



We should either expect a test invitation or, if it's a non-routine process we'd get a request for additional documents at this point.

As for when we can expect a test invitation - It's anyone's guess at this point, but the outlook is not good for now. For example, from the sheet, here's a number of people who received a test invite:

Those December numbers are what they are because it accounts for the fact that the Online Pilot folks run through a shorter processing ring so they got to the testing step earlier than all the paper based applications. The other 1% and 2%'s for the other months are likely Urgent Applications. Frankly - the numbers are abysmal, but all we can do is wait to see how the situation pans out because we're getting to a point where their own processes are conflicting with their rate of processing (i.e. security validity for documents being submitted are expiring before the application processing can conclude, for example), so something will have to give in their process and soon.

Very interesting fact.
Also, we have to consider that 2019 is not finished yet, some people is waitng for test letters.

 

[BuzzBuzz]

I have a friend, he is April 2020 applicant, still waiting for the test.

 

[Annie_aqua]

Hello! My ecas says IP from Mar 16, 2021. Please update the log. Thank you and all the best to others who are waiting on IP.

 

[saleem7821]

UPDATE : We started processing your application on March 17, 2021
Admin please update . Thanks everyone and keep this thread alive

 

[siddharthbala]

Hello! My ecas says IP from Mar 16, 2021. Please update the log. Thank you and all the best to others who are waiting on IP.

UPDATE : We started processing your application on March 17, 2021
Admin please update . Thanks everyone and keep this thread alive

Updated - congrats on the process!

 

[saleem7821]

Updated - congrats on the process!

Thank you

 

[sk000]

seems like Toronto/GTA applications are slower to get into in process status..well its a waiting game anyway

 

[Sarah L]

Hi Guys. Is there anyone did not get AOR e-mail/letter or a returned application. I applied on November, did not get AOR or my application. I checked ECAS as well, called IRCC. No thing and no one able to find it at the system. Canada Post captured the sigature that IRCC received it, Is there anyone in similar situation?.. do I should consider re-apply again??,

 

[siddharthbala]

Hi Guys. Is there anyone did not get AOR e-mail/letter or a returned application. I applied on November, did not get AOR or my application. I checked ECAS as well, called IRCC. No thing and no one able to find it at the system. Canada Post captured the sigature that IRCC received it, Is there anyone in similar situation?.. do I should consider re-apply again??,

I think you and user @Bbbjjjhhh are in the same situation (though they had an additional twist where they were seemingly able to see their record via eCAS, but that also stopped.

I'd recommend trying to apply for GCMS notes to learn conclusively if there is a file for your application in their system (even temporary) and if so, what is the status before planning to re-apply.

 

[Sarah L]

I think you and user @Bbbjjjhhh are in the same situation (though they had an additional twist where they were seemingly able to see their record via eCAS, but that also stopped.

I'd recommend trying to apply for GCMS notes to learn conclusively if there is a file for your application in their system (even temporary) and if so, what is the status before planning to re-apply.

Thank you, can you provide more information please for GCMS notes or a link?

 

[siddharthbala]

Thank you, can you provide more information please for GCMS notes or a link?

I suggested they use this guide, but there is another thread here, which might be a better source of information on this.

 

[saleem7821]

Hi Guys. Is there anyone did not get AOR e-mail/letter or a returned application. I applied on November, did not get AOR or my application. I checked ECAS as well, called IRCC. No thing and no one able to find it at the system. Canada Post captured the sigature that IRCC received it, Is there anyone in similar situation?.. do I should consider re-apply again??,

I am in same situation for my PR card renewal application . where USP has delivered my application and signed by HOSS at CIC office . But when I contacted CIC the customer service agent informed me that they do not have my application in system and advised me to send a new application .
Pretty disappointing that I got this information after four months !
Hope that will help .