September 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

[CaBeaver]

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... travel by car and show your CoPR + passport at the border.

Is this true only for travels from the US?

 

[Katerina08]

Look at other cases here:

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/pr-card-new-renewal-processing-timeline-2021.724984/page-57

If you’re lucky, AOR comes together with Decision Made and the card is mailed quickly after.

If you aren’t lucky, travel by car and show your CoPR + passport at the border.

okay that’s what I wanted to know! If I go back by car that’s okay if my card is expired? I still have my Copr paper somewhere

 

[harirajmohan]

Is this true only for travels from the US?

Traveling via any commercial vehicles such as plane, bus etc needs PR card. Traveling via road using personal/rental vehicle doesnt require PR card.
US is the only country nearby hence mostly people directly say that you can travel without PR card from US.

okay that’s what I wanted to know! If I go back by car that’s okay if my card is expired? I still have my Copr paper somewhere

There is no need to show the PR card itself. So its irrelevant if its expired or not. Search your COPR first.

 

[chs]

Back in March. But when I try to go online to check if it’s being processed there is no record about it :/ just my citizenship application comes up on ecas ‍♀

have you tried checking the old ECAS system? That /should/ show both cases concurrently (It did with mine while my citzenship was pending) - https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do - it listed both my PR Renewal and Citizenship application

 

[VSw]

Hi @rajkamalmohanram

Noticed in your signature that you requested for urgent processing that was denied. Would you mind sharing how did they let you know that they denied your request?

The reason I'm asking is my wife has also requested for urgent processing but IRCC hasn't sent us any email confirming acceptance/denial of the request. We called them up but they didn't confirm even on phone.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi @rajkamalmohanram

Noticed in your signature that you requested for urgent processing that was denied. Would you mind sharing how did they let you know that they denied your request?

The reason I'm asking is my wife has also requested for urgent processing but IRCC hasn't sent us any email confirming acceptance/denial of the request. We called them up but they didn't confirm even on phone.

I called IRCC and the agent told me that my UP request was denied.

 

[Katerina08]

have you tried checking the old ECAS system? That /should/ show both cases concurrently (It did with mine while my citzenship was pending) - https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do - it listed both my PR Renewal and Citizenship application

Yea I checked there and there is nothing about my PR just my citizenship application

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Yea I checked there and there is nothing about my PR just my citizenship application

Try this :

Try adding your PR card renewal application in your myCIC account.

Start here => https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

1. Login with your GCkey credentials (the same credentials you used to submit your PR application via Express Entry). If you don't have or you have forgotten your GCkey credentials, create a new account.

2. Click on " Add (link) your application to your account "

3. Choose Category = Permanent Resident Card

4. Choose "UCI and Family Name" as the criteria under the "Please select one" dropdown

5. Fill in the details and then try to link the application.

Try and see if this works. If it does, you should have your PR card application linked to your myCIC account and you can check the status there.

 

[Katerina08]

Try this :

Try adding your PR card renewal application in your myCIC account.

Start here => https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account.html

1. Login with your GCkey credentials (the same credentials you used to submit your PR application via Express Entry). If you don't have or you have forgotten your GCkey credentials, create a new account.

2. Click on " Add (link) your application to your account "

3. Choose Category = Permanent Resident Card

4. Choose "UCI and Family Name" as the criteria under the "Please select one" dropdown

5. Fill in the details and then try to link the application.

Try and see if this works. If it does, you should have your PR card application linked to your myCIC account and you can check the status there.

thank you! I have tried that a few times. Nothing I wonder if it got lost in the mail or something. I just stopped worrying about it after I mailed it cause I figured I’d get my citizenship by now :/

 

[VSw]

I called IRCC and the agent told me that my UP request was denied.

Got it, thank you!

 

[NNN]

I finally received the Oath invite, hoorey! It’s scheduled to August 16th.

 

[Survivor]

Just an update. We received our Citizenship certificate yesterday. Now off the passport application thread. lol. Good luck everyone.

 

[PawManya]

Hi

I would say keep trying at 8 :00 A.M Monday to Friday .. you will eventually get through .. that's what we did.. It frustrating but trust me its worth it when you get through

Thank you. Maybe the recorded msg depends on the local office because I kept trying up until Friday last week at 8 AM and I would just get the two options after entering all the info, Anyways, webform did the trick and my address has now been updated.

@admin, kindly update my status as below-
Citizenship Application: Single
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1376.5
App Sent: August 26, 2019
App Delivered: August 28, 2019
App returned as incomplete and resubmitted: September 23, 2019
AOR: December 11, 2019
FP requested: Jan 25, 2020
FP completed: Jan 31, 2020
FP received: Feb 10, 2020
Test status ‘In Progress’: May 6, 2021
Test request received via e-mail: May 12, 2021 (Window May 14 to June 3)
Test completed: May 23, 2021 (20/20)
2nd FP requested: Jun 28, 2021
2nd FP completed: Jul 6, 2021
Passport scan request received: July 12, 2021
Passport scans and translations e-mailed: July 14, 2021
2nd FP received: Jul 26, 2021

Thank you.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Thank you. Maybe the recorded msg depends on the local office because I kept trying up until Friday last week at 8 AM and I would just get the two options after entering all the info, Anyways, webform did the trick and my address has now been updated.

@admin, kindly update my status as below-
Citizenship Application: Single
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1376.5
App Sent: August 26, 2019
App Delivered: August 28, 2019
App returned as incomplete and resubmitted: September 23, 2019
AOR: December 11, 2019
FP requested: Jan 25, 2020
FP completed: Jan 31, 2020
FP received: Feb 10, 2020
Test status ‘In Progress’: May 6, 2021
Test request received via e-mail: May 12, 2021 (Window May 14 to June 3)
Test completed: May 23, 2021 (20/20)
2nd FP requested: Jun 28, 2021
2nd FP completed: Jul 6, 2021
Passport scan request received: July 12, 2021
Passport scans and translations e-mailed: July 14, 2021
2nd FP received: Jul 26, 2021

Thank you.

Updated!

 

[nora20]

Just an update. We received our Citizenship certificate yesterday. Now off the passport application thread. lol. Good luck everyone.

Congrats! How many days did it take to get your certificate? Is it usually mailed or just an electronic version?