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omarnabsws

Hero Member
Jan 13, 2016
463
140
Beirut
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2017
Nomination.....
16-12-2016
AOR Received.
04-01-2017
File Transfer...
17-02-2017
Med's Done....
03-01-2017
Passport Req..
17-03-2017
The next oath ceremony is Feb 23 for 2020 applicants, i guess for 2019 people ( assuming truckers are out of the street asap) we might have chance todo oath in march. Else it will be long time for us to get oath.
there is an oath on feb 16th too
 

ronwahd

Star Member
Jul 23, 2021
83
38
Gatineau
Did anybody already receive the certificate and the tracker still shows “in-progress”?
Ottawa is dead now. I don't think anybody will receive the certificates soon since the office is completely closed. It is so frustrating.
I guess you received it a couple weeks ago, but is it still showing "in-progress"? Were you able to apply for passport right?
 

Dhaka2014

Hero Member
May 7, 2014
426
138
Canada
Ottawa is dead now. I don't think anybody will receive the certificates soon since the office is completely closed. It is so frustrating.
I guess you received it a couple weeks ago, but is it still showing "in-progress"? Were you able to apply for passport right?
I don't know what to say about Ottawa office.
I got my certificate after 77 days (oath on Oct 23, 2021 and certificate received on Jan 13, 2022) after multiple emails sent to Ottawa Office and an escalation to minister Sean Fraser (and receiving a reply from minister's office that my certificates were printed on Jan 11, 2022).

I submitted my citizenship application in Nov 2019.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the invite for oath.. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I had attended the oath. I was NOT. The battle to get the certificate just started.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the certificate and guess what. I was WRONG.

I applied for passport on Jan 17, 2022 (in-person at ServiceCanada office as I have planned travel within 25 business days). Submitted everything.
On Jan 28, 2022, I received a call from PassportsCanada saying that my certificates numbers are not showing in the system. Passports Canada cannot issue passports as they cannot validate the certificate. She said it can happen if you applied just the next day after oath.. I said I had my oath almost 3 months ago. She was shocked and said call IRCC and ask them to enter the info in the system. So I am back to SQUARE ZERO.

Whoever printed my certificates (I guess that is JT in Ottawa office) has not entered them in the system. Maybe that's why the tracker still shows "Citizenship Ceremony: In-Progress".

Sent email to Ottawa Office 10 days ago.. No reply. Tracker Status is still: In-Progress
Called IRCC call center: We are receiving high number of calls.. Unless this is about Afghanistan crisis, Call back later.
Sent another escalation to the minister.. Awaiting for response (maybe in a month).

Enough!
 
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omarnabsws

Hero Member
Jan 13, 2016
463
140
Beirut
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2017
Nomination.....
16-12-2016
AOR Received.
04-01-2017
File Transfer...
17-02-2017
Med's Done....
03-01-2017
Passport Req..
17-03-2017
I don't know what to say about Ottawa office.
I got my certificate after 77 days (oath on Oct 23, 2021 and certificate received on Jan 13, 2022) after multiple emails sent to Ottawa Office and an escalation to minister Sean Fraser (and receiving a reply from minister's office that my certificates were printed on Jan 11, 2022).

I submitted my citizenship application in Nov 2019.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the invite for oath.. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I had attended the oath. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the certificate and guess what. I was WRONG.

I applied for passport on Jan 17, 2022 (in-person at ServiceCanada office as I have planned travel within 25 business days). Submitted everything.
On Jan 28, 2022, I received a call from PassportCanada saying that my certificates numbers are not showing in the system. Passport Canada cannot issue passports as they cannot validate the certificate. She said it can happen if you applied just the next day after oath.. I said I had my oath almost 3 months ago. She was shocked and said call IRCC and ask them to enter the info in the system. So I am back to SQUARE ZERO.

Whoever printed my certificates (I guess that is JT in Ottawa office) have not entered them in the system. Maybe that's why the tracker still shows "Citizenship Ceremony: In-Progress".

Sent email to Ottawa Office 10 days ago.. No reply. Tracker Status is still: In-Progress
Called IRCC call center: We are receiving high number of calls.. Unless this is anout Afghanistan crisis, Call back later.
Sent another escalation to the minister.. Awaiting for response (maybe in a month).
Cancelled my flight tickets for the 2nd time.

Enough!
Email this as a reply to the email sent by the minister, also cc ottawa office. Its ok to be angry in those emails. This is truly ridiculous

Please keep us posted
 
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Hozza

Full Member
Jul 22, 2020
20
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I don't know what to say about Ottawa office.
I got my certificate after 77 days (oath on Oct 23, 2021 and certificate received on Jan 13, 2022) after multiple emails sent to Ottawa Office and an escalation to minister Sean Fraser (and receiving a reply from minister's office that my certificates were printed on Jan 11, 2022).

I submitted my citizenship application in Nov 2019.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the invite for oath.. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I had attended the oath. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the certificate and guess what. I was WRONG.

I applied for passport on Jan 17, 2022 (in-person at ServiceCanada office as I have planned travel within 25 business days). Submitted everything.
On Jan 28, 2022, I received a call from PassportCanada saying that my certificates numbers are not showing in the system. Passport Canada cannot issue passports as they cannot validate the certificate. She said it can happen if you applied just the next day after oath.. I said I had my oath almost 3 months ago. She was shocked and said call IRCC and ask them to enter the info in the system. So I am back to SQUARE ZERO.

Whoever printed my certificates (I guess that is JT in Ottawa office) have not entered them in the system. Maybe that's why the tracker still shows "Citizenship Ceremony: In-Progress".

Sent email to Ottawa Office 10 days ago.. No reply. Tracker Status is still: In-Progress
Called IRCC call center: We are receiving high number of calls.. Unless this is anout Afghanistan crisis, Call back later.
Sent another escalation to the minister.. Awaiting for response (maybe in a month).
Cancelled my flight tickets for the 2nd time.

Enough!
Wow! I'm speechless
 

ronwahd

Star Member
Jul 23, 2021
83
38
Gatineau
I don't know what to say about Ottawa office.
I got my certificate after 77 days (oath on Oct 23, 2021 and certificate received on Jan 13, 2022) after multiple emails sent to Ottawa Office and an escalation to minister Sean Fraser (and receiving a reply from minister's office that my certificates were printed on Jan 11, 2022).

I submitted my citizenship application in Nov 2019.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the invite for oath.. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I had attended the oath. I was NOT.
I thought I was done with IRCC the moment I received the certificate and guess what. I was WRONG.

I applied for passport on Jan 17, 2022 (in-person at ServiceCanada office as I have planned travel within 25 business days). Submitted everything.
On Jan 28, 2022, I received a call from PassportCanada saying that my certificates numbers are not showing in the system. Passport Canada cannot issue passports as they cannot validate the certificate. She said it can happen if you applied just the next day after oath.. I said I had my oath almost 3 months ago. She was shocked and said call IRCC and ask them to enter the info in the system. So I am back to SQUARE ZERO.

Whoever printed my certificates (I guess that is JT in Ottawa office) have not entered them in the system. Maybe that's why the tracker still shows "Citizenship Ceremony: In-Progress".

Enough!
Wow I am speechless. That is extremely painful. Ottawa office is torturing us. All our plans and travels have been ruined. Sometimes, I get at a point to say I will travel and f**k PR and citizenship.
 

ott-613

Hero Member
Dec 16, 2019
377
175
Ottawa office is so slow, now truckers then spring break then summer break then back to school then Christmas and so on. I dint feel this backlog been treated fairly by IRCC, many late 2020 are already done with processing while 2018-2019 waiting in the dark

Enough is Enough..

Clear 2019 citizenship backlog
 

omarnabsws

Hero Member
Jan 13, 2016
463
140
Beirut
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2017
Nomination.....
16-12-2016
AOR Received.
04-01-2017
File Transfer...
17-02-2017
Med's Done....
03-01-2017
Passport Req..
17-03-2017
Wow I am speechless. That is extremely painful. Ottawa office is torturing us. All our plans and travels have been ruined. Sometimes, I get at a point to say I will travel and f**k PR and citizenship.
If you are waiting for certificate in Ottawa, you can start emailing them about the truckers situation not ending soon and for them to find alternate ways to print certificates, either by outsourcing to other offices (with priority) or to get other departments that can open to do so. or to issue them electronically, I dont know. Truckers arent f***ing off, we cant wait indefinitely, a solution needs to be found
 
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ronwahd

Star Member
Jul 23, 2021
83
38
Gatineau
If you are waiting for certificate in Ottawa, you can start emailing them about the truckers situation not ending soon and for them to find alternate ways to print certificates, either by outsourcing to other offices (with priority) or to get other departments that can open to do so. or to issue them electronically, I dont know. Truckers arent f***ing off, we cant wait indefinitely, a solution needs to be found
Trust me... I have sent more than 15 email to the office with various contents and different tones. I have suggested outsourcing and e-certifcates. The lazy a**es don't respond.
 

omarnabsws

Hero Member
Jan 13, 2016
463
140
Beirut
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2017
Nomination.....
16-12-2016
AOR Received.
04-01-2017
File Transfer...
17-02-2017
Med's Done....
03-01-2017
Passport Req..
17-03-2017
Trust me... I have sent more than 15 email to the office with various contents and different tones. I have suggested outsourcing and e-certifcates. The lazy a**es don't respond.

Try to cc the minister.

As soon as i finish my oath i will be joining you guys with the email sending lol . Still havent received the email tho, i hope they dont do to me what they did to rtamimi
 

Dhaka2014

Hero Member
May 7, 2014
426
138
Canada
Trust me... I have sent more than 15 email to the office with various contents and different tones. I have suggested outsourcing and e-certifcates. The lazy a**es don't respond.
Send emails to the minister.. Multiple escalations about a specific office can help. As I mentioned earlier, I got a response from minister's office after 25 days. They assigned someone to check on my file and respond to me.
 

ronwahd

Star Member
Jul 23, 2021
83
38
Gatineau
Please guys don't forget to send the same email to the minister today between 11:30am to 1:00pm. No matter you are in which stage, Ottawa remains slow if we don't push them. Even if you are lucky and end up with finishing everything. The last stage is certificate which is queue based. Imagine Oct oath are still waiting for their application to be "closed" and they cannot apply for passport. Nov oath are still waiting to get the certificates. So, please send the following email even if you don't like to include your UCI and name.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14-tNe6n0iQ9zmhHCFb9oyRcEVLfgvv9w4iweAddu2E0/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you!