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  1. m34

    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    On the bright side, for the first time in at least 12 months, the number of outstanding applications goes down. There are now 50k applications ahead of us - thats about 4.5k less than last month’s number. But, for us stuck in background and prohibitions, it’s surely a long wait.
  2. m34

    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    In January, I submitted a web form requesting urgent processing of my application for both academic and professional reasons. From a professional standpoint, my current role with a Canadian company requires frequent travel. The Canadian citizenship/passport would facilitate this. Later on, I...
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    December 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    I am in a similar situation. I submitted a webform a couple of months ago asking ircc to unlink my application from my wife’s application and provided supporting docs why I would need my application to be processed faster. Never got a response.
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Is it fair to assume that background checks are typically cleared within about three months when everything is straightforward, but can extend beyond 24 months when security screening is involved? I haven’t come across any cases where the background check alone took (say) around a year to...
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    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    There are now 5,500 fewer applicants ahead of us in the queue (54.5k). However, the total number of outstanding applications has increased from 313,000 to 320,300. Interestingly, the average processing time has dropped back to 13 months from 14. This could suggest that IRCC has hired more staff...
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    Completing the residence and tax section for the citizenship application

    The average processing time is now 14 months. Im not sure a month end or beginning makes a difference. Your call though.
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    Completing the residence and tax section for the citizenship application

    You will have a copy of your submitted application showing all the answers you provided. Attachments will only appear as file names but cannot be downloaded.
  8. m34

    2023 Citizenship Applications

    When you say your application is fully completed, does it mean your prohibitions is completed? You also say that you asked for separation, did you provide a reason? There was no response at all?
  9. m34

    QUERY

    You need to have 1095 days in the 5 years preceding the date of your application for citizenship. Your Pr card renewal date is irrelevant.
  10. m34

    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    There are now 6,000 fewer applicants in the queue ahead of us (60k), while total outstanding applications have increased from 305,000 to 313,000. The average processing time has risen to 14 months, which is largely in line with expectations.
  11. m34

    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Based on current figures, approximately 40K applications fall outside the stated average processing time. This represents roughly 14% of the total applications outstanding, which could be considered a reasonable proportion if one accepts 13 months as an appropriate average :). That said, the...
  12. m34

    March 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    I would have suggested contacting your MP, but I feel that approach is now overused. More people are aware that it’s an option, and with the increasing number of applications, it’s becoming a routine step which may be reducing its effectiveness. In the past, it felt more impactful because it was...
  13. m34

    February 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Thanks for the information. Since you never received your GCMS notes, it was likely never clear what the underlying issue was—though it may have been related to security screening (just a guess). If it was instead an administrative matter, then it feels particularly unfair that you had to hire a...
  14. m34

    February 2024 - Citizenship Applications

    Hey thanks for sharing. At what stage was your application stuck?
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    Clearance pending

    It means the security portion of your background hasn’t cleared and is likely awaiting input from a third party.
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