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September 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

csvinayak

Star Member
Jul 9, 2010
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I m from Mississauga I have the same time lines as mentioned above and don't expect to get any response from IRCC, I contacted the local MP office and he suggested to get in touch after regular processing times.i have written emails to immigration Minster and PM s office highlighting the plight but it didn't change anything. So in short as mentioned in one of the Ctv article after u apply it could be anywhere between 1 to 2 years to complete the whole process.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/delays-for-immigration-applicants-to-canada-amid-pandemic-1.5067683

So bracing myself and waiting for my turn on tests and next steps
 

inthemud

Member
Jul 6, 2015
17
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I just got Notice to Appear from CIC Calgary.

Citizenship application - Family (4)
Calgary, AB
Physical Presence: 1436 days
Application sent: Sep 13, 2019
Application received: Sep 19, 2019
In process: Dec 24, 2019
Test invite letter: Jan 31, 2020
Test interview date: Feb 27, 2020
Decision made: Mar 1, 2020
Notice to Appear: Aug 12, 2020
Oath of Citizenship by video: Aug 25, 2020
Please update our spreadsheet. Thank you!
 
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MarkDJ

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Jan 22, 2020
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I m from Mississauga I have the same time lines as mentioned above and don't expect to get any response from IRCC, I contacted the local MP office and he suggested to get in touch after regular processing times.i have written emails to immigration Minster and PM s office highlighting the plight but it didn't change anything. So in short as mentioned in one of the Ctv article after u apply it could be anywhere between 1 to 2 years to complete the whole process.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/politics/delays-for-immigration-applicants-to-canada-amid-pandemic-1.5067683

So bracing myself and waiting for my turn on tests and next steps
Did you already received a test invite? We have not received a test invite yet.
 

SanthoshKrishna

Full Member
Sep 10, 2013
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How we get the test invite letter, via email or mail? It is been a while now after AOR, just worried whether I missed any notification in early March 2020.
 

Smw851383

Full Member
Jan 26, 2020
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How we get the test invite letter, via email or mail? It is been a while now after AOR, just worried whether I missed any notification in early March 2020.
Hello Santosh

Did you get any update ? Mostly they send email notification with a letter for test with location date and time for test.

But before to send the letter on same day they will update your application in online web that they send you some correspondence on this date for test.

If on your online status nothing is updated it means they didnt send anything...

But please sleep tyt for next 1 year atleast because nothing is gonnna update and receive..

Best of luck.
 
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CityZen11

Full Member
May 7, 2018
23
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Hello Everyone!

I am looking into my wife's application which has the current timeline:


  1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 3, 2019.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on November 25, 2019.
  3. We started processing your application on January 6, 2020.
As you can see, its been stuck "In Process" since January, but what concerns me is that neither have we received any request for Fingerprints, not any Test Date. I noticed a couple of applications in this thread with a similar timeline, who have had their Test Invites and have given their tests as well.

Can someone please help me in understanding if this is an odd scenario or anything to worry about? thank you!
 

VSw

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Jul 18, 2014
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Hello Everyone!

I am looking into my wife's application which has the current timeline:


  1. We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on September 3, 2019.
  2. We sent you correspondence acknowledging receipt of your application(s), and a study book called Discover Canada on November 25, 2019.
  3. We started processing your application on January 6, 2020.
As you can see, its been stuck "In Process" since January, but what concerns me is that neither have we received any request for Fingerprints, not any Test Date. I noticed a couple of applications in this thread with a similar timeline, who have had their Test Invites and have given their tests as well.

Can someone please help me in understanding if this is an odd scenario or anything to worry about? thank you!
Hi there,

I think there are a lot of people in the same boat as you - my wife included. Her application was received on Sep 15 and they sent an acknowledgement on Nov 19. There is nothing after that - not even the third line as you have.

The process is somewhat random and there is not much we can do about it.

To give you some more perspective, we called up CIC a week ago. The agent confirmed that they have all the documents required and nothing else is required. You may want to call CIC and ensure they have all the documents and you have not missed out on any communication.

Take it easy and just relax.

Cheers
 

CityZen11

Full Member
May 7, 2018
23
2
Hi there,

I think there are a lot of people in the same boat as you - my wife included. Her application was received on Sep 15 and they sent an acknowledgement on Nov 19. There is nothing after that - not even the third line as you have.

The process is somewhat random and there is not much we can do about it.

To give you some more perspective, we called up CIC a week ago. The agent confirmed that they have all the documents required and nothing else is required. You may want to call CIC and ensure they have all the documents and you have not missed out on any communication.

Take it easy and just relax.

Cheers
Thanks for your reply, while I cannot say its encouraging to hear about the situation we are all in, it is definitely reassuring :)
All the Best to you for your application!

Regards,
 

gn02090867

Star Member
Nov 23, 2014
76
7
Called IRCC to make sure they have everything they needed today. They know nothing about the test. When I asked, "Will the test resume after COVID-19 situation gets better". The agent just kept saying don't know.
 

choquero

Newbie
Aug 17, 2020
7
1
I just found the spreadsheet. Thank you so much for putting all that data together. It really helps!

In case my data is useful to be added:
Location: Toronto (Scarborough Centre)
Physical Presence Days: 1731
Application Type: Single

Application sent: Sep 20, 2019
Application received: Sep 25, 2019
AOR: Dec 12, 2019
In process: Jan 14, 2020
Test invite letter: Feb 4, 2020
Test interview date: Feb 24, 2020
Decision made: -
Notice to Appear: -
Oath of Citizenship: -
 
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MatadorSep19

Member
Aug 29, 2020
11
3
Hello Everyone.......
Thank you for this blog.. , it gives some hope to read some updates during these dark days, still waiting for the Test...

Application Type: Family (4)
Hamilton, ON
Application sent: Sep 18, 2019
Application received: Sep 19, 2019
AOR: Dec 3, 2019
In process: Jan 13, 2020
Test invite letter:
Test interview date:
Decision made: -
Notice to Appear: -
Oath of Citizenship: -