April 2022 - Citizenship Applications

[tamilnadu]

Yes, I am seeing various responses and leaving upto readers to decide. In a true sense immigration would involve any status be it visitor / student/ temporary Worker/ Spouse etc... For an example if you hold Passport other than waiver free countries, then you will need B1/B2 visitor visa stamp to visit USA , which is an equivalent to Visitor status as per immigration. Immigration status as per USCIS is any visa/stamp/I-94 hold to visit or any temporary stay in US.
I hope you are aware that certain countries tend to share Immigration details among each other(USA/UK/Canada/Australia/New Zealand...)and a lot can be found about one's personal history in case of any discrepancies/check done by Canadian Agencies.

Yes, exactly! You have a immigration status (visitor, student etc.) for the period you are in a foreign country...especially if you needed a visa. I am not sure if it is the same if you were visiting a visa free country but that is not often the case for most of us.

 

[001876]

I am getting mixed reviews. I know majority didn't provide visitor visa information. There is no correct answer up till now.

Even consultant and lawyers don't have any consensus on this. I highly doubt if we call tourist visa an immigration status. Basic question is what does immigration means it sounds pretty confusing!

 

[3idiots]

Location: Oakville
Physical Days: 1550
Method: Paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: April 18, 2022
Delivered: April 22, 2022
AOR: May 18, 2022
Fingerprint Req: July 4, 2022

 

[Kinju27]

Hi There,
Can someone update in spreadsheet?
Application type: Online
Location: Toronto ON
Physical presence: 1804 days
Application: Single
Application sent: Apr 9, 2022
Application received: Apr 9, 2022
AOR: May 2, 2022
Status : In Progress July 7,2022
Thanks in advance

 

[usamatk]

How long does it take for citizenship test status to be updated? I gave the citizenship test on July 6th but it still says waiting on you

 

[thourb]

Update today:

Location: Vancouver
Physical Days: 1354
Method: Paper
Applicants: Couple
Application sent: April 7, 2022
Delivered: April 12, 2022
AOR : May 2, 2022
IP: May 3, 2022
Ghost update 1: June 7, 2022
Background Check Complete: June 9, 2022

Test invite received today, to be taken between July 15, 2022 and August 5, 2022

 

[kiqr]

Location: Mississauga
Physical Days: 1350+
Method: Paper
Applicants: Family (2)
Application sent: April 3, 2022
Delivered: April 7, 2022
AOR: April 28, 2022
FP request: June 13, 2022

Location: Mississauga
Physical Days: 1350+
Method: Paper
Applicants: Family (2)
Application sent: April 3, 2022
Delivered: April 7, 2022
AOR: April 28, 2022
FP request: June 13, 2022
FP submitted: June 18, 2022
BG Completed: July 14, 2022

 

[fate9834]

Hey folks, my wife and I both submitted Citizenship application online SEPARATELY in late April. I received my AOR on May 5th, although no further update ever since. But my wife still hasn't received her AOR. She contacted IRCC via webform and just got a super generic response today,

We have verified the information you provided and want to thank you for your patience and understanding regarding the delay in answering your enquiry.

We would like to confirm that the information found in your online account is the most up-to-date, so no additional information can be provided by the Client Support Centre agents.

For this reason we invite you to continue to check your application status online. If you have outstanding questions, you may visit the contact us page and select the appropriate option for your enquiry

What confuses us is that IRCC mentioned "online account" but she does not have an online account in the new Citizenship tracker (Citizenship Application Status) since she has no AOR or application number. Does this reply mean her application has been accepted and is being processed?

Is anyone experience the same issue here? Any advice on what we can do next?

Thanks

 

[3idiots]

Location: Oakville
Physical Days: 1550
Method: Paper based
Applicants: Family(3)
Application sent: April 18, 2022
Delivered: April 22, 2022
AOR: May 18, 2022
Fingerprint Req: July 4, 2022
Test Invite: July 14, 2022

 

[iceman55]

Hey folks, my wife and I both submitted Citizenship application online SEPARATELY in late April. I received my AOR on May 5th, although no further update ever since. But my wife still hasn't received her AOR. She contacted IRCC via webform and just got a super generic response today,

We have verified the information you provided and want to thank you for your patience and understanding regarding the delay in answering your enquiry.

We would like to confirm that the information found in your online account is the most up-to-date, so no additional information can be provided by the Client Support Centre agents.

For this reason we invite you to continue to check your application status online. If you have outstanding questions, you may visit the contact us page and select the appropriate option for your enquiry

What confuses us is that IRCC mentioned "online account" but she does not have an online account in the new Citizenship tracker (Citizenship Application Status) since she has no AOR or application number. Does this reply mean her application has been accepted and is being processed?

Is anyone experience the same issue here? Any advice on what we can do next?

Thanks

Apparently they used a standard response.

The only handle you have to track down the application is the UCI.

You can try to submit a webform here: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp?v2 with a prominent header like "AOR NOT RECEIVED AFTER 3 MONTHS" as well as you can call their phone line.

 

[CaroM8]

Anyone else have zero updates since AOR? Getting a little worried...

 

[Garvin]

Just want to update my timeline with you guys:

Location: Mississauga
Physical Days: 1138
Method: Paper
Applicants: Single
Application sent: April 14, 2022
Delivered: April 19, 2022
AOR : May 4, 2022 [sign up the status tracker 24 hours after receiving AOR: In progress, April 27, 2022 - Application filed


Ghost Updated : 4 July, 2022
Ecas changed from Application received to In Process: 4 July 2022
Background updated on status tracker: Completed on 6 July 2022
Other tasks on status tracker still remain In progress

 

[IBTWS]

Here my timeline:

Location: Calgary
Physical Days: 1350+
Method: Paper
Applicants: Family (2)
Application sent: April 7, 2022
Delivered: April 12, 2022
AOR : Apr 25, 2022
ECAS: May 4, 2022
Background Completed: June 6, 2022
Test Invite: June 27, 2022 (Test Window: July 4, 2022 and July 25, 2022)
Test Taken: July 6, 2022
Test Completed in Tracker: July 15, 2022

Thanks!

 

[iceman55]

Here my timeline:

Location: Calgary
Physical Days: 1350+
Method: Paper
Applicants: Family (2)
Application sent: April 7, 2022
Delivered: April 12, 2022
AOR : Apr 25, 2022
ECAS: May 4, 2022
Background Completed: June 6, 2022
Test Invite: June 27, 2022 (Test Window: July 4, 2022 and July 25, 2022)
Test Taken: July 6, 2022
Test Completed in Tracker: July 15, 2022

Thanks!

The ecas date is when the ecas status turned from Application Received to In Process, correct?

 

[MattyTj]

Location: Toronto
Physical Days: 1100
Method: Paper
Applicants: Single
Application sent: April 18, 2022
Delivered: April 22, 2022
AOR: May 17, 2022
Ghost Update: June 13, 2022
Fingerprint Request: June 16, 2022
Fingerprints Completed: June 21, 2022
Ghost Update: June 21, 2022
Language Skills: In progress
Background Verification: July 15, 2022
Physical Presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress
Citizenship Test: Not started
Citizenship Ceremony: Not started