August 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

[CaBeaver]

WAITING FOR OATH AUG 2019 APPLICANT..........MISSISSAUGA OFFICE

Since when is your DM?

 

[ilcs07]

How did you contact the Vancouver office? Is there an email address? I am awaiting oath invitation since August 2021...

Yep! You can contact them here: WST-CitizenshipClient-Notification@cic.gc.ca. However, the auto response does say they won't respond with general status updates. I was waiting for oath since July 2021, so I'd guess just need to be patient and it'll happen in the next month or so.

 

[Hash1979]

Yep! You can contact them here: WST-CitizenshipClient-Notification@cic.gc.ca. However, the auto response does say they won't respond with general status updates. I was waiting for oath since July 2021, so I'd guess just need to be patient and it'll happen in the next month or so.

I 2nd that bud it will happen in the next month or so.

 

[ScarletSails]

Hi everyone,
My application was received on August 19, 2019. I passed the test in March 2020.
On July 8, 2020, physical presence, language skills, and citizenship test were updated to Completed.
I checked the tracker and it shows the page was last updated on December 6, 2021, but I saw no change. Background Verification and Prohibitions still show “In progress” and Citizenship Ceremony shows “not started.”
Did everyone get fingerprints request before Background Verification and Prohibitions were updated to “Completed”?
Seems like I still have a long wait until I get the invitation for Citizenship Ceremony.
I just reached out to my MP office today and also just requested GCMS notes. Hopefully I will get more details about my application soon.

 

[Helenou]

Do not withdraw unless you are sure about the reason why ur file is stuck. Best is go with mandamus. its 2 years

Do you know how to go with mandamus? find a lawyer?

 

[HockeyManiac]

Oath - last Tuesday. Certificates received in mail today.

Toronto. No special processing or requests.

 

[CaBeaver]

Oath - last Tuesday. Certificates received in mail today.

Toronto. No special processing or requests.

Can you share your timeline? It would be helpful to compare

 

[harirajmohan]

Background Verification and Prohibitions still show “In progress” and Citizenship Ceremony shows “not started.”
Did everyone get fingerprints request before Background Verification and Prohibitions were updated to “Completed”?
Seems like I still have a long wait until I get the invitation for Citizenship Ceremony.

if its taking long then there is some hold up.
Did you get gcms notes?
Either some issue or they forgot to ask your fingerprints hence pending.
If its pending for long time then most they say that its pending with csis.

 

[eliekh2]

Anyone got any update on his/her application since 2 weeks until now?

 

[eliekh2]

if its taking long then there is some hold up.
Did you get gcms notes?
Either some issue or they forgot to ask your fingerprints hence pending.
If its pending for long time then most they say that its pending with csis.

What I understood last year when we could still talk to someone on the phone, is that a background check lasts 1 year. So all who have seen their application process start in December 2019 for example, are now having their 2nd background check expired and IRCC need to do another background check to resume the rest of the application.
My background check is set to complete since 2019 but I knew that they did another one last year before they invited me to the test.
Is that the same case with the invitation to the ceremony? I don't know....

 

[harirajmohan]

What I understood last year when we could still talk to someone on the phone, is that a background check lasts 1 year. So all who have seen their application process start in December 2019 for example, are now having their 2nd background check expired and IRCC need to do another background check to resume the rest of the application.
My background check is set to complete since 2019 but I knew that they did another one last year before they invited me to the test.
Is that the same case with the invitation to the ceremony? I don't know....

if you have received finger prints one time then mostly they will repeat to get it again. So if it had been a year then they would want to verify the recent records once a year. So possibly thats why the background check has become inprogress.
When did background check turn inprogress recently? When did you give fingerprints last time?

 

[eliekh2]

if you have received finger prints one time then mostly they will repeat to get it again. So if it had been a year then they would want to verify the recent records once a year. So possibly thats why the background check has become inprogress.
When did background check turn inprogress recently? When did you give fingerprints last time?

Neither case apply to me. I never had to give fingerprints. And my background check has always been completed since 2019, never turned to "in progress" again. but they told me last year that they actually did a new background check, that's why I assume they're doing it everytime it's been a year and my application is not done.

For the fingerprints, I never heard someone from my nationality being asked to do them. It wasn't the case either for the permanent resident application so I think they have access easily to our records or I don't know what the reason is but it's convenient that we don't get asked for our fingerprints. well again that's from my experience until now.

 

[harirajmohan]

Neither case apply to me. I never had to give fingerprints. And my background check has always been completed since 2019, never turned to "in progress" again. but they told me last year that they actually did a new background check, that's why I assume they're doing it everytime it's been a year and my application is not done.

For the fingerprints, I never heard someone from my nationality being asked to do them. It wasn't the case either for the permanent resident application so I think they have access easily to our records or I don't know what the reason is but it's convenient that we don't get asked for our fingerprints. well again that's from my experience until now.

It was always completed because you got access to online tracker(which showed individual items' progress unlike before in old ecas) after your background was complete. Same case for most of 2019.
If it didnt turn inprogress then mostly we can for now assume that they are not redoing the background check.
Whats your timeline? What all are showing complete in online tracker?

 

[eliekh2]

It was always completed because you got access to online tracker(which showed individual items' progress unlike before in old ecas) after your background was complete. Same case for most of 2019.
If it didnt turn inprogress then mostly we can for now assume that they are not redoing the background check.
Whats your timeline? What all are showing complete in online tracker?

I have only Background check and tests that are completed since April 23rd 2021

 

[HockeyManiac]

Can you share your timeline? It would be helpful to compare

Sure.

Toronto
Application Delivered: August 21, 2019
AOR: Nov 7, 2019
Test invite: May 15, 2021
Test date: May 21, 2021 PASSED
Decision Made: Aug 4, 2021
Oath Date: Dec 7, 2021 (appeared on tracker on Aug 12)
Certificate received: Dec 14, 2021