December 2022 - Citizenship Applicants

[manjocan]

Updates flying around. Here is mine:

Paper Application 1 Adult + 2 children
Physical Presence Days: 1150
Application Sent: 10 Dec 2022
Application Received: 15 Dec 2023
AOR : 1 Feb 2023
In Progress: 18 Feb 2023
Ghost Update: 1 Apr 2023
Background Verification Complete: 3 Apr 2023
Citizenship Test In Progress: 20 Apr 2023
Scheduled for Citizenship Test: 27 Apr 2023
Test Interview Date: 8 May 2023
Test Complete :10 May 2023

 

[nag]

Thanks for posting. I think we're sorting applications by when they were submitted (not AOR), so you're in the November cohort. Good luck!
(And, no, an email to IRCC doesn't trigger LPP - folks have been following up on tests not showing as completed.)

hoe to enter my data in sheet tracker. it is only read access

 

[shiremag]

hoe to enter my data in sheet tracker. it is only read access

Post your timeline here and one of the admins will add it. Not everyone has access to the spreadsheet

 

[Amiralijoonz]

Just got the PPT reuqest, the last 5 years passports stamps from CIC Saskatoon. Not sure why Saskatoon. The email says i have been assigned your file to review. Hopefully that doesn’t mean any delay. going to find a translator as well.

sent the Passports copies with translations, lets see

 

[HopingForPR]

sent the Passports copies with translations, lets see

Did you get an email requesting PP copies from the same office from where you received the test invite ?

 

[Amiralijoonz]

Did you get an email requesting PP copies from the same office from where you received the test invite ?

no different office, Saskatoon. the email says i have been assigned your file to review. hopefully that doesn't mean non-routine stuff

 

[Semeg]

New passport design will roll out later this summer
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/05/canada-unveils-new-passport-design-with-state-of-the-art-security-features.html

 

[Dr. Walden]

New passport design will roll out later this summer
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/05/canada-unveils-new-passport-design-with-state-of-the-art-security-features.html

hmmm...I don't know... I kinda like the old front cover. The ID page looks dope though.

 

[derkdsou]

I liked the old cover, too! But making the ID page polycarbonate was long overdue. Inventory of the current booklets might run till sometime in July, so who knows which version we'll get!

https://globalnews.ca/video/9688755/colourful-new-canadian-passport-design-and-online-renewal-feature-unveiled/

hmmm...I don't know... I kinda like the old front cover. The ID page looks dope though.

 

[derkdsou]

Also, officially, processing time for citizenship grants has ticked down to 21 months, down from 24 in January so things are looking up! Something to keep us going, I suppose!

 

[skidmarkz]

Hi guys, do RCMP fingerprint request and COC (overseas police's certificate of Clearance) fall into category of Background Verification or Prohibitions?
Thanks

 

[derkdsou]

Background likely includes a quick RCMP check to verify you meet the basic conditions. I'm guessing this is solely at a Canada level.

Prohibitions likely involves looking closely at your travel history and overseas presence (which may require external police check certificates, and reauthenticating said certificates with the issuing countries). As with the PR application, CSIS likely reviews your entire profile to assess whether you are eligible on security grounds both inside and outside of Canada. CSIS uses international criminal databases (that include the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand that form a special union) to confirm you meet the requirements of citizenship.

All of this is a calculated guess. @skidmarkz

 

[SaW123]

Got oath invite today
Oath ceremony is on May 24

 

[skidmarkz]

Got oath invite today
Oath ceremony is on May 24

Congrats buddy can share your timeline please?

 

[SaW123]

I honestly wish my oath invite isn’t till the 3rd week of May as I have a trip coming up in April/May and don’t want my PR card ripped into pieces before that

When I said that back in March some people thought I was being delusional as May was considered too early for the oath ceremony