February 2025 - Citizenship Applications
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I don't think that oath date is /that/ unusual - although my guess is that this will turn out to be an in-person ceremony, which in some places (eg 'not Toronto') are less frequent and longer lead times.
That said: while it's hypothetically possible that you could inquire and (if it's in-person) ask for virtual and maybe get an earlier date, it might also just take longer to reschedule and even if it did work, not end up being much earlier (I'm guessing eg that there are fewer ceremonies from about the 20th Dec through the 6th of Jan, give or take).
Hi all, Is anyone else experiencing issues with the citizenship tracker? I’m getting a “We’re experiencing a technical difficulty” message for 2 days, and the website is showing as “Not secure.” Just checking if it’s a broader issue or something on my end. Thanks.
I have been having this issue too. Just called them and everything is normal with the application.
Great. Did you not require a Surrender Certificate before applying for the e-visa?
Yes, same here. I posted last week about the issue, and it still hasn't been resolved on the website.
My application in February, 2025 and AOR March month. BG completed in March and tracker updated 14th March. As suggested in this group I applied for GCMS notes and received reply in August. In the GCMS notes under eligibility assessment they given due date as end February, 2026. It means I have to wait for oath after February or can expect any development before the due date. Please give your valuable suggestions please.
I believe the February timeline is only an estimate, similar to the general processing time. The “checking processing time” tool indicates about two months remaining. How could they have known this with certainty back in August? It seems more like a broad guess, allowing them to extend the timeline for convenience. I'm new here too, but the government is the same everywhere, so the only thing we can do is wait until the general processing time is estimated, which is around February 2026.
My understanding - call it a somewhat informed guess, as I don't have any inside info but have watched some, and have some experience with these types of systems - is that it is an internal flag for tracking that probably means the system will notify someone (e.g. the officer/office formally assigned the file) to take some action as of that date. I believe it's often used (not exclusively) when some third party is invovled (eg if they're awaiting clearances from the security services).
This might work the following way:
-if the file is awaiting action and they get an all-clear from the outside agencies before the date - someone is advised. (Email or some system). Probably that means they'll take action before the date, but just depends on how busy/other priorities etc.
-If nothing received by the due date, notification. The officer at IRCC might do a follow up or check with system. That may or may not have any impact. If it does result in movement (eg outside agency goes 'oh yeah all done just need to flinalize' and they finalize), could mean movement before long.
-If no progress, probably a new due date is eventually set, but may be added to various internal 'watch lists' / delayed files things. (They do have internal targets etc, follow up with other agencies, etc.) That doesn't mean it will work - depends on how serious - so who knows.
Does this tell you much? Not really. But to some degree - movement or new info around the 'due date' is more statistically likely. That might help you live with the wait or frustrate you, of course.
Now note: I think these due dates are often when awaiting things from outside IRCC. But I'm sure sometmies it's for internal things, and IRCC has more control over those. In those cases, it would be the manager of the office or officer who has your file pop up as 'overdue' and they do schedule some direct follow-up, and if it's manager dealing with direct report - and esp when near annual review time - things will move faster.
Of course, no idea what the split or mix or actual numbers are.
Hi there,
Just wanted to know what kind of GCMS notes did you apply I mean full application history or just summary of application? Please reply thank you.
Regards.
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