January 2022 - Citizenship Applications

[FlavouredSyrup]

On your interview request, is the date format for the Interview Event time and date: Year-Month-Day or is it Year-Day-Month?

what's your processing office?

Sydney

 

[sidhupolimetla]

On your interview request, is the date format for the Interview Event time and date: Year-Month-Day or is it Year-Day-Month?

Its this format (yyyy/mm/dd)

 

[TerrellLahti]

I received ghost updates on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of this month but no email or any updates on the tracker, everything is still "in progress". Any idea what's going on?

 

[van.city]

I had my oath ceremony exactly one week ago; but the tracker still shows as in-progress.
Is this normal? Tried calling IRCC 5/6 times this morning but unable to get through.

 

[ranaxes]

Hi,

I've been lurking this page since last month but it's my first time posting.
I think my application is stuck because 3 weeks after my citizenship test was marked as completed, the office sent me another invitation for a test and whenever I tried to access it, it gives me an error. I called IRCC about it and they said that my application is just going fine. I also tried contact my MP and one of their representatives flat out refuses to help me since apparently my application is within normal processing times. It's kinda frustrating how it's impossible to get in touch with someone from IRCC.

Timeline:

Application Type: Online
Location: Montreal, QC

Applied: January 03, 2022
AOR: February 24, 2022
Background Status Completed: September 01, 2022
Citizenship Test Completed: October 27, 2022
Language Skills, Prohibitions and Physical Process: In progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

On a side note, I also applied for a PR card renewal last December and no updates since I mailed it. I have a trip this coming April so it's worrisome and I can't cancel it because it's a family member's birthday.

 

[hello-world]

They keep dragging my application! Received interview request from the Saskatchewan office.

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Physical Presence Days: 1,103
No of Applicants: Single
Application sent: January 11, 2022
Application delivered: January 11, 2022
AOR: March 1, 2022
In Progress: March 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022, September 23, 2022
FP request: October 14, 2022
FP submitted: October 19, 2022
FP received: November 16, 2022
BG Verified: November 28, 2022
Test invite: December 5, 2022 (Test window - December 12, 2022 - January 2, 2023)
Test taken: December 31, 2022
Test completed: January 5, 2023
Passport request scans: January 13, 2023
Passport scans sent: January 14, 2023
Passport request scans: February 23, 2023
Passport scans sent: February 23, 2023
Interview request: March 8, 2023
Interview date: April 5, 2023

 

[Dimes]

They keep dragging my application! Received interview request from the Saskatchewan office.

Application Type: Online
Location: Winnipeg (Vancouver processing office)
Physical Presence Days: 1,103
No of Applicants: Single
Application sent: January 11, 2022
Application delivered: January 11, 2022
AOR: March 1, 2022
In Progress: March 2, 2022
Ghost update: September 22, 2022, September 23, 2022
FP request: October 14, 2022
FP submitted: October 19, 2022
FP received: November 16, 2022
BG Verified: November 28, 2022
Test invite: December 5, 2022 (Test window - December 12, 2022 - January 2, 2023)
Test taken: December 31, 2022
Test completed: January 5, 2023
Passport request scans: January 13, 2023
Passport scans sent: January 14, 2023
Passport request scans: February 23, 2023
Passport scans sent: February 23, 2023
Interview request: March 8, 2023
Interview date: April 5, 2023

Why did they ask you to send your passport scans twice?

 

[hello-world]

Why did they ask you to send your passport scans twice?

I think they didn't receive it the first time. The second time I sent it I got an auto reply email. The first time, not auto reply.

 

[flipper11]

Hi,

I've been lurking this page since last month but it's my first time posting.
I think my application is stuck because 3 weeks after my citizenship test was marked as completed, the office sent me another invitation for a test and whenever I tried to access it, it gives me an error. I called IRCC about it and they said that my application is just going fine. I also tried contact my MP and one of their representatives flat out refuses to help me since apparently my application is within normal processing times. It's kinda frustrating how it's impossible to get in touch with someone from IRCC.

Timeline:

Application Type: Online
Location: Montreal, QC

Applied: January 03, 2022
AOR: February 24, 2022
Background Status Completed: September 01, 2022
Citizenship Test Completed: October 27, 2022
Language Skills, Prohibitions and Physical Process: In progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not Started

On a side note, I also applied for a PR card renewal last December and no updates since I mailed it. I have a trip this coming April so it's worrisome and I can't cancel it because it's a family member's birthday.

I really don't know what Mtl office is doing...there is just no rhyme or reason there of how they process applications.

my partner already has the certificate.

my tracker was updated only once in December with all the previous messages since I applied in feb 2022....(I took the test when the tracker still said not started even tho they sent email a month before.)

let's hope it moves soon.

 

[sidhupolimetla]

Finally got the oath invite, here is my timeline.

Timeline:
Application Type: Online
Location: Whitby, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1095
No of Applicants: Single
Application sent: January 3, 2022
Application delivered: January 3, 2022
AOR: Feb 24, 2022
Additional information required: August 17, 2022
BG Check Complete: August 19, 2022
Test Email Received: September 2, 2022
Test Completed: September 6, 2022
Test status changed to Completed: September 6, 2022
Virtual Interview: Feb 28, 2023
Language Skills: March 9, 2023
Physical Presence: March 9, 2023
Prohibitions: March 9, 2023
Oath Ceremony Update: March 10, 2023
Oath Scheduled: April 5, 2023

 

[Rossei]

Whoever took an online oath, do they ask your choice of e-certificate or paper-certificate during registration? If not, how can I choose in advance?

 

[anksyahoo]

Whoever took an online oath, do they ask your choice of e-certificate or paper-certificate during registration? If not, how can I choose in advance?

AFAIK, you cannot chose. Its random selection at time of written test and they send/ask you instructions if you are chosen for e-certificate pilot.
Else its paper certificate.

 

[smash1984]

AFAIK, you cannot chose. Its random selection at time of written test and they send/ask you instructions if you are chosen for e-certificate pilot.
Else its paper certificate.

This.

I got asked in test instructions as to whether I wanted to go ahead with the e-certificate pilot.

 

[summerxx]

Whoever took an online oath, do they ask your choice of e-certificate or paper-certificate during registration? If not, how can I choose in advance?

I was not asked

 

[opotato]

So I'm pretty sure that talking to my MP is what "unstuck" my application. I just got my CBSA notes and read through the history, my application was approved the exact same day that my MP called IRCC.