Jason Kenney

[medimawla]

Jason Kenney ‏@kenneyjason

Would those waiting for citizenship apps to be processed be willing to pay a higher fee (closer to actual cost) to speed up processing?

Please all applicants who has delay in processing or who received RQ go on twitter and write for Jason Kenney

 

[pkakula]

I will be applying for citizenship in about 7 months and i have send him a tweet.

 

[scylla]

Jason Kenney ‏ @ kenneyjason

Would those waiting for citizenship apps to be processed be willing to pay a higher fee (closer to actual cost) to speed up processing?

Please all applicants who has delay in processing or who received RQ go on twitter and write for Jason Kenney

What's the actual cost? Is it several thousand dollars?

 

[edmonton2011]

Quote from the tweets:


Jason Kenney ‏@kenneyjason
1/ @WaelGharb Interesting idea. Part of problem is that it costs the Govt $555 to process each citizenship application, but fee is only $100

Jason Kenney ‏@kenneyjason
2/ Would those waiting for citizenship apps to be processed be willing to pay a higher fee (closer to actual cost) to speed up processing?

 

[just_do_it]

i dont mind paying whatever the actual fee is if that ensures things get processed in an efficient manner.

Why is CIC subsidizing application fees anyways? They can do so if one is able to show financial restraints (on welfare, EI, no income etc). But subsidizing everyone and then hitting back with "You only pay a fraction of the actual cost, so don't complain about processing times" does not make any sense to me.

If they start allowing people pay full cost of processing on a voluntary basis to ensure on time processing, i'm sure 90% of the applicants will willingly pay up.

For e.g. Australia charges around 4-5000$ to those who apply to immigrate under skilled worker category. half when applying and half before the visa is issued. How much does canada charge for the same?

 

[scylla]

Quote from the tweets:

Jason Kenney ‏ @ kenneyjason
1/ @ WaelGharb Interesting idea. Part of problem is that it costs the Govt $555 to process each citizenship application, but fee is only $100

Thanks - I'm surprised it's only $555. I thought it would have been higher. Interesting to know.

 

[Msafiri]

The UK charges circa $1,400 for an adult application but the qualifying residence time for those not married to a UK citizen is 6+ years...processing time is around 6 months for a routine application. One beneficial feature of the UK process is that the 'citizenship test' is done prior to submission and the results included in the application...why can't CIC do this??

Nevertheless increasing the fees won't make a difference to the applicants if more resource read Citizenship Officers and Judges are not recruited.

 

[Mary Chad]

My point starting the twitter campaign is for all us....lets go on twitter & voice...always remember
"God helps those who help themselves"

 

[just_do_it]

The UK charges circa $1,400 for an adult application but the qualifying residence time for those not married to a UK citizen is 6+ years...processing time is around 6 months for a routine application. One beneficial feature of the UK process is that the 'citizenship test' is done prior to submission and the results included in the application...why can't CIC do this??

Nevertheless increasing the fees won't make a difference to the applicants if more resource read Citizenship Officers and Judges are not recruited.

Hence the call to charge full fee for applications so they can hire people to process them.

I dont mind increasing the wait time to be eligible to become a canadian citizen. People claim 3 years is too short to show your loyalty to Canada, its even shorter in Australia (1 year if you were on a temporary permit before getting PR).

another absurd thing about the process is the validity of background checks. Whats the point of doing background checks if they are only valid for 1 year and would most definitely expire and will have to be redone? is that not a waste of time and $$?

I wouldnt be surprised if they put an expiry date on test results in the future so they would only be valid for a year and if your application has not finalized in that time after the test, you have to write it again.

The biggest farce is canada's inability to record exits. If they manage to introduce that (which i think they are), the whole RQ thing wont be required.

wishful thinking i guess.

 

[pkakula]

I have tweeted him a couple of times and no reply as usual .Being a newly landed immigrant .I have high hopes
on canada and seems like this is truning out to be worst than being in India where the system is very slow there and corrupt.

 

[just_do_it]

I have tweeted him a couple of times and no reply as usual .Being a newly landed immigrant .I have high hopes
on canada and seems like this is truning out to be worst than being in India where the system is very slow there and corrupt.

Its not THAT bad... just a bit ridiculous when it comes to processing times. Atleast nobody here asks for "chai paani" (bribe) to do their job.

Canada may make changes to fix these issues for the future but those in the process right now are kinda stuck in the limbo

 

[Mary Chad]

Its not THAT bad... just a bit ridiculous when it comes to processing times. Atleast nobody here asks for "chai paani" (bribe) to do their job.

Canada may make changes to fix these issues for the future but those in the process right now are kinda stuck in the limbo

People please don't get dis-hearthened with comments, i am trying my best tweeting and re-tweeting all of your tweets to important people, atleast Kenny started responding, who knows he might start acting positively as wellWink few lawyer's, activist's are re-tweeting us Kevin Lamoureux tweeted as well on the issue.

"When is govt going to provide CIC w/ the resources to efficiently process citizenship backlog and improve immigration services! #cdnpoli"

Please SUPPORT... talk to your local community centers.....come one twitter and help me...i need more "Followers" who can tweet

 

[pkakula]

here is the latest reply from kenny.

Jason Kenney ‏@kenneyjason
@soniaman2817 We are working on a solution to the problem of the citizenship backlog. It won't involve a pause on new applications.