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July 2019 - Citizenship Applicants

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
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5,769
Hi,

I was scheduled for an online interview on Monday but I got a call from the immigration officer today asking if I can do the interview right now. I reluctantly agreed even though I was skeptical about the authenticity of the caller. However, she knew so much about my case that I relaxed as the interview proceeded. In the end, she said I don't need to attend the interview on Monday anymore and I should check my tracker next week to get an update on my case.

I am wondering if this is normal. Do CIC officers call before a scheduled interview?

Anyway, here is my timeline.

Citizenship Application - Single
Location - Mississauga
Presence - 1150 days
Application Sent - July 15, 2019
Application Received - July 17, 2019
AOR- October 4, 2019
Online Test done (20/20)- May 15, 2021
Telephone interview - June 18, 2021
This is becoming increasingly common in the past couple of weeks. Applicants who were scheduled for an interview are getting calls from officers and are being told they do not need to attend the interview.

I've updated the spreadsheet! Could you please provide the date when you received the test email? Thanks!
 
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harirajmohan

VIP Member
Mar 3, 2015
6,155
1,660
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-May-2015
Doc's Request.
30-Dec-2015 ReminderEmail(PCCs, NewPassport via cse 31-Dec-2015)
Nomination.....
SK 22-Apr-2015
AOR Received.
11-Aug-2015
Med's Request
23-Dec-2015
Med's Done....
20-Jan-2016
Passport Req..
26-May-2016 (BGC In Progress 25-May-2016)
VISA ISSUED...
PP Reached Ottawa:27-May-2016, Received:10-Jun-2016
LANDED..........
PR: 09-Jul-2016, PR Card: 17-Aug-2016
Hi,

I was scheduled for an online interview on Monday but I got a call from the immigration officer today asking if I can do the interview right now. I reluctantly agreed even though I was skeptical about the authenticity of the caller. However, she knew so much about my case that I relaxed as the interview proceeded. In the end, she said I don't need to attend the interview on Monday anymore and I should check my tracker next week to get an update on my case.

I am wondering if this is normal. Do CIC officers call before a scheduled interview?

Anyway, here is my timeline.

Citizenship Application - Single
Location - Mississauga
Presence - 1150 days
Application Sent - July 15, 2019
Application Received - July 17, 2019
AOR- October 4, 2019
Online Test done (20/20)- May 15, 2021
Telephone interview - June 18, 2021
Was it telephonic. Thats wonderful. Less hassle in appearing on video to avoid scaring them ;)
 
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diana83

Full Member
Sep 13, 2012
45
8
Could you please tell me what date you see for Decision Made? Thanks.

DM means your application has been approved and you're in line for the citizenship ceremony.
So under status it says Decision Made, but when I click on the link it only gives me detailed dates up to and including my citizenship test. If I had to guess, it probably switched to the new status around May 20.
 
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googly

Member
Jul 17, 2019
11
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This is becoming increasingly common in the past couple of weeks. Applicants who were scheduled for an interview are getting calls from officers and are being told they do not need to attend the interview.

I've updated the spreadsheet! Could you please provide the date when you received the test email? Thanks!
Test email received on May 7,2021
 

googly

Member
Jul 17, 2019
11
13
Was it telephonic. Thats wonderful. Less hassle in appearing on video to avoid scaring them ;)
Yes, telephonic. I wasn't expecting the call and wasn't ready to answer questions. She asked lots of questions (on my travel history, passport stamps, family, job, etc. ) and the interview lasted over half an hour. Glad it's over.
 
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Rameshvs30

Full Member
Nov 13, 2016
48
14
Hi all,

My status tracker says background check is complete. Does that mean I won’t get an FP request?

I passed my online test yesterday, but have to wait for official confirmation. Status tracker still says “waiting on you” and citizenship test - in progress. I suspect it will change once they review the online footage and ensure I haven’t cheated. I will inform the moderators once I get official confirmation.

I already got a request for travel documents/passport and sent them. I suspect this is for interview, am I right?

Apart from all documents previously submitted, will an interview be the basis for other things like Language skills, Physical presence and Prohibitions to move from “in progress “ to completed?

Thank you all very much. Kind regards.

Ramesh
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
15,802
5,769
Hi all,

My status tracker says background check is complete. Does that mean I won’t get an FP request?

You most likely won't receive a FP request.

I passed my online test yesterday, but have to wait for official confirmation. Status tracker still says “waiting on you” and citizenship test - in progress. I suspect it will change once they review the online footage and ensure I haven’t cheated. I will inform the moderators once I get official confirmation.

You won't get any emails for this. In a few days, you'll see the status of "Citizenship Test" set to "Completed". That happens after the test results are validated.

I already got a request for travel documents/passport and sent them. I suspect this is for interview, am I right?

The workflow is changing a bit now. Instead of the interview, IRCC is asking for all pages of all your passports via email. There will be no actual interview over MS teams (mostly). But some people might still get an interview request.

Apart from all documents previously submitted, will an interview be the basis for other things like Language skills, Physical presence and Prohibitions to move from “in progress “ to completed?

Well, yes. Prohibitions, Language and Physical Presence will be set to "Completed" 'some time' (differs from person to person) after the interview. If you are not required to attend an interview, the aforementioned statuses will be set to "Completed" concurrently with the "Decision Made" status on ECAS.


Thank you all very much. Kind regards.

Ramesh
 

TheJim

Star Member
Sep 20, 2014
129
102
124
Montreal, Quebec
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
17-08-2014
AOR Received.
16-09-2014
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Not Required
VISA ISSUED...
31-12-2014
LANDED..........
12-12-2014
did the test march 2020 and no news till now
Similar here, completed the test April 16th and according to the new tracker it hasn't updated since April 23rd.

So much for the transparency in the new system.
 

Lamis

Star Member
Jan 20, 2015
131
10
Category........
Visa Office......
ADVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-01-2015
AOR Received.
13-3-2015
File Transfer...
16-3-2015
Passport Req..
08-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
15-11-2015
LANDED..........
21-12-2015
Similar here, completed the test April 16th and according to the new tracker it hasn't updated since April 23rd.

So much for the transparency in the new system.
which office? london ontario?
 

fahad081

Star Member
Jun 9, 2013
100
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
December 31st, 2015
AOR Received.
March 15th, 2016
Med's Request
Noember 10th, 2016
Med's Done....
November 17th, 2016
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
April 7th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
April 14, 2017
LANDED..........
21-April-2017

sumg

Star Member
Apr 8, 2011
149
37
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-Aug-2014
Nomination.....
08-Dec-2014
Med's Request
17-Mar-2015
Med's Done....
23-Mar-2015; Meds Received: 31-Mar-2015
Passport Req..
13-05-2015
LANDED..........
20-06-2015
Could somebody pls update my record on the tracker:
Test Invite: 9July
Test Completed: 18July
Request for passport copy: 21July

Thank you!
 
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