November 2022 - Citizenship Applications

[angel1719]

All those with ECAS in process since March 2 or earlier, has your background check marked complete on new tracker?

Not yet for me. usually it takes 2-3 days and since ours happened just before the weekend. I would give it a few more days

 

[ijaz_ch84]

Not yet for me. usually it takes 2-3 days and since ours happened just before the weekend. I would give it a few more days

My ECAS is in process since Feb 27, had a GU on march 1st and then after that complete silence...

 

[aamool]

All those with ECAS in process since March 2 or earlier, has your background check marked complete on new tracker?

No change for me either. However my spouse, who did an online application in January and got an AoR on Jan 31st, also got a ghost update on Mar 2, so I think it's quite possible it was just a system update of sorts.

 

[angel1719]

my understanding is that ECAS in process for paper applicants means the file has been assigned our office relevant office for processing. Now it all depends on which one we got and how fast and slow they are. I am the unlucky one with Kitchener Waterloo one for sure due to the area of application being sent and they are considered to be the slowest one.

Usually it takes a week or so from ECAS in process to BG completed in tracker but again this is case to case. I have also seen people giving test and still BG was in progress and tracker wasn't updated. So I wouldn't worry much just yet.

Keep up the good hopes and trust me our process is much faster than prior applicants so thinking about that makes me feel better

 

[ijaz_ch84]

my understanding is that ECAS in process for paper applicants means the file has been assigned our office relevant office for processing. Now it all depends on which one we got and how fast and slow they are. I am the unlucky one with Kitchener Waterloo one for sure due to the area of application being sent and they are considered to be the slowest one.

Usually it takes a week or so from ECAS in process to BG completed in tracker but again this is case to case. I have also seen people giving test and still BG was in progress and tracker wasn't updated. So I wouldn't worry much just yet.

Keep up the good hopes and trust me our process is much faster than prior applicants so thinking about that makes me feel better

Thank you for the detailed response. Its just that I have been following and analyzing current processing trend and ususally its somewhere between 24-48 hours lag between ECAS in process and BG completed but you are right it also depends on officer / processing office.

I have heard Kitchener is really fast but then again there is not a specific trend each office is fast for some and slow for others..

 

[harmeet147]

ECAS in process today.

I checked mine today - ECAS in progress for me as well. Jan 7 AOR, single application.

 

[harmeet147]

All those with ECAS in process since March 2 or earlier, has your background check marked complete on new tracker?

Not yet, my ECAS went in progress on/after Mar 3

 

[canuser]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share a ghost update. (By the way, what exactly is a ghost update? Does it usually mean that someone is actively looking at our applications?)

Thanks!

Timeline below:

Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1629
Application: Single
Application sent: Nov 18, 2022
Delivered: Nov 18, 2022
AOR: Dec 2, 2022
GU#1: Dec 16, 2022
GU#2: Feb 1, 2023
Background Complete: Jan 31, 2023
Test Invite: Feb 9. 2023
Took Test: Mar 4, 2023
GU#3: Mar 2, 2023

 

[angel1719]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share a ghost update. (By the way, what exactly is a ghost update? Does it usually mean that someone is actively looking at our applications?)

Thanks!

Timeline below:

Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1629
Application: Single
Application sent: Nov 18, 2022
Delivered: Nov 18, 2022
AOR: Dec 2, 2022
GU#1: Dec 16, 2022
GU#2: Feb 1, 2023
Background Complete: Jan 31, 2023
Test Invite: Feb 9. 2023
Took Test: Mar 4, 2023
GU#3: Mar 2, 2023

the one on March 2nd particularly was system wide..many of the users of tracker got the same one. But when there is an update what i understand is that they opened your file and working on it to update something.

 

[shishirjn]

Paper application Family of 3.
AOR: Jan 03
ECAS: Feb 28
Background Verification Complete: Mar 01

How long is it taking to get test invite after ECAS and then to oath ceremony?

 

[angel1719]

Paper application Family of 3.
AOR: Jan 03
ECAS: Feb 28
Background Verification Complete: Mar 01

How long is it taking to get test invite after ECAS and then to oath ceremony?

Test invite can come anywhere between 1 week to 1 month timing. Oath Ceremony contingent upon your processing office

 

[fpalazzo]

Does anyone know how long it takes to get a test invite after BG check has been completed? My BG check was completed on February 4th but there is not test invite yet

Did you get any updates on yours? I am still waiting on my test invite... BG completed on Feb. 3rd.

 

[zabrodov]

Did you get any updates on yours? I am still waiting on my test invite... BG completed on Feb. 3rd.

Nope, nothing on my end, unfortunately

 

[zabrodov]

Test invite can come anywhere between 1 week to 1 month timing. Oath Ceremony contingent upon your processing office

Or the test invite can take much longer than 1 month

 

[aamool]

New update:

Type: Paper application
Location: Mississauga, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1106 days
Application: Family (One adult, two minors)
Application sent: Nov 17th 2022
Delivered: Nov 18th 2022
AOR: Jan 17th 2023
ECAS processing: March 1st 2023
Background complete: March 2nd 2023 (tracker updated on March 7)