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October 2021 - Citizenship Applications

5Kent

Star Member
Nov 17, 2021
125
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Ottawa, ON
Looking at the spreadsheet, both for October and September, I see that applications made in Ottawa are barely moving forward. Offices in and around Toronto (GTA) seem to work the fastest.
 
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km9203

Hero Member
Aug 9, 2015
670
101
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-07-2015
AOR Received.
26/02/2016 OWP 30-09-2015
Med's Done....
Sent with app
LANDED..........
02-02-2017
Application sent: October 2021
Application filed: Dec 16 2021
Background complete: Feb 17 2022
Test scheduled: April 18 2022
Test completed: May 4 2022
Test activity updated: May 19 2022
Prohibitions, physical and language complete: June 6 2022
Oath status updated to in progress: June 27 2022
Scheduled for oath on July 25 2022.

It says I will receive instructions for the ceremony. Do they come in an email or by mail?
 

koukie

Full Member
May 4, 2022
46
54
When I applied for citizenship grant, i paid 705 $, (530$ for processing fee, 100$ for right of citizenship) and 75$ for citizenship certificate. Today I noticed, Immigration Canada returned 75$, Is it the same case for everyone ?
 

saou17

Hero Member
Oct 18, 2021
248
194
App. Filed.......
28-10-2021
AOR Received.
21-01-2022
When I applied for citizenship grant, i paid 705 $, (530$ for processing fee, 100$ for right of citizenship) and 75$ for citizenship certificate. Today I noticed, Immigration Canada returned 75$, Is it the same case for everyone ?
you should only pay 630$ (530 for processing + 100 for citizenship right). The 75 must have been returned to you because you don't need to pay. Also the fact that they returned it to you shows that they had started to work on your application and are doing the necessary verifications.
 

saou17

Hero Member
Oct 18, 2021
248
194
App. Filed.......
28-10-2021
AOR Received.
21-01-2022
Application sent: October 2021
Application filed: Dec 16 2021
Background complete: Feb 17 2022
Test scheduled: April 18 2022
Test completed: May 4 2022
Test activity updated: May 19 2022
Prohibitions, physical and language complete: June 6 2022
Oath status updated to in progress: June 27 2022
Scheduled for oath on July 25 2022.

It says I will receive instructions for the ceremony. Do they come in an email or by mail?
Is this paper application? also for the instructions, I believe they come by email. Check your spam, notification, promotion, and all other tabs if you have gmail so you ensure you don't miss the email. I am still far off the process (haven't even received the exam invite yet, I am an online applicant), but that's what people here post about their applications. Congratulations. Which office if I may ask?
 

saou17

Hero Member
Oct 18, 2021
248
194
App. Filed.......
28-10-2021
AOR Received.
21-01-2022
Looking at the spreadsheet, both for October and September, I see that applications made in Ottawa are barely moving forward. Offices in and around Toronto (GTA) seem to work the fastest.
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Apparently from the spreadsheet. Let's hope everyone gets their application moving.
 
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saou17

Hero Member
Oct 18, 2021
248
194
App. Filed.......
28-10-2021
AOR Received.
21-01-2022
Thanks! Yeah I checked my tracker only after seeing others getting invites, like AOR they're doing it in batches I guess so hopefully they will catch up.
Have you received any email regarding the test?
 

km9203

Hero Member
Aug 9, 2015
670
101
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-07-2015
AOR Received.
26/02/2016 OWP 30-09-2015
Med's Done....
Sent with app
LANDED..........
02-02-2017
Is this paper application? also for the instructions, I believe they come by email. Check your spam, notification, promotion, and all other tabs if you have gmail so you ensure you don't miss the email. I am still far off the process (haven't even received the exam invite yet, I am an online applicant), but that's what people here post about their applications. Congratulations. Which office if I may ask?
It was paper.
My application was mailed to Sydney. But I am in Calgary so would that be my main processing office? I actually am not sure...haha.
 
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TasmanianTiger

Star Member
Oct 2, 2021
92
132
Application sent: October 2021
Application filed: Dec 16 2021
Background complete: Feb 17 2022
Test scheduled: April 18 2022
Test completed: May 4 2022
Test activity updated: May 19 2022
Prohibitions, physical and language complete: June 6 2022
Oath status updated to in progress: June 27 2022
Scheduled for oath on July 25 2022.

It says I will receive instructions for the ceremony. Do they come in an email or by mail?
By email.