So today I unfortunately join the "100+ Days of IP Club."

[FloydCan]

Looks like the govt only reduced the years to apply for the application but failed to increase the resources to coop up with the new increase in applications.
Eventually it will be get back to 1.5 to 2 years application processing time.


Cheers..

The 2 years processing time was because decisions used to be made by judges. That changed when decision making moved to citizenship officers who outnumber judges and that reduced times.

 

[ZingyDNA]

Looks like the govt only reduced the years to apply for the application but failed to increase the resources to coop up with the new increase in applications.
Eventually it will be get back to 1.5 to 2 years application processing time.


Cheers..

No. The reduction in physical presence requirement only causes an increase of eligible applicants in the beginning, i.e. lots of people suddenly become eligible at the same time. Then it'll fall back to normal levels.

 

[itsmyid]

No. The reduction in physical presence requirement only causes an increase of eligible applicants in the beginning, i.e. lots of people suddenly become eligible at the same time. Then it'll fall back to normal levels.

Not exactly, it would still be more than the 'normal level' before C-6, since it would only take people 2-3 years post PR to be eligible now, while before C-6 it would take 4 years post-PR and there was also the 180-day/per year limit

 

[nofrills]

Well, I guess you know who to vote come election 2019. I'm not into politics so I don't know if you're right or not, but if they don't put legal immigrants in front of the, uh, undocumented ones, they are wrong. Still the wait is OK as long as it's under 12 months as they claim, and they've done their best with their resources..

Agree - but the logic of voting out a government because people can't wait for their citizenship application to be fully processed within the 12 months, even though that same government loosened the rules to allow more people who are eligible to apply seems pretty short sighted.

There are literally dozens of factors which can slow down a process - slow case worker, IRCC vacation, bad luck, human error, delayed information from third parties including foreign sources, red flags in the application, increased applications, lack of IRCC resources (yes that too), documentation going missing. It seems the OP wants Hussen to personally review their application - although I'm pretty sure this thread wouldn't exist if they were one of the thousands who have had their application complete in six months.

Democracy

 

[nofrills]

Not exactly, it would still be more than the 'normal level' before C-6, since it would only take people 2-3 years post PR to be eligible now, while before C-6 it would take 4 years post-PR and there was also the 180-day/per year limit

Depends what you call the 'normal level' - before C-6, there was C-24 not so far back in 2015 which also changed the normal level. Prior to C-24, the requirement was 3/4 years which probably made it closer to what we expect with C-6.

 

[ZingyDNA]

Not exactly, it would still be more than the 'normal level' before C-6, since it would only take people 2-3 years post PR to be eligible now, while before C-6 it would take 4 years post-PR and there was also the 180-day/per year limit

Well, every year Canada takes about 260,000 to 300,000 landed immigrants, so that's roughly the number of eligible applicants for citizenship every year, regardless of rules. Because landed immigrants will convert to citizens through whatever rules they impose, in a number of years. When you change the rules, you'll have a sudden increase (or decrease) of applicants, but it'll fall back to the 300k/year eventually.

This assumes the intake of immigrants remains steady of course. If Trudeau Jr. decides to take on more refugees, that won't hold true...

 

[lynz213]

And my application's what anyone would say should have been an open-&-shut 'straight-shot' case file. Nothing outside of the 'five eyes' countries in my background, plenty of buffer days of physical presence, clean record, employed, tax-payer, homeowner, good credit report, never any welfare or work injury claims, well educated, native English speaker, with basic schoolboy French. What else could Canada possibly want in a prospective new citizen; am I missing something? Are they sitting on my file until I give up and leave? Could the Minister spend a little less time solving sartorial problems with his tailor & his PR goons, and a little more time hands-on leading his Department? Is it time for a cabinet reshuffle yet? How long is the PM's patience?

Which countries are the “five eyes”? Ugh I was getting anxious cause they haven’t emailed me about receiving my application after I mailed it in April. I have a long wait ahead of me. Guess I’ll prepare to renew my PR card too.

 

[Seym]

Which countries are the “five eyes”? Ugh I was getting anxious cause they haven’t emailed me about receiving my application after I mailed it in April. I have a long wait ahead of me. Guess I’ll prepare to renew my PR card too.

Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
There's an alliance between the security agencies of these country. OP probably wanted to say that there's nothing to hide in his background checks due to the possible information exchange between the CSIS and its counterparts in those other nations

And no need to worry, less than 2 months is not abnormal regarding the AOR delays.

 

[screech339]

223 days here.

 

[ChippyBoy]

223 days here.

Oh buddy, I'm so sorry to hear that. I can only imagine the stages and degrees of frustration and anguish that you'll have been through by now.

On this, my 100th day of IP, and yet sans a test/interview invitation, I've undertaken a new tack, and will report back to the forum in due course.

As in everything, one has to be prepared to do one's homework, and not be afraid to advocate for one's self.

I can sincerely hope that your own application will move in the system shortly, as you deserve progress after having waited so patiently for so long.

 

[zardoz]

Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
There's an alliance between the security agencies of these country. OP probably wanted to say that there's nothing to hide in his background checks due to the possible information exchange between the CSIS and its counterparts in those other nations

And no need to worry, less than 2 months is not abnormal regarding the AOR delays.

I personally have seen no evidence that being from one of these nations has sped up security processing at all, and I rather suspect that my personal national security file is somewhat more complete than most...

 

[keesio]

Another 100+ case here (my wife's app). No surprise given that we are in Toronto....

 

[msarham]

160+ days since IP, I am going to apply for PR renewal. I have one question, if I apply now, do I need to give them my old PR card? because My job requires traveling. And I have to travel. Just wondering what will happens if I applied but still have valid PR (old PR) my PR is going to expire in September.

 

[itsmyid]

160+ days since IP, I am going to apply for PR renewal. I have one question, if I apply now, do I need to give them my old PR card? because My job requires traveling. And I have to travel. Just wondering what will happens if I applied but still have valid PR (old PR) my PR is going to expire in September.

The current processing time for PR is over 100 days ... you would need to apply now to avoid any gap

 

[ChippyBoy]

IPed 142 days before turned into DM

We're actually talking currently-in-IP and still waiting for a test/interview invitation, bud.