Originally Posted by Siouxie

Yes you can leave - but you will need to be prepared to return at short notice - and give an address where someone can open the mail (in Canada) to notify you of anything from them (you will have limited time to respond). See the link below

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpce...qnum=911&top=5

Originally Posted by Siouxie

Yes you can leave - but you will need to be prepared to return at short notice - and give an address where someone can open the mail (in Canada) to notify you of anything from them (you will have limited time to respond). See the link below

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpce...qnum=911&top=5

Originally Posted by sharkus

A good point about online vs paper.

The status page current displays this at the very top:

Then onto the main section:

I know someone who submitted their application online (they were not invited, they happened upon the link to apply online - I am curious as to how people would be randomly selected to apply for citizenship online, how do they know who to invite?) before that date, and they have not received an AOR. As others have said, it is just a waiting game, and there is nothing that can be done about it. It is impressive that some have got through the process extremely quickly. I posted my application on 3rd August 2011, it arrived on August 8th 2011, and they sent out a letter on the same date acknowledging receipt of my application. They started processing the application Feb 1st 2012. They sent out the letter inviting me to the citizenship test on June 15th 2012. Thus it took nearly a year from them acknowledging receipt of the application to sending out the invite for the test. Granted this was quite a few years ago now

Originally Posted by Joepottinger

Hi all,

I have been through the whole process from work permits to now citizenship application (which has only been possible because of the people on here). I submitted my application for citizenship back in mid May using the online format.

I noticed on my old gckey account that it says my username has been revoked. With me submitting using the online format for citizenship is there a way to link my application to a new account? I realized when I submitted the application i did not receive a confirmation but did receive a confirmation of payment so not sure what to do here.

If this post is better suited for somewhere else please let me know and I can move it.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Joepottinger

Hi all,

I have been through the whole process from work permits to now citizenship application (which has only been possible because of the people on here). I submitted my application for citizenship back in mid May using the online format.

I noticed on my old gckey account that it says my username has been revoked. With me submitting using the online format for citizenship is there a way to link my application to a new account? I realized when I submitted the application i did not receive a confirmation but did receive a confirmation of payment so not sure what to do here.

If this post is better suited for somewhere else please let me know and I can move it.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by DandNHill

Then… to add to Orlys post….you wait, and wait and wait. When you think you’re done waiting…you wait some more!

Originally Posted by orly

Already a few people from January and February 2021 getting their test invites and stuff so hopefully not.

Originally Posted by orly

I experienced the same sort of thing. GCKey thing not working, confirmation of payment email but no email saying my application was actually submitted (did get a screen at the time in the browser saying it had been submitted successfully though).

Not to worry, you'll get an AOR email at some point (I got mine yesterday after applying in February 2021). It has your UCI and Citizenship application number on it. You need these two pieces of info to sign up on this page. Yes, yet another place to sign up for something government related. Note: it didn't work the day I received the AOR email. You may find you have to wait til the following day like I did for it to recognise your information.

After you've signed up they email you a 6 digit code to verify yourself. It goes to the email address you used when you applied for citizenship.

Once you sign in it shows you the status of your application like in my attached image. Hopefully this helps.

Originally Posted by DandNHill

When did you apply? Maybe there hasn’t been enough time yet for them to send the AOR. Seems to be taking close to six months right now.

Originally Posted by DandNHill

Applied 23 months ago. Still not done. Some people seem to slip through the net. When it drags on like this it feels like it’s going on forever.

Originally Posted by orly

Have you contacted them to see what issue there is, if any?
I got my background check completed notification yesterday. Took barely 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by Siouxie

Did you apply on paper by mail or with the new online portal? Do you mean 2 weeks from AOR? (i.e. 6 months since you applied) ?