The online status should show up at the same the day the cc gets charged, if it doesn't wait a day or 2. If nothing yet, give them a call and tell them about that! They will review your info with you. There is a good chance they didn't enter your data fully or mistyped, especially the city of birth.
I called this morning to check on the status as per RCMP direction last week. They confirmed my application has not been started. Additionally, I asked the question if I should resend my application because I did not use postage. She strongly advised not to submit another one and wait until they can confirm if it has been lost; duplicate applications apparently mess up their system.
I am mid September, she said its likely september applicants will be processed by end of January
Ill wait another week or 2 then.
Application was sent Sept 16.
Application received Sept 21st.
Credit card got charged today and appeared online.