Do it abroad, $2000 is ridiculous. There is no reason you can't take the test online abroad.
Timeline test takers outside Canada.
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September 27th ish.
Meanwhile I just checked ECAS, I saw "Decision Made" today which wasn't there yesterday. No update in my account yet.
Took test from USA on January 28, 2022 and have no updates since then. Returned to Canada on February 21, 2022.
I did not include a return itinerary with my evidence of having traveled outside of Canada to be eligible to take the test abroad. I did not even think of including return itinerary and the materials do not suggest that one ought to include that information. Local MP's office suggested I inform them of my return (despite CBSA obviously knowing when I returned to the country). I did so via web form in early September 2022.
I did not include a return itinerary with my evidence of having traveled outside of Canada to be eligible to take the test abroad. I did not even think of including return itinerary and the materials do not suggest that one ought to include that information. Local MP's office suggested I inform them of my return (despite CBSA obviously knowing when I returned to the country). I did so via web form in early September 2022.
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This is crazy. Almost a year. And you think it is because of taking the test abroad? and not anything else from your profile. Looks like its worth spending the money and travelling.
It is impossible to know the reason for the processing time. I only include my experience as I took the test abroad. My presence calculation is absolutely correct and had a buffer of a few weeks, too. I have no criminal history, not even a speeding ticket, and I have not received request for fingerprints or anything of the like. So, your guess is as good as mine.
This is very sad.
Are you back in Canada now. Have you traveled out since then?
Unfortunately it is very difficult to predict how each agent respond to each file.
Order GCMS notes for starters, at least to understand what's going on with your case.
Does everyone who have been outside of canada for more than 6 months need to give pcc ? I thought this was only required if outside during eligibility, not after you submitted your application.
Can others who got oath invites staying outside longer share your experiences too please !
Can others who got oath invites staying outside longer share your experiences too please !
Vancouver folks are benign. This doesn't happen in Scarborough. 45 months and counting.
Yeah, I stayed outside for almost 2 years and this Monday got oath invitation. It's not required beyond eligibility period.
For passport request, did you sent just the first and last page or was it all the pages of the passport?
They asked for all pages of mine, but maybe each case is different depending on what they need?
Update:
AOR: July 6th.
Test date Sept 27th
Test completed: October 7th.
Processing office: Calgary.
BC: Completed Aug 25th.
Prohibition: Completed Jan 18
Physical Presence : Completed Jan 18
Language: Completed Jan 18
ECAS decision made Jan 18
Oath ceremony- not started.
Oath: not started.
Congrats! Happy for you! Just to confirm, you did the test outside Canada? and you applied in 2022 or 2021? Just asking Because I applied in Dec 2021, and did my Test in September 2022 outside of Canada (In the U.S.). Nothing has changed since they updated the test to completed. And now I'm reading that people who did the test outside are facing significant delays. I'm planning to go back to Canada in a couple of weeks to spend sometime, not sure if that would help. I called them a couple of times, they keep saying everything looks fine and that I just need to wait.