November 2017 - Citizenship Applicants

[sebbie]

Added. Where exactly in BC are you located ? It makes it easier to track based on CPC.

Vancouver island. So closest city is Vancouver, maybe Victoria?

 

[tenacioustopanga]

Received AOR two days ago, please update

 

[Agharr1]

Just joining this thread, since I didn't find any December Application thread.

Citizenship Application #1
Sent: Dec 16, 2017
Received: Dec 21, 2017 by RL
Eligibility: 1109
AOR: pending
City: Edmonton -AB

 

[akamran88]

Received my AOR today.
How long do I have till I get my test date? Any idea anyone ?
Plus do update me on the list please.

 

[thegentleman]

Received my AOR today.
How long do I have till I get my test date? Any idea anyone ?

Use the spreadsheet to estimate... no one knows this for sure, especially since October.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16cfQUVB3j56QktacolbsAxpNlOrvk2uFGZzm_ZFCnfg/edit#gid=671336796

 

[jeuniii]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-citizenship-increase-changes-1.4456879


17,500/week v/s the usual 3,600/ week

 

[madam-m]

As I said, blocklog is happening and huge one. It ll be now 24 months waiting time despite their reassurance of opposite. And plus those clever ones who are sending multiple applications if they don’t receive AOR in month and a half. Embrace for long period,sharpen yr nerves.

 

[Kan_Sri]

Nice Analysis.

October applicants have been struggling with delayed AOR's, but I think we haven't seen the worst. Sending an AOR doesn't really take that much time.

Given the current rate of ~80 IP's per week, AOR to IP might now take 30 days average (+Xmas break).

Then I assume test invites will be a bigger bottleneck. i did a quick count of about 30 invites in a week. Could take them 5 months to go through all those apps. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Kan_Sri]

Hey Great Article. This is in-line with our sample spreadsheet. they received upto 6 times more applications than before.

We have seen the number of applications going down sharply in november to october levels but it is still a bit more than twice the number of applications as compared to september( or before). @sebbie has done a very good analysis of the current wait times.

we have to factor in xmas break and new years along with number of applications being double as before to figure out future wait times. i agree with @madam-m "brace yourself" and sharpen your nerves!!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-citizenship-increase-changes-1.4456879

17,500/week v/s the usual 3,600/ week

 

[kwoo]

Please kindly update:

Location: Oakville, ON
App.Type: Single
Physical Presence Days: 1,293
App Sent: Nov 2, 2017
App Recd: Nov 6, 2017
App AOR: Dec 22, 2017

 

[dutts]

Hey Great Article. This is in-line with our sample spreadsheet. they received upto 6 times more applications than before.

We have seen the number of applications going down sharply in november to october levels but it is still a bit more than twice the number of applications as compared to september( or before). @sebbie has done a very good analysis of the current wait times.

we have to factor in xmas break and new years along with number of applications being double as before to figure out future wait times. i agree with @madam-m "brace yourself" and sharpen your nerves!!

Hi Kan_Sri,

Just to clarify one point from your post " We have seen the number of applications going down sharply in November to October levels but it is still a bit more than twice the number of applications as compared to September( or before)".......you mean to say number of applications came down sharply in November as compared to October (11th Oct. onward)? If that is true, then there is a silver lining that the number of applications may come down further in coming months and, hence, processing time as well.

 

[venAAA]

guys, please stop panicking It was an expected peak of applications in October. It was a single moment when an additional number of people became eligible - and a lot of them applied first week(s) after 11/10. There won't be such peaks anymore, and the average amount of applications will get back to normal.

 

[thegentleman]

I don't think it's panicking, it seems more like speculating really.

 

[dutts]

I don't it's panicking, it seems more like speculating really.

Positive speculation

 

[cohen]

guys, please stop panicking It was an expected peak of applications in October. It was a single moment when an additional number of people became eligible - and a lot of them applied first week(s) after 11/10. There won't be such peaks anymore, and the average amount of applications will get back to normal.

Optimistic guys like you, make life much easier, I do like what you said