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october 2017 citizenship applicants

razerblade

VIP Member
Feb 21, 2014
4,197
1,356
So happy this morning! I was invited to do the interview in January. Please update.

Name: BenPel
Citizenship Application
Sent: Oct 13, 2017
Arrived: Oct 17, 2017
AOR: Nov 15, 2017
City: Montréal
IP: Dec 08, 2017
Test Invite letter: December 27
Test interview date: January 23
Updated. Good luck
Finally, after more than 70 days,
AOR received, today 27/Dec/2017
Please update
Updated.
Good afternoon, Friends,

Could you please help me update my information?

Shalin Parikh
Date Sent - October 23rd, 2017
Date Received - October 25th, 2017
AOR - Not Yet Received
Location - Toronto
Type - Single

Much appreciated!

Do we normally get a mail or email for AOR?

Shalin
Added. AOR is sent via email, if you provided one on the form. If not, then it's sent via regular mail.
 

razerblade

VIP Member
Feb 21, 2014
4,197
1,356
@cheh2105, did you get a test invitation for Jan 12 ? Could you please confirm when it was received ? Someone updated the sheet with this info in the wrong column. Thanks
 

Seym

Champion Member
Nov 6, 2017
1,722
843
No, what is it? Never heard of an urgent request
People can request an urgent processing of their citizenship application if they have a good reason, like a job requiring the canadian citizenship...
But many post October 11 applicants (including both of us ^^) currently have a fast time-line, with a test scheduled 3 months after the app was sent, which is what un urgent processed application may look like.
 

dizzy007

Full Member
Jun 16, 2016
49
19
App. Filed.......
15-10-2017
I'm Oct 23rd and I'm still waiting with no update.

Please share if you hear anything
Filed a webform on Friday, I just checked my ecas and it states : We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 23, 2017. However I have not received the email yet... good luck !
 

dizzy007

Full Member
Jun 16, 2016
49
19
App. Filed.......
15-10-2017
Thanks a lot my friend I will fill in the web form, what did you fill in for application number
Filed a webform on Friday, I just checked my ecas and it states : We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 23, 2017. However I have not received the email yet... good luck !
 

jtleathers

Newbie
Dec 28, 2017
5
1
Not sure if anyone is still adding to that spreadsheet but my application arrived on October 25th and I still haven't heard anything. Hoping I'm not alone in this long delay.

Sent: Oct 19, 2017
Arrived: Oct 25, 2017
City: Vancouver
Type: Family (2)
Physical Presence: 1102
 

razerblade

VIP Member
Feb 21, 2014
4,197
1,356
Not sure if anyone is still adding to that spreadsheet but my application arrived on October 25th and I still haven't heard anything. Hoping I'm not alone in this long delay.

Sent: Oct 19, 2017
Arrived: Oct 25, 2017
City: Vancouver
Type: Family (2)
Physical Presence: 1102
Added. Several Oct applicants are still waiting for AOR.
 

dizzy007

Full Member
Jun 16, 2016
49
19
App. Filed.......
15-10-2017
Hi everyone, my application was sent on October 17th, received on 23rd. I just checked my ECAS ( which is part of my daily routine) and it shows " We received your application for Canadian citizenship (grant of citizenship) on October 23, 2017." It's a big relief... however I have not received an email yet. Any thoughts or similar cases ? Thank you !
 

lilzz

Star Member
Apr 15, 2015
69
33
Montreal
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
NOC Code......
1123
App. Filed.......
05-08-2014
AOR Received.
21-10-2014
Med's Done....
05-06-2015 (Upfront)
Passport Req..
none - Visa Exempt Country
VISA ISSUED...
16-07-2015
LANDED..........
25-07-2015
Received an email from CIC this morning and was jumping up and down thinking it *finally* was my AOR. But after reading it twice I realized it was only a reply to my Web inquiry I sent last week. It only said

We verified the information you provided and have forwarded it to the responsible office.
They will contact you if further information is required or if a decision is made on your application.

So back to square one - no AOR and still no information on my application :-( My ECAS is still not active. It's hard to keep the spirits up when seeing people who are already receiving test invites two weeks from now and feeling so far behind. Hopeful that things will catch up real quick for all of us left in the backlog!
 

lilzz

Star Member
Apr 15, 2015
69
33
Montreal
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS
NOC Code......
1123
App. Filed.......
05-08-2014
AOR Received.
21-10-2014
Med's Done....
05-06-2015 (Upfront)
Passport Req..
none - Visa Exempt Country
VISA ISSUED...
16-07-2015
LANDED..........
25-07-2015
Received an email from CIC this morning and was jumping up and down thinking it *finally* was my AOR. But after reading it twice I realized it was only a reply to my Web inquiry I sent last week. It only said

We verified the information you provided and have forwarded it to the responsible office.
They will contact you if further information is required or if a decision is made on your application.

So back to square one - no AOR and still no information on my application :-( My ECAS is still not active. It's hard to keep the spirits up when seeing people who are already receiving test invites two weeks from now and feeling so far behind. Hopeful that things will catch up real quick for all of us left in the backlog!
HAH!! I JUST received my AOR!!! Six hours after I received the reply to my Web form. Finally!!! I have a feeling my web form inquiry kinda pushed things a bit. Either way, glad I can finally stop stressing about my application - it's in motion :)

I can also access my ECAS whereas I couldn't this morning. Could someone update the tracker?

lilzz
Montreal office
Single applicant
App received: Oct 23
AOR: Dec 29
 

alexy2016

Star Member
May 4, 2016
67
24
Good morning!! What a nice morning to wake up to!! Checked my ecas and saw my test invite. Good job Winnipeg! Please update my details in the spreadsheet please.

We sent you a notice on December 28, 2017 to appear and write the citizenship test on January 18, 2018 at 1:45 PM. The notice you will receive by mail will be your official confirmation of your appointment. If you have not received this notice prior to the date of your scheduled appointment, please contact us.

Just a note about my application: I landed as PR and spent 183 days in my home country pre-PR. I did not include a police certificate in my application. Not sure if they'll request the PCC after this.