October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule

[HLR]

And the journey came to an end...
Canadian citizen as of today!
Thanks a lot to all the people that make this forum very helpful.
For those still waiting, hang in there, good luck with the rest of the process, and welcome in advance to the great canadian family.
Oath email date: February 28th
Oath ceremony: March 14th

Congratulations on becoming Canadian

 

[toleoring]

Hi all, congrats to all whose applications are moving along well.

I applied last October and I live in Toronto (downtown). My application is currently IP for over two months now. Is there a way to know where is my case being processed? If not, what's the consensus idea for Toronto applicants? Thanks!

 

[garygnu]

This isn't a valid reason for urgent processing.

Let me futher explain: according to the website

To apply for urgent processing, you must be eligible to apply for citizenship and have an emergency, such as:

• needing Canadian citizenship to:
  • apply for a job
  • avoid losing your job
  • go to a Canadian school, college or university

As a contractor for an international firm, if i do not travel, i do not get paid. I had to cancel my contract to complete my residency for citizenship, hence I have no work. I had email discussion with my former boss (that I attached to the request) that i can resume my post once I get my citizenship.

 

[garygnu]

Did you have to provide proof?

Yes, I created a letter and proof (emails, contract, business permits, icorporation docs) that explains my situation. I am a contractor for an international company. They send me anywhere in the world for a specialized skill. I had to terminate my contract to complete my residency for citizenship. After applying for citizenship, I emailed my former boss. After a long discussion, he mentioned that after getting my citizenship, then I can start again with my work. I had to apply for visa everytime I travel, once I become a citizen, I wont need to apply for visa that often.

 

[razerblade]

Hi all, congrats to all whose applications are moving along well.

I applied last October and I live in Toronto (downtown). My application is currently IP for over two months now. Is there a way to know where is my case being processed? If not, what's the consensus idea for Toronto applicants? Thanks!

You can call the IRCC call center and ask where you're being processed. A lot of Toronto October applicants are still waiting for their invites.

Agent told me that for some they complete background checks first, then schedule the test. For others, it's the reverse. You're probably on the former case, like I am.

 

[jsm0085]

You can call the IRCC call center and ask where you're being processed. A lot of Toronto October applicants are still waiting for their invites.

Agent told me that for some they complete background checks first, then schedule the test. For others, it's the reverse. You're probably on the former case, like I am.

Calling them is pointless - nothing is wrong. Two months is nothing. You need to be patient and wait - everything is correct so far.

 

[toleoring]

Thanks for the replies. I know 2 months is normal at this stage of the applications so I am not worried about my files.

Since I have plans to travel, I need to have an estimate for when to book it. Also citizenship is useful for my travel, so I'd like to travel as a Canadian. Because seemingly GTA offices have vastly different averages of processing time (from DM to oath), I'd like to know where is my office.

 

[sylviabenita]

It says DM under status today. When I click it, the final line is test invite (Line 4). No new lines. Please update.

 

[Seatac]

We received oath invite yesterday and oath date is April 13th 2018. Please update the sheet.
ID: Seatac

 

[canadaislife]

Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google spreadsheet:

Date	#Total	#AOR	#IP	%IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
2-Oct-17	4	4	4	100.0%	3	75.0%	3	3	1	25.0%	1
3-Oct-17	2	2	2	100.0%	2	100.0%	2	2	1	50.0%	1
5-Oct-17	3	3	3	100.0%	2	66.7%	2	2	1	33.3%	-
6-Oct-17	7	7	6	85.7%	5	71.4%	5	4	2	28.6%	1
10-Oct-17	7	7	6	85.7%	5	71.4%	5	2	2	28.6%	1
12-Oct-17	25	25	23	92.0%	16	64.0%	15	9	5	20.0%	2
13-Oct-17	101	99	90	89.1%	53	52.5%	47	26	14	13.9%	7
16-Oct-17	314	306	272	86.6%	173	55.1%	162	94	42	13.4%	16
17-Oct-17	57	55	46	80.7%	22	38.6%	18	13	5	8.8%	3
18-Oct-17	72	71	67	93.1%	35	48.6%	31	20	6	8.3%	3
19-Oct-17	111	105	90	81.1%	48	43.2%	41	27	8	7.2%	1
20-Oct-17	65	63	56	86.2%	29	44.6%	21	11	2	3.1%	-
23-Oct-17	50	47	43	86.0%	19	38.0%	15	6	2	4.0%	1
24-Oct-17	8	7	7	87.5%	4	50.0%	4	1	-	-	-
25-Oct-17	24	21	18	75.0%	8	33.3%	4	1	-	-	-
26-Oct-17	33	31	30	90.9%	9	27.3%	7	4	2	6.1%	-
27-Oct-17	23	22	17	73.9%	4	17.4%	3	2	-	-	-
30-Oct-17	26	24	21	80.8%	9	34.6%	3	2	-	-	-
31-Oct-17	10	9	9	90.0%	3	30.0%	2	2	-	-	-
Total	943	909	811	86.0%	449	47.6%	390	231	93	9.9%	37

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Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google spreadsheet:

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	%IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	16	12	5	31.3%	2	12.5%	2	2	1	6.3%	1
Calgary	116	109	97	83.6%	61	52.6%	53	32	20	17.2%	1
Edmonton	62	57	51	82.3%	32	51.6%	29	18	10	16.1%	7
Fredericton	5	5	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	1	1	-	-	-
Halifax	9	9	9	100.0%	6	66.7%	5	2	1	11.1%	-
Hamilton	30	28	27	90.0%	19	63.3%	17	12	6	20.0%	1
Kitchener	27	27	26	96.3%	8	29.6%	8	7	-	-	-
London	12	11	11	91.7%	6	50.0%	6	4	-	-	-
Mississauga	100	98	87	87.0%	28	28.0%	23	18	8	8.0%	3
Montreal	123	118	107	87.0%	74	60.2%	67	38	11	8.9%	7
Niagara Falls	3	3	3	100.0%	3	100.0%	3	1	-	-	-
Ottawa	69	68	63	91.3%	54	78.3%	46	29	23	33.3%	12
Regina	16	16	15	93.8%	9	56.3%	8	-	-	-	-
Saskatoon	22	22	17	77.3%	10	45.5%	10	4	3	13.6%	2
Scarborough	60	60	57	95.0%	36	60.0%	33	24	-	-	-
St. John's	6	6	6	100.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Surrey	9	9	7	77.8%	5	55.6%	2	2	2	22.2%	2
Toronto	126	120	98	77.8%	16	12.7%	16	9	-	-	-
Vancouver	109	108	99	90.8%	70	64.2%	54	23	7	6.4%	1
Windsor	8	8	7	87.5%	2	25.0%	1	1	1	12.5%	-
Winnipeg	15	15	15	100.0%	7	46.7%	6	4	-	-	-
Total	943	909	811	86.0%	449	47.6%	390	231	93	9.9%	37

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Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants as per Google spreadsheet:

Month/ Week of	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	#Oath Invite	#Oath Held
October, 2017	40	-	-	-	-	-	-
November, 2017	576	141	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	219	379	37	-	-	-	-
Jan 01 - Jan 07	20	72	18	-	-	-	-
Jan 08 - Jan 14	9	88	71	9	3	3	-
Jan 15 - Jan 21	6	41	51	10	6	-	-
Jan 22 - Jan 28	8	35	62	31	16	3	-
Jan 29 - Feb 04	18	12	37	52	29	7	1
Feb 05 - Feb 11	4	8	47	41	29	12	2
Feb 12 - Feb 18	2	18	45	60	36	19	-
Feb 19 - Feb 25	-	10	34	48	32	9	4
Feb 26 - Mar 04	6	2	24	48	31	16	23
Mar 05 - Mar 11	-	5	17	56	31	19	1
Mar 12 - Mar 18	1	-	6	35	18	5	6
Total	909	811	449	390	231	93	37

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Mississauga office (probably) at this point (for October applicants): "Wake me up, when September ends!"

 

[Kan_Sri]

We received oath invite yesterday and oath date is April 13th 2018. Please update the sheet.
ID: Seatac

updated!

 

[Kan_Sri]

It says DM under status today. When I click it, the final line is test invite (Line 4). No new lines. Please update.

updated!

 

[emamabd]

Yes, I created a letter and proof (emails, contract, business permits, icorporation docs) that explains my situation. I am a contractor for an international company. They send me anywhere in the world for a specialized skill. I had to terminate my contract to complete my residency for citizenship. After applying for citizenship, I emailed my former boss. After a long discussion, he mentioned that after getting my citizenship, then I can start again with my work. I had to apply for visa everytime I travel, once I become a citizen, I wont need to apply for visa that often.

For sure its easier when you become a citizen no doubt about that, but - the question is, why suddenly it became impossible for you to do your job without being a canadian citizen? I assume you managed to do your work for the past 3+ years during your eligibility period?

 

[asifmehmood]

Let me futher explain: according to the website

To apply for urgent processing, you must be eligible to apply for citizenship and have an emergency, such as:

• needing Canadian citizenship to:
  • apply for a job
  • avoid losing your job
  • go to a Canadian school, college or university

As a contractor for an international firm, if i do not travel, i do not get paid. I had to cancel my contract to complete my residency for citizenship, hence I have no work. I had email discussion with my former boss (that I attached to the request) that i can resume my post once I get my citizenship.

They don't consider " apply for a job" category for urgent processing, I requested the same and was declined, during interview, VO said we don't consider this.

 

[Imsaurav]

I have got a fingerprinting request. Can anyone tell me what is the cheapest option to do fingerprinting in Montreal. It is appearing both Police and RCMP does not do fingerprinting service. Thanks