October 11th 2017 - Citizenship Applicants under 3/5 rule
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Please, I need your input:
I got the confirmation letter for the fingerprints results from the RCMP and the company, to which the police officer sent the fingerprint, sent the results to Vancouver citizenship office (mentioned in the FP request). I have the fax and address of the local office in Saskatoon. The RCMP in Ottawa told me that it will be mailed either out today or on Monday to the immigration office in Vancouver.
My question is that: should I send them the confirmation letter I received from the RCMP to my local office by fax or mail as it might take that office 10-14 business days to send it to my local office? Just to process my application which is there already in my local office as it has been mentioned in the FP letter. Or wait till the office in Vancouver sends it to my local office?
I am asking just to save time.
Thanks for your input.
I got the confirmation letter for the fingerprints results from the RCMP and the company, to which the police officer sent the fingerprint, sent the results to Vancouver citizenship office (mentioned in the FP request). I have the fax and address of the local office in Saskatoon. The RCMP in Ottawa told me that it will be mailed either out today or on Monday to the immigration office in Vancouver.
My question is that: should I send them the confirmation letter I received from the RCMP to my local office by fax or mail as it might take that office 10-14 business days to send it to my local office? Just to process my application which is there already in my local office as it has been mentioned in the FP letter. Or wait till the office in Vancouver sends it to my local office?
I am asking just to save time.
Thanks for your input.
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You were lucky you were not asked about your day trips not in your declared travel list. I missed to declare a day trip I made to the US back in 2013. I was asked about this trip for a good 5 minutes, she noted my answers and she said she will verify. How could she verify my quick trip to Walmart in Belingham? Lol. She already has a list of my records from CBSA during the interview. Other questions asked were: How much am I earning annually and what I do for a living.
I did flagpole twice. I didn't mention it and nobody cared. I have DM. Waiting for Oath Ceremony.
Finally, my own "my journey has come to an end" post. I'm now a Canadian citizen! It's really quite an incredible feeling. Please update the spreadsheet.
Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Date Delivered) as per Google spreadsheet:
Summary of October 2017 applicants (by Visa Office) as per Google spreadsheet:
Monthly/ Weekly Summary of October 2017 applicants 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 | 4 | 2 | 28.6% | 1 |
| 12-Oct-17 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 92.0% | 16 | 64.0% | 15 | 9 | 5 | 20.0% | 3 |
| 13-Oct-17 | 101 | 99 | 90 | 89.1% | 53 | 52.5% | 51 | 32 | 17 | 16.8% | 11 |
| 16-Oct-17 | 315 | 308 | 274 | 87.0% | 180 | 57.1% | 167 | 102 | 46 | 14.6% | 24 |
| 17-Oct-17 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 81.0% | 23 | 39.7% | 20 | 13 | 5 | 8.6% | 5 |
| 18-Oct-17 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 93.2% | 38 | 52.1% | 32 | 21 | 7 | 9.6% | 5 |
| 19-Oct-17 | 113 | 107 | 91 | 80.5% | 51 | 45.1% | 45 | 30 | 8 | 7.1% | 3 |
| 20-Oct-17 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 85.9% | 31 | 48.4% | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3.1% | - |
| 23-Oct-17 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 86.0% | 19 | 38.0% | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6.0% | 2 |
| 24-Oct-17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 77.8% | 4 | 44.4% | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 25-Oct-17 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 76.0% | 9 | 36.0% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4.0% | - |
| 26-Oct-17 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 90.9% | 10 | 30.3% | 8 | 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% | 5 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 31-Oct-17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total | 948 | 915 | 816 | 86.1% | 467 | 49.3% | 415 | 255 | 103 | 10.9% | 57 |
| 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 | 115 | 109 | 97 | 84.3% | 65 | 56.5% | 59 | 37 | 23 | 20.0% | 7 |
| Edmonton | 61 | 56 | 50 | 82.0% | 34 | 55.7% | 30 | 19 | 11 | 18.0% | 9 |
| Fredericton | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Halifax | 9 | 9 | 9 | 100.0% | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11.1% | 1 |
| Hamilton | 30 | 28 | 27 | 90.0% | 19 | 63.3% | 17 | 12 | 6 | 20.0% | 1 |
| Kitchener | 29 | 29 | 28 | 96.6% | 10 | 34.5% | 8 | 7 | - | - | - |
| London | 12 | 11 | 11 | 91.7% | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Mississauga | 101 | 99 | 87 | 86.1% | 28 | 27.7% | 23 | 19 | 10 | 9.9% | 3 |
| Montreal | 123 | 118 | 107 | 87.0% | 75 | 61.0% | 69 | 39 | 10 | 8.1% | 7 |
| Niagara Falls | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | 100.0% | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ottawa | 72 | 71 | 66 | 91.7% | 57 | 79.2% | 50 | 31 | 24 | 33.3% | 23 |
| Regina | 16 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 9 | 56.3% | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Saskatoon | 23 | 23 | 18 | 78.3% | 11 | 47.8% | 11 | 9 | 3 | 13.0% | 2 |
| Scarborough | 61 | 61 | 58 | 95.1% | 37 | 60.7% | 36 | 26 | - | - | - |
| St. John's | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Surrey | 9 | 9 | 7 | 77.8% | 5 | 55.6% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22.2% | 2 |
| Toronto | 124 | 118 | 96 | 77.4% | 16 | 12.9% | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0.8% | - |
| Vancouver | 109 | 108 | 99 | 90.8% | 72 | 66.1% | 59 | 26 | 9 | 8.3% | 1 |
| Windsor | 9 | 9 | 8 | 88.9% | 4 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22.2% | - |
| Winnipeg | 15 | 15 | 15 | 100.0% | 7 | 46.7% | 6 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Total | 948 | 915 | 816 | 86.1% | 467 | 49.3% | 415 | 255 | 103 | 10.9% | 57 |
| Month/ Week of | #AOR | #IP | #Test Invite | #Test Held | #DM | #Oath Invite | #Oath Held |
| October, 2017 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November, 2017 | 581 | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
| December, 2017 | 220 | 382 | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 01 - Jan 07 | 20 | 73 | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 08 - Jan 14 | 9 | 88 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jan 15 - Jan 21 | 6 | 41 | 51 | 10 | 6 | - | - |
| Jan 22 - Jan 28 | 8 | 36 | 62 | 32 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Jan 29 - Feb 04 | 18 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 29 | 7 | 1 |
| Feb 05 - Feb 11 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 2 |
| Feb 12 - Feb 18 | 2 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Feb 19 - Feb 25 | - | 10 | 35 | 48 | 32 | 9 | 4 |
| Feb 26 - Mar 04 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 23 |
| Mar 05 - Mar 11 | - | 5 | 17 | 56 | 33 | 18 | 1 |
| Mar 12 - Mar 18 | 1 | - | 17 | 58 | 40 | 15 | 26 |
| Total | 915 | 816 | 467 | 415 | 255 | 103 | 57 |
Is there a testing/processing office in Toronto or is it possible that some/most/all of the Toronto-listed applicants are tested/processed in Scarborough or Mississauga?
Hi fiends 
I passed my citizenship test about 2 month ago! my interview took 4 minutes and the officer told me everything looks great in your file ... But after 2 months, I still haven't received any news (DM/oath letter, etc). I know that they say it takes 3-5 month but looking at the spreadsheet, many people who took the exam way after me have already gone through the next step/steps. I wonder what makes some cases pass through quickly while other cases take longer time.
Thanks
I passed my citizenship test about 2 month ago! my interview took 4 minutes and the officer told me everything looks great in your file ... But after 2 months, I still haven't received any news (DM/oath letter, etc). I know that they say it takes 3-5 month but looking at the spreadsheet, many people who took the exam way after me have already gone through the next step/steps. I wonder what makes some cases pass through quickly while other cases take longer time.
Thanks
One reason is the background checks, which may not have been completed when you wrote the test.Hi fiends
I passed my citizenship test about 2 month ago! my interview took 4 minutes and the officer told me everything looks great in your file ... But after 2 months, I still haven't received any news (DM/oath letter, etc). I know that they say it takes 3-5 month but looking at the spreadsheet, many people who took the exam way after me have already gone through the next step/steps. I wonder what makes some cases pass through quickly while other cases take longer time.
Thanks
There is another office St. Clair office in Toronto. St. Clair office is processing all FP and RQ applicants from all Eastern and Atlantic Canada. However, we have not seen any applicant doing test and/or oath in St. Clair, so it seems FP/RQ applicants after completion/ clearance of processing at St. Clair are redirected to visa offices geographically close to their locations.
Hamilton is another office which is processing applicants from Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, and possibly Milton.
I don't think anyone can answer your concerns!!!Hi fiends
I passed my citizenship test about 2 month ago! my interview took 4 minutes and the officer told me everything looks great in your file ... But after 2 months, I still haven't received any news (DM/oath letter, etc). I know that they say it takes 3-5 month but looking at the spreadsheet, many people who took the exam way after me have already gone through the next step/steps. I wonder what makes some cases pass through quickly while other cases take longer time.
Thanks
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