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

[btbt]

All,

What do we need to bring with us for the interview?

I assume, ID, Passport and PR Card. Anything else we need to bring?

The stuff they ask for on the list (and the originals for which you submitted photocopies with your application). Take your health card as well. It's not on the list, but is sometimes asked for.

Only what is in the book that’s all you will be tested on nothing about Calgary or Alberta politicians

@Balboul

The book has a section on provincial and municipal politics; it's at the end of https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/discover-canada/read-online/federal-elections.html -- there is a section specifically for the names of voting districts, political parties, Governor-General, Lt-General,...

It seems unlikely that questions will be asked about municipal politics or a voting district (it's still useful to know that stuff, though) as people from multiple areas take the test at the same time.

The provincial and federal information you're to supply in that section could show up on a test, as it applies to all test-takers in a given location. I don't think it probable, but spending a few minutes completing that table -- so you can at least recognize the names -- seems a worthwhile investment of time.

 

[J24]

Hi J24,

I received a test invite on Wed. living in Toronto.

Wow hopefully I will get mine soon I did my fingerprints more than a month ago.

 

[HappyAlto]

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

Date	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
2-Oct-17	5	5	5	3	60.0%	3	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	1
3-Oct-17	2	2	2	2	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	2	100.0%	1
5-Oct-17	3	3	3	2	66.7%	2	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	1
6-Oct-17	7	7	6	5	71.4%	5	5	71.4%	3	42.9%	2
10-Oct-17	7	7	6	5	71.4%	5	4	57.1%	3	42.9%	1
12-Oct-17	26	26	24	16	61.5%	15	10	38.5%	6	23.1%	4
13-Oct-17	102	100	92	54	52.9%	53	35	34.3%	21	20.6%	11
16-Oct-17	321	314	281	191	59.5%	176	114	35.5%	71	22.1%	31
17-Oct-17	58	56	48	24	41.4%	20	14	24.1%	6	10.3%	5
18-Oct-17	74	73	69	40	54.1%	36	24	32.4%	10	13.5%	5
19-Oct-17	115	109	95	55	47.8%	46	31	27.0%	11	9.6%	5
20-Oct-17	65	63	56	34	52.3%	27	16	24.6%	5	7.7%	-
23-Oct-17	51	48	44	22	43.1%	18	10	19.6%	3	5.9%	2
24-Oct-17	9	7	7	5	55.6%	4	1	11.1%	-	-	-
25-Oct-17	25	22	20	11	44.0%	8	5	20.0%	1	4.0%	-
26-Oct-17	33	31	30	11	33.3%	8	4	12.1%	3	9.1%	2
27-Oct-17	23	22	19	6	26.1%	3	2	8.7%	-	-	-
30-Oct-17	28	26	23	11	39.3%	7	4	14.3%	1	3.6%	-
31-Oct-17	9	9	9	3	33.3%	2	2	22.2%	-	-	-
Total	963	930	839	500	51.9%	440	288	29.9%	149	15.5%	71

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

Visa Office	#Total	#AOR	#IP	#Test Invite	%Test Invite	#Test Held	#DM	%DM	#Oath Invite	%Oath Invite	#Oath Held
Blank	15	11	5	1	6.7%	1	1	6.7%	-	-	-
Calgary	118	112	101	76	64.4%	62	42	35.6%	31	26.3%	13
Edmonton	63	58	52	38	60.3%	33	22	34.9%	19	30.2%	10
Fredericton	5	5	4	1	20.0%	1	1	20.0%	-	-	-
Halifax	8	8	8	5	62.5%	5	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	1
Hamilton	27	25	24	19	70.4%	17	12	44.4%	7	25.9%	5
Kitchener	32	32	32	12	37.5%	8	7	21.9%	-	-	-
London	12	11	11	6	50.0%	6	4	33.3%	-	-	-
Mississauga	105	103	92	28	26.7%	26	22	21.0%	16	15.2%	3
Montreal	125	120	109	77	61.6%	75	42	33.6%	16	12.8%	8
Niagara Falls	3	3	3	3	100.0%	3	1	33.3%	-	-	-
Ottawa	73	72	67	59	80.8%	55	35	47.9%	26	35.6%	24
Regina	16	16	15	10	62.5%	8	5	31.3%	-	-	-
Saskatoon	24	24	19	13	54.2%	11	10	41.7%	8	33.3%	3
Scarborough	78	78	75	56	71.8%	52	39	50.0%	-	-	-
St. John's	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Surrey	9	9	7	5	55.6%	2	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	2
Toronto	108	102	81	4	3.7%	2	1	0.9%	1	0.9%	-
Vancouver	110	109	103	76	69.1%	64	34	30.9%	17	15.5%	1
Windsor	9	9	8	4	44.4%	3	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	1
Winnipeg	17	17	17	7	41.2%	6	4	23.5%	3	17.6%	-
Total	963	930	839	500	51.9%	440	288	29.9%	149	15.5%	71

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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	594	143	-	-	-	-	-
December, 2017	221	394	37	-	-	-	-
Jan 01 - Jan 07	20	73	19	-	-	-	-
Jan 08 - Jan 14	9	88	74	9	3	3	-
Jan 15 - Jan 21	6	41	52	10	6	-	-
Jan 22 - Jan 28	9	38	63	34	17	3	-
Jan 29 - Feb 04	18	13	38	53	31	8	1
Feb 05 - Feb 11	4	10	51	41	29	12	2
Feb 12 - Feb 18	2	18	46	61	37	19	-
Feb 19 - Feb 25	-	11	38	48	32	9	4
Feb 26 - Mar 04	6	2	26	50	33	17	23
Mar 05 - Mar 11	-	6	17	58	35	20	1
Mar 12 - Mar 18	1	-	19	59	44	17	26
Mar 19 - Mar 25	-	2	20	17	21	41	14
Total	930	839	500	440	288	149	71

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Number of test invites keeps low for the last 3-4 weeks. Not a good sign....

 

[winpro]

Number of test invites keeps low for the last 3-4 weeks. Not a good sign....

Have you wondered that it may be because the number of Applicants whose test have not been scheduled have also gone down?

 

[Bero333]

I read the book one time and apnatronto

Hi guys anybody from Montreal received oath invite recently?

I'm still in process
Montreal
I did my test 21 marc

 

[paulvoyer]

Justice?

What does a regular citizenship application processing have to do with Justice? Did they violate your fundamental or any additional rights?

What if they process citizenship applications based on income and tax contributions e.g. those who earn and contribute more are ahead in the queue. How would you feel?

man ,, i dont know ,, or i give up ,, whatever

 

[rajmalhotra7]

I read the book one time and apnatronto

I'm still in process
Montreal
I did my test 21 marc

Added you to October sheet of global 2017 spreadsheet. Link is in my signature.

I look into your old posts to put your timeline in spreadsheet. Can you please review your dates and let me know if any date is incorrect.

 

[baktash13083]

Guys,

Anybody did his/her test in Mississauga on March 7th or after and still waiting for "Decision Made" status or received Oath letter/date?

 

[dominicanx]

is it scarbrough office or mississauga or some other ?

Scarborough

 

[canadaislife]

Is the Mississauga office on strike? They don't seem to have processed anything in over two months. Dayem.

 

[craving_soul]

Oath completed on 24th March, Finally its done. Please update the Sheet

 

[Kan_Sri]

Oath completed on 24th March, Finally its done. Please update the Sheet

congrads! when was the decision made and when was the oath letter sent out?

i have upated oath date on the ss.

 

[samurai1]

Hi this is samurai1 for the Oct 2017 batch Canadian Citzenship application batch.
Test was passed on Feb 21. However, I'm still waiting for ECAS Decision Made/Oath letter/email confirmation.
Please update the spreadsheet. thank you kindly

I checked the history of people who have passed the test, especially in Vancouver (where I'm located) and typically it's a 1-2 business day waiting time for the ECAS to update to Decision Made for pplr. I'm still waiting and didn't get the ECAS Decision made nor an email.. could something have gone wrong??

Note-during the interview session after I had passed the test, the ONLY two things that came up were the following:
1) officer said that I had missed declaring two leaves from about 3-4 years back with a duration of 1 month each. I had explained that I didn't know if that was in the window of my application so left it out. Unintentional. I asked if this would be a problem to which the officer said 'shouldn't be a problem since your are buffered by over 300 days beyond what is needed for your citizenship'
2) I didn't bring the 'landing papers' for my PR card (the one after you return back from the border for landing which the CBSA provides you) because no where in the instructions did it stipulate this. I was asked for it to which I said I didn't bring it and was unsure where I kept it. Officer again 'will request from CBSA but shouldn't be a problem. if further information is needed, will inform me'

I have not received an RQ. It's been over a month since I had taken the test (Feb 21 Vancouver) and there's been nothing. What can I do to get an update because calling them would be useless and if I go back to the center, I'm sure I need an appointment and am not sure how to go about doing that. Any advice from anyone? Any one in Vancouver or elsewhere who has passed the test and have been waiting a while for the ECAS Decision Mae/oath letter/email confirmation?

Thank you kindly

 

[rajmalhotra7]

How do you know you office is Scarborough? Did you order GCMS or called IRCC to ask about it?

 

[baktash13083]

Hi this is samurai1 for the Oct 2017 batch Canadian Citzenship application batch.
Test was passed on Feb 21. However, I'm still waiting for ECAS Decision Made/Oath letter/email confirmation.
Please update the spreadsheet. thank you kindly

I checked the history of people who have passed the test, especially in Vancouver (where I'm located) and typically it's a 1-2 business day waiting time for the ECAS to update to Decision Made for pplr. I'm still waiting and didn't get the ECAS Decision made nor an email.. could something have gone wrong??

Note-during the interview session after I had passed the test, the ONLY two things that came up were the following:
1) officer said that I had missed declaring two leaves from about 3-4 years back with a duration of 1 month each. I had explained that I didn't know if that was in the window of my application so left it out. Unintentional. I asked if this would be a problem to which the officer said 'shouldn't be a problem since your are buffered by over 300 days beyond what is needed for your citizenship'
2) I didn't bring the 'landing papers' for my PR card (the one after you return back from the border for landing which the CBSA provides you) because no where in the instructions did it stipulate this. I was asked for it to which I said I didn't bring it and was unsure where I kept it. Officer again 'will request from CBSA but shouldn't be a problem. if further information is needed, will inform me'

I have not received an RQ. It's been over a month since I had taken the test (Feb 21 Vancouver) and there's been nothing. What can I do to get an update because calling them would be useless and if I go back to the center, I'm sure I need an appointment and am not sure how to go about doing that. Any advice from anyone? Any one in Vancouver or elsewhere who has passed the test and have been waiting a while for the ECAS Decision Mae/oath letter/email confirmation?

Thank you kindly

I just called support and they said we will contact your officer who interviewed you to get an update. They asked me to call support within 5 weeks to do another round of follow up if things stayed as is.