October applicants with no test invite

[itsmyid]

A quick question:My apologies in advance, if this has been answered before:
My PR card is expiring next month and I am not planning to renew it. Is that fine? Is it mandatory to have a valid PR card? The reason for NOT renewing PR is that one of my close friends got PR renewed in 3 months so why wasting time when I already applied for citizenship.

If you are not planning on going anywhere outside Canada, then there is no need to renew it

 

[FloydCan]

Another working week goes and no change. The tunnel is getting longer and longer and the light is getting smaller and smaller.

 

[kash_01]

If you are not planning on going anywhere outside Canada, then there is no need to renew it

Thank you

 

[kash_01]

Another working week goes and no change. The tunnel is getting longer and longer and the light is getting smaller and smaller.

Hang in there, friend.. We will eventually get to the end of this tunnel.. For some, tunnel was short for some it is long...
The key here is not to loose patience! Have a great weekend!

 

[HSoni]

Application Received: 20 Oct for a family of 3.
AOR received in Nov and office started processing on 15 Dec.

My processing office is Mississauga. Not sure how much time it will take. I ordered my AIPS Notes yesterday.

 

[mweiner]

In the same boat. Applied since 20th Oct, IP Feb 2018.
Here is a suggestion for everyone: Write to your Federal local MPP (not provincial because IRCC is a federal agency) and ask your MPP to enquire on your behalf from IRCC. They will send you an enquiry form and a consent form. Sign it and return it. IRCC should get some enquiries from the MPPs and it would know that people are worried.

 

[waakio]

IP since 21 Dec. Speechless. Anyone can tell me which number to call or how to find which MPP to contact? Thanks a lot. I just wanna figure out why it took so long....

 

[itsmyid]

In the same boat. Applied since 20th Oct, IP Feb 2018.
Here is a suggestion for everyone: Write to your Federal local MPP (not provincial because IRCC is a federal agency) and ask your MPP to enquire on your behalf from IRCC. They will send you an enquiry form and a consent form. Sign it and return it. IRCC should get some enquiries from the MPPs and it would know that people are worried.

And tell them what ? The official average processing time is 12 months, and nobody from October has waited for more than that

 

[amitdi]

Me too waiting for test invite. see signature for timeline.

 

[amitdi]

In the same boat. Applied since 20th Oct, IP Feb 2018.
Here is a suggestion for everyone: Write to your Federal local MPP (not provincial because IRCC is a federal agency) and ask your MPP to enquire on your behalf from IRCC. They will send you an enquiry form and a consent form. Sign it and return it. IRCC should get some enquiries from the MPPs and it would know that people are worried.

"People are worried" is not a good enough reason for IRCC to allocate funding for expediting applications. Even if they do, things wont change significantly in a few days. As far as the MPs are concerned, they dont care as we'll all be getting citizenships before the next federal election. So good thought, but not sure on a practical level how effective it would be.

 

[proudian]

Guys any update from anyone?? any test invites?

 

[itsmyid]

Guys any update from anyone?? any test invites?

42% of October applicants still haven’t got test invitation yet, I guess we can still wait till this number drops to 20% to start worrying... anyway, let’s hope we all hear something next week

 

[mweiner]

42% of October applicants still haven’t got test invitation yet, I guess we can still wait till this number drops to 20% to start worrying... anyway, let’s hope we all hear something next week

Is this "42%" coming from the spreadsheet? Thx.

 

[itsmyid]

Is this "42%" coming from the spreadsheet? Thx.

Yes, the spreadsheet

 

[FloydCan]

Any news?